Trustfall – Upward Mobility

A Study

An idea
beginning
to take some sort
of shape.

The lump in the throat.

A challenge thrown down
by the Muses
which I gently picked up
three months ago now.

This very tiny painting
was the first to emerge
…three months ago…
from the gossamer threads
of a nebulous swirl
which they
The Muses
were tossing
one to the other
like a beachball
made of feathers
in front of me.

And then
in the middle of last night
or rather the wee hours of the morning
they woke me up
and threw
a scattershot
of volley balls
straight at me.

I snuck out of bed
grabbed a flashlight
and headed over to the studio
to quickly capture some sketches.

That page
as it turns out
is a wild mess.
But
after a cup of tea
and an hour of log editing
and the 7.07am
sunrise announcement
from the Cardinal
I went back down to the library
and the next page
in the sketchbook
now reveals
a fully formed
series of paintings…
Trustfall.

I know
not to even be
the least bit surprised
that today is
Thanksgiving Day.

Stay tuned.