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Out-of-the-way Places of the Heart
"Out-of-the-way Places of the Heart" - acrylic on repurposed plywood panel, 10" x 10" x .5". Ready to hang (back has been pre-wired for hanging). Available here and at Artfinder.
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.
- JOHN O'DONOHUE, To Bless the Space Between Us
I wonder where my thoughts never think to wander?
As soon as I think that, they have wandered there! Yet there is a comfort in O'Donohue's words, where out-of-the-way places of my heart are forming new beginnings. They will be ready when I am. Like a stealth system within my daily operation, there are things happening within that I am unaware of for now. Whoa.
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.
- JOHN O'DONOHUE, To Bless the Space Between Us
I wonder where my thoughts never think to wander?
As soon as I think that, they have wandered there! Yet there is a comfort in O'Donohue's words, where out-of-the-way places of my heart are forming new beginnings. They will be ready when I am. Like a stealth system within my daily operation, there are things happening within that I am unaware of for now. Whoa.
O'Donohue likes to awaken us to timeless truths. As do Mark Nepo, Anne Lamott, Mary Oliver and so many contemporary writers we've come to cherish. But another way to find timeless truths is through watching Midnight Gospel , where at least one of our cherished writers takes animated form and dispenses wisdom in a psychedelic world. It took me a minute or two to wrap my head around the concept of the series, but then I was hooked. There is so much happening visually in this series that I literally have to take notes to keep up with the words of wisdom the characters are calmly dispensing as they run from zombies and other unsavory situations
I was late to the Midnight Gospel party, and so would love to know what you thought of it, dear reader! Leave a comment below - one cosmically favored commenter will receive a sweet treat in the mail from Wonder Mike, who tells me it has been too long since we had a giveaway. :)
About the art: layers of acrylic paint on wood panel, applied with traditional brushes. What? No chopsticks? No squeegees or paper towels? Yep. Just traditional paint and brushes. But doesn't the wood grain do AMAZING things with the texture?
and the pinks
and the grain
That GRAIN! It makes my heart sing. :)
And this portrait...she is a thoughtful one. Thank you for seeing her!