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This second ‘series’ of “Peace Vigil” arose from one of the darkest periods of my life. Over several years, personal as well as political and global changes have affected me so that I have been incapable of creating much of anything. However, using an old format, I recently started making a little drawing every day, and found myself once more intrigues with what a few marks on a little piece of paper can express. So I kept going. And once more, these daily marks have become prayers for the renewal of peace on Earth, and of my own gratitude for life. Most of my inspiration comes from being in Nature, although I rarely paint scenery or renditions of Nature herself. Instead, I express, with marks and color, my feelings about the day, the weather, the news. These newer pieces are strange and quirky, a few include a verse from Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, many are messy, as are my thoughts. Precision is not necessarily my forté. However, over the years I have learned that doing something every day results in it eventually becoming a part of my daily life. I have grown to treasure the gift of once more allowing myself brief early morning times to create.
This second ‘series’ of “Peace Vigil” arose from one of the darkest periods of my life. Over several years, personal as well as political and global changes have affected me so that I have been incapable of creating much of anything. However, using an old format, I recently started making a little drawing every day, and found myself once more intrigues with what a few marks on a little piece of paper can express. So I kept going. And once more, these daily marks have become prayers for the renewal of peace on Earth, and of my own gratitude for life. Most of my inspiration comes from being in Nature, although I rarely paint scenery or renditions of Nature herself. Instead, I express, with marks and color, my feelings about the day, the weather, the news. These newer pieces are strange and quirky, a few include a verse from Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, many are messy, as are my thoughts. Precision is not necessarily my forté. However, over the years I have learned that doing something every day results in it eventually becoming a part of my daily life. I have grown to treasure the gift of once more allowing myself brief early morning times to create.
