I was going to take a day off from the blog. After all, it’s the final day in the studio for the work in my solo show, Native Voice, that will be heading down to the Principle Gallery in Alexandria tomorrow. This is always both a day filled with stress and great relief. There is still much to do on this day but in what seems like an instant it is suddenly done and I let out a great sigh of satisfaction in that the task has been completed, which is always easier when I feel good about the work that I am doing and that is the case with this show.
So the idea of taking the day off on this busy day was appealing. But I wanted to really show this piece, a 24″ by 30″ canvas that I call Clair de Lune after the famous DeBussy piece. I was searching for a title for this painting and was stuck, wanting to steer it away from references to the blue hues in it, when this song came up on the Pandora station to which I was listening. It was a version by pianist Michael Dulin. As the music played , I could almost see it meshing with the colors of this painting, the calming tones of the music resting easily in the blues and greens of it.
It just felt right. It fit. So give a listen and take a look. Maybe you’ll see what I saw. Now it’s back to work for me– much to do before I travel tomorrow.
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