Thin the Window

Thin the Window

"Thin the Window" - acrylic on cradled wood panel, 18” x 24” x 1.5” . Ready to hang (Sides are painted; no need to frame.  Hanging wire is attached)  Part of the collection "A View From the Gorge."  Available for a limited time exclusively at Get the Gallery.

Love, honesty, and expression are what clean the window of our heart.  And each time we inhabit love, honesty, and expression, we thin the window between in-here and out-there a little more, and this thinning between our inner world and the outer world bring us closer to life.

from Drinking From the River of Light by Mark Nepo

It is tempting to stand in the gorge and view the beauty through the window of a camera lens in a (mostly) futile attempt to capture its vastness and grandeur.  It has become my practice to make time to sit - to feel the wind, to watch soaring falcons and crows, look at the movement of light and the enveloping mist and let  my mind capture the moment, unfiltered.

In that moment of openness and looking, sometimes I can also see.  See the woman inside.  See the expression of that woman on the outside.  See where the window between inside and outside wants thinning.  Here in this space - this blog and these words, the art and its inspiration, dear reader, I move closer and ever closer to in-here and out-there sameness.

I am so grateful for you and the incredible encouragement and positivity you have given me here since the blog's inception in 2014...whoa.  Wherever you are, here is a hug from me to you. xo

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About the art:  Taking a cue from a recent portraiture course, I created first a representational painting of the gorge from one of my hike photos, and then bravely, BOLDLY vandalized that painting with with painter's tape and fluorescent paint.  

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December 6-7: Artistic Souls Gallery's final art auction of the year!  Featuring a mountain of malarkey and a rather loud whisper of whimsy. :). Head on over to their Facebook page to take part in what is sure to be an energetic, enthusiastic bidding extravaganza!

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