Nude with Flying Drapery

24 x 25"     Oil on Linen

All of a sudden everything was in motion, it was just a few seconds but there was a sense of wonder, and mystery , and excitement, I gasped as she gently lifted the drapery and it began whirling and twirling in front of her, it all happened so quickly, yet in slow motion, time had no meaning, the air was still, then, as her arm suddenly swept upward the air was set in motion, the drapery began to fly, to sing and dance in front of her, she was there, but not, the drapery was a curtain, yet a veil, the two became one, she leaned into the drapery, then pulled away, it fluttered in front of her, thought of wrapping itself around her, then pulled back, they moved gently, fluidly, in harmony, sweeping in one direction, then another, it was just a few seconds, yet timeless, it was subtle, and beautiful, and…breathtaking…

Melons, Apples and Grapes

16 x 18"     Oil on Linen

Earlier today I delivered a painting to the Hudson Valley Art Association's annual juried exhibit at the Lyme Art Association galleries. The trip from Pawlet, VT to Old Lyme, CT takes about four hours. I live a rather secluded life so I often use this time alone in the car to catch up on popular culture. As I drive I scan the radio to listen to what the rest of the country is listening to. Today there was a station playing classic rock music, where I relived a few tunes from my youth, another playing more current music, where I discovered music by artists I'd never heard of, for a few minutes I found one playing Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, but that signal was weak and didn't last long. Between Hartford and Old Lyme there was a talk radio station that had an interview with Brian Eno. Truth be told I know very little about him or his music, but he sounded like a interesting person so I listened to what he had to say. Some I agreed with, some not so much. But near the end of the interview he made a wonderful observation, "Children play to learn" he said "and art is how adults play"...