Lean Where YOu Can

Do not be too fierce, 
little one.
The hard shell breaks.

Yield a little, 
little one.
Lean where you can.

Not compromise - your steel
will flash still-

but it brings nothing
to be broken
against the heart, it

leaves a bleak room
and dry tears
nothing more to do.

-from Edwin Morgan, Collected Poems

"Lean Where You Can" - acrylic on cradled wood panel, 12" x 12" x .75". Ready to hang (Sides are painted; no need to frame.  Hanging wire is attached)  Available here and at Artfinder.

Lean Where You can

We all need a place to lean sometimes.  A person to lean on, a hand to hold.  Perhaps words of encouragement in a book, a poem, a social media post, a blog.  And hugs!  Where we can -  hugs.

As the nation awaits resolution, and as our lives continue to unfold in our own little corners of the world, I wish for you, dear reader, a place where you can be less fierce, where you can be soft and rest your spirit.

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About the art: painting on bare wood using a limited color palette, with a focus on painting from the shadows.   Moving the paint with rubber wedge, allowing the creating of happy accidents.  Allowing the happenstance creation of texture to define the hair.  Seeing both softness and resilience emerge.