Month: May 2021

Some paintings/artwork come with the idea of improving oneself
or the aspects of accomplishments in the past present and
future. This happens to be one of them with symbols, animal
totems, and certain words representing one’s plight are sometimes
hidden the background of the painting. I find I journal first,
sometimes with each item mentioned or I write an entry of
thoughts and feelings and then paint over it. It is how I start each
spread.

The Moon and the Raven – some thoughts

Mapping highlights and shadows in a drawing as in life. Do you have a reference for life? Someone as a guide. The answers could be in mid-tones. Should one blend all the layers? Is there a fourth tone. So many questions. Blend all. Find the shadows, the mid-tones and lights. Draw a map. Draw a raven if even in your mind. Trace around the shadows with words or pencil. Leave some of your life in a collage, let it peak through. Most is transparent. Some is secretly lingering in the past of one of the dark tones. The missing flower I don’t understand, why? I hear the ravens song, I smell the damp earth and touch the trees …

A Story

The sad strings of the violin can be heard somewhere close by as the smell of burning oak. A soft warm fire keeps her warm on this late Spring evening. She saw the raven early this morning and found him powerful, assertive, confident. She remembers wiping a single tear from her cheek. She wishes for something from the past …