It feels unfair. Unfair to the people forced into bomb bunkers. Unfair to the detained and deported. Unfair to the marginalized, to those stripped of identity and rights, to those who are hungry or houseless or ill. What have I to personally be unsettled about? Is it fair for me to feel this? Ah, yes, well my peace-loving, community- seeing self says this: we are all connected. And the more we lean into that connection, the more we allow ourselves to notice the strangely still water and allow ourselves to be wary and disturbed, the faster our response will be when our voices and actions our needed. We should feel ill at ease. Our global community hurts, and so must we. About the art: a piece of gesso'd canvas paper; and artist with paint and a palette knife - what now? Ready? Set? GO! Draw a high horizon line. Begin laying in rectangles of color. See the light on the water. See the necessary dark, hidden troughs. Move the knife on its flat side with big arm strokes in a sky of mottled paint - moving upward and diagonally for movement. There. Walk away. Stop fiddling with it. It is done.
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Dotty Seiter
4/5/2026 03:54:10 pm
IMPACT! For something that is so "strangely still," How Strangely Still jumps right off the page at me! The rectangles-that-aren't-really-rectangles are so powerful, and your use of color and texture are masterful. You stopped fiddling and you DID walk away. It IS done.
lola
4/6/2026 02:57:19 pm
Dotty!!! Hooweee! I never thought "impact" would be a word used on this piece! You made me smile SO BIG! Thank you!!! 4/6/2026 10:13:14 am
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lola
4/6/2026 02:58:40 pm
Carl!!! wowzers, your description of this painting makes me grin! Thank you so very much! Coming from you, that is quite a plume for my hat! 4/9/2026 02:02:24 am
YES, the calm before the storm, really relate to that. Love your piece. The texture, strokes and muted tones. Although there is turbulence there is a strong sense of calm. Love the gentle lead in with the soft shades of muted yellows!
lola
4/10/2026 03:06:41 pm
Carol!!! Hello lovely human! I am sure you are experiencing both calms AND storms every day where you are! SHEESH! I am anxious just thinking about it! Thank you so much for your feedback on this piece, which I nearly chucked in the bin until I walked away from it for a week, Time adds a new perspective, doesn't it? Leave a Reply. |
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