Olive Trees & Sun at L’Abeille, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 30″x40″
In my painting, the catalyst is nature. Being immersed in it, my soul is moved to create. A multitude of elements envelope my being, embrace me, enter my soul. Through this act of painting, my soul engages in a dialogue with nature.
The mystery is before me. Silence: I must enter the realm of silence. Listen: not to pre-conceived notions, not to voices of the to-do list, but to the sounds of the reeds swishing together in the breeze. Smell the earth, notice the movement, like brush strokes zigzagging across the page of sky and earth in a calligraphy that shows the way to my soul.
I must render, not state; suggest, not complete; remain sensual, not intellectual; pure, not literal; courageous, not safe; and never misuse the powers I have been given.
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JACKSON, MS April 10-16 – “Art Soul & Bloom”: Art Show, Workshops, Art Talk, Documentary Screening
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ATLANTA, GA April 17-25 – Olmsted Plein Air Invitational
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ATLANTA, GA April 27-28 – Oil Painting Workshop, Art Talk & Demo