of witnessing reality as it is
rather than what i might prefer.
avoiding the(often perceived)negative
not only prolongs the unpleasant,but worse,
one misses the diamonds in the rough.
life only comes in the package deal-
it is the work of the artist and those living artistically
to excavate the composition from the chaos.
to extract and share the beauty
that lives all around us.
to one day master the balance between letting go
and reigning in-
to know truth.
my paintings are my questions.
they are potions i am improvising in hopes of making a miracle.
the last conversation i never had with my grandfather,
a firefly blinking in the evening
and regardless of my particular curiosities or longings of the moment
there will always be another question or
a long awaited,often needed answer
hanging somewhere in
the balance
