sometimes the best way to say something... is to just come out and say it... usually with the fewest words... and in the strongest voice... you can't argue with honesty... and that is why honesty is always beautiful... children know this... somewhere between age 5 and 30 we learn to wrap all of our thoughts up in wordy little conversations... but all of this talking in circles just confuses us... it's hard to live in a world when everyone around you is telling you half truths... i have had so many conversations with my friends... that start out like this... "well... what do you think she really meant when she said...________" or.... "no, he didn't say anything... i could just tell by the tone in his voice" ... we're pretty good at reading people if we just listen to our gut. i love honest people. i love how it feels when someone comes right out and tells me something that surprises me... or that is slightly inappropriate... after-all... where does being appropriate all the time really get us anyway... you know how kids walk right up to you and say... "your pants are too tight" ... they're always right... and because they're kids we don't fault them... we just shrug it off but think to ourselves... yeah... my pants are waaay too tight... i wish there were more 5 year olds running around... pointing out the truth to us on a regular basis. that's why i love jonathan richman. he's one of those adults that still has no filter.
i have two shows coming up... and i've been working happily on the paintings for that... i feel a change in my art lately... maybe it's because i've taken such a long break from it... or maybe i am just getting older... i feel a calm... i used to have an urgency about my work... it's still there... but i see it from a distance... that might not make much sense to anyone but me... but i like the way it feels... seems to work for me right now
the opening for the june show will be on the 29th... at Friedman Iverson- 2609 Aldrich Ave S... in Uptowni will post more info on that... and the other show soon. just wanted to put it out there for a few people that have asked me to remind them in advance... summer gets so busy...
funny side note... i was sketching out these paintings with a soft pencil... my eyes have been kinda bad for a while... i recently went in and got glasses and contacts... but i am still getting used to wearing them all the time... well... i sketched out a few things and then didn't realize until late last night that i did them all in watercolor pencils... so... ya... everything was bleeding all over the place but i really loved working with it and did a lot of fill work with the other colors that way on these here... which is exciting... if i know that going in... the results could be pretty neat... anyway... geeky art supply talk... also... the woman who taught me how to put in my contacts had a list of things you should NEVER do with your contacts... "never take your contacts out of your eyes... let your friend put them in their eyes... and then put them back in your own eyes" ... i stared at her... "believe me... it wouldn't be on the list if it didn't happen" she said.
"that summer feeling
... is gonna haunt you one day in your life"
... is gonna haunt you one day in your life"
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