false 41376085 1656408 164569 0553354892 9780553354898 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643258m/164569.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643258s/164569.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164569.Living_Color_A_Writer_Paints_Her_World 3.78 64 Writing Down the Bones in particular), Goldberg once used painting as others do a walk in the woods or a martini before dinner--as a way to unwind after a day of work. Fearing dilettantism, she quit painting altogether, only to find that when she stopped painting, "I gave up a deep source of my writing, that place in me where I can let my work flow." Once again she embraced visual expression, which she realized she had used "as a metaphor or mirror to break out of something I didn't understand in writing." The paintings have a colorful, folksy feel; the book is an interesting exploration of the influences that the various aspects of our lives have on our work and vice versa. ]]> 25189 3.99 4163 564 1997 4 0 false Wed Dec 31 00:08:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 00:08:48 -0800 2008