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"Rabbit, Rabbit" - acrylic on paper, 12" x 18". Available here and at Artfinder.
A new month is just moments away, and with it the utterance of "rabbit, rabbit" to bring in good luck. Which is why I was not at all surprised when these two unusual rabbits appeared in this painting.
This is the last piece from the SoFlo studio. The last piece of paper and the last bits of paint. The whole shebang is wrapped, boxed, labeled and waiting for transport. Well, everything except a new travel art kit to keep me from pulling my hair out over the next three weeks (the approximate amount of time it takes to load, transport, unload and unpack when moving from one extreme end of the country to another).
But there are still nine rooms, a garage and an attic to pack, so I have the feeling there is plenty to keep me occupied until next Friday when I board a plane. :)
A new month is just moments away, and with it the utterance of "rabbit, rabbit" to bring in good luck. Which is why I was not at all surprised when these two unusual rabbits appeared in this painting.
This is the last piece from the SoFlo studio. The last piece of paper and the last bits of paint. The whole shebang is wrapped, boxed, labeled and waiting for transport. Well, everything except a new travel art kit to keep me from pulling my hair out over the next three weeks (the approximate amount of time it takes to load, transport, unload and unpack when moving from one extreme end of the country to another).
But there are still nine rooms, a garage and an attic to pack, so I have the feeling there is plenty to keep me occupied until next Friday when I board a plane. :)
My head is twirling with lists and reminders. Let's leave the land of busy busy busy, dear reader, and spend a few luxurious moments standing on fishes:
The deep parts of my life pour onward,
as if the river shores were opening out.
It seems that things are more like me now,
That I can see farther into paintings.
I feel closer to what language can't reach.
With my senses, as with birds, I climb
into the windy heaven, out of the oak,
in the ponds broken off from the sky
my falling sinks, as if standing on fishes.
Rainer Maria Rilke
The deep parts of my life pour onward,
as if the river shores were opening out.
It seems that things are more like me now,
That I can see farther into paintings.
I feel closer to what language can't reach.
With my senses, as with birds, I climb
into the windy heaven, out of the oak,
in the ponds broken off from the sky
my falling sinks, as if standing on fishes.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Thank you for every bit of this post—the lanky rabbits, the scarlet updo, the skinny arms, the echo-y studio shot (GASP!), the homecoming of Rilke.
Off to get my teeth cleaned : )
You are most welcome. This piece was incredibly fun to create. Sometimes following the paint is pure bliss!!!
xoxo
Your interpretation of the painting is perfect. Beckoning them home. I adore that. :)
Wishing you a safe journey.... happy landing! Para Para!
https://learninghebrew.net/hebrew-slang-para-para/
Thank you for the wishes...and for the hebrew lessons! xo
....I never did get to share my thesis work with you...where i used Alice in Wonderland language of Lewis Carrol combined with Sir John Soane's architecture to build a doll house for my neice (her name is Allison coincidentally!).....will share at some point I am sure....scale change is an interesting problem....
Completely grinning over here after reading your pocket watch squeak interpretation of the rabbits! YES! Now I can't stop hearing them nag! ha ha!
Whoa...your thesis sounds absolutely magical. If you have pics, please email them to me if you're willing to share? I would LOVE to sneak a peek.!