Abstract Color, Musings and Paintings

With isolation during this time, I find myself being far more introspective than usual. Do you find yourself asking questions like....what's the point of painting every day when no one can view my work? how can I sit down to create when I feel so alone...or so stressed out....or so tired. And when good news does come, the doubt that going out will just spread the virus further weighs on your mind? What do artists do in times like this....well.... I for one, do not give in to the negatives! I may be the only one who ever views my artwork during this time (except for friends on social media, of course) but I will keep going to the studio each day because that's what I do. I paint. I organize. I sketch. I take photos and catalog my work. I experiment. I've found that without any pressure to produce, my work has taken a new turn toward a more non objective style. I look at paintings from several years ago and realize an evolution has taken place. I've found a new joy in m...

Quote Peter Leavitt " “Let ourselves see the constant prayer a field of grass makes.” How often do we sit (during this time of isolation from family and friends) and ponder how life can throw curve balls into the best laid plans for activities, for work, for life in general. I have lived for more than 70 years and do not remember a time when all the things I might want to do were not available! But today I sit alone at home and watch the grass literally growing outside my front door. Yes, it's spring and that's the natural thing for grass to be doing....but.... When I saw this quote today by Peter Leavitt "Let ourselves see the constant prayer a field of grass makes", I thought of how blessed I am to live in a country that values the freedom of worship. Today in many countries around the world, Christians are being martyred and churches burned, in the hopes of crushing Christian faith. But true faith cannot be crushed or defeated because the spirit lives on, ...