Gratitude

What have we been offered in the past 8 months? Amidst the fear and confusion of a pandemic that has caused us all to re-evaluate what’s important, we find clues. Time - our time with family; time for ourselves to rest, renew and revitalize; time to realize what we were giving up when we were so terribly busy before. Time to feel our feelings and not just pass quickly on to something else before those feelings are dealt with. Time for appreciation and love. With regard to painting, what do I love? Color. Relationships between colors and the emotions that emerge when shape, color and line are placed together in certain ways. A spirituality that emerges when looking at the completed image. In this type of painting, I create for myself a sense of being settled, at peace. That’s one thing I’m grateful for after these 8 months.

Untitled, Nov 2020