Thursday, November 20, 2014
Evelyn from Nebraska, part 3
Evelyn from Nebraska had so much energy in our photo shoot, that I could spend a long long time just painting her. I can't, of course, and for now the curtain comes down. Evelyn and I, I believe, share one more favorite picture, and I'll come back to that once my pulse slows down. There's an energy that I've discovered in painting, in art, of any kind, I suppose. It's a surge of ideas, a few hours awake before dawn, when I have finally given up on sleep and gone disheveled into my art room, which I dearly love. There's nothing quite like the calm that settles in when I slosh a brush of paint across a new sheet of watercolor paper. It's not high art. It's not for anyone but me. If I accidentally make a few people happy, then I'm thrilled. Why has it taken me so long to discover this? I can't answer that, but I'm grateful for a little time to continue.
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How about some photos of your art room?
ReplyDeleteIt's remarkably sterile, Galen. I'd have to decorate it first.
ReplyDeleteCompletely off topic, but this was the only way I knew to contact you.
ReplyDeleteI just read your paper on the Ophelia complex, and though it was brilliant.
Should be required reading for all teachers and students alike.
A true piece of timeless wisdom.
Thank-You
Matthew