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Warming up -
Looking at the many paintings finished for the upcoming
show on September 28th, there are many beautiful artworks
here – many inviting meditation.
Looking at them with out
judgment and simply allowing my self to interact with them
– as if meeting someone for the first time, one whom
is open to discovery – like that excitement of first
love.
These paintings are much
about sensuality – they are sensuous in color and
texture, seducing the eyes and the imagination. The rhythm
each posses, swirl almost musically, except the patterns
are not measured or syncopated. They are more like stories
told with sounds visually written and performed by the imagination.
I am finding these to be
my most rewarding paintings to date.
In a way, some of these paintings
are Mandala-esque for there ability to absorb the mind and
clear it of thought – free the heart to experience
being – I wonder if these would be helpful toward
prayer...
I am ready as a painter
to begin the prototype - I am confident to face the expense
and paint commandingly with out fear or trepidation. I am
ready as a painter, though reverently, in my heart I have
questions; for which I am leaving for Europe to explore
… (cont. 9-17)
September
continued - European
Sabbatical... >>9.17
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