Well it’s time !
My Granary Gallery Show is about to be revealed.
The show opening is Sunday August 15th.
And while Herself and I will be continuing our Pandemic Protocol here in the studio…
The paintings have arrived safely on the island.
The gallery staff has gone out of their way to insure safety and protection for the best possible patron experience.
There will not be a typical show gala reception this year. But they are OPEN for business and so are we.
So here we go…
The first painting to share with you is the very first one I did for the show…I hope you enjoy and stay frosty out there !!!
Vituoso
There is a pause in every year
here in the studio
in between those intense months
of lifting tiny brushes at the easel
after the paintings have flown to their new homes
When I catch up on overlooked chores
and bring the unfinished mystery novel
out to the sky chair
only to end up watching the catbirds
rearranging their whispering garden twigs
or…if it is winter
When I sit with a cup of tea
in the patron lounge chair
and a newly gathered stack
of well worn books
and visit with my old master friends
An interval when
during these pauses
I let the creative energies drift
enjoying and listening to
a different rhythm…
when suddenly
the Muses go SNAP !
I have come to know and trust
as my artiste self “matures”
that it’s only a matter of time
before there will soon be a pile
of offerings before me
Feathers and teacups
shards of color
shiny bits and bobs
a jigsaw puzzle of treasures
which have caught their fancy
Dumped now on the table
to test the mettle
and tease the wanderer back
once again sparking that sizzle
tempting me out of that stasis of revelry
Calling me back to the work
which has come to define
the essence
the very core
of all that is meaningful
of who I am in this world…
An Artist.