I am part of the sun as my eye is part of me. That I am part of the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea. My soul knows that I am part of the human race, my soul is an organic part of the great human soul, as my spirit is part of my nation. In my own very self, I am part of my family. There is nothing of me that is alone and absolute except my mind, and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is only the glitter of the sun on the surface of the water.
– D.H. Lawrence, Apocalypse, 1930
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The painting above, a 20″ by 24″ canvas, is another new piece that will be hanging in my upcoming solo show, Traveler, at the Principle Gallery that opens June 6 at the Alexandria gallery. There’s a great sense of focus and depth into the surface in this piece that fills me with the same sort of idea that Lawrence expounds above, about how we are all part of the whole of existence. All things connected and interdependent, existing only to serve the whole, in ways we may never fully understand– There is nothing of me that is alone and absolute except my mind, and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is only the glitter of the sun on the surface of the water.
Or the rustle of the wind on the grass of the field.
For a little Sunday music in this same vein and to honor those who have fallen in service for this Memorial Day, I thought that the hymn I Surrender All, written in 1896, would be fitting. Here’s a wonderful version from guitarist Ulrich Busch.
Have a great Sunday and a great Memorial Day. Remember those who have sacrificed so much.
Redtree Times 