All the Men will be sailors then, until the sea shall free them…
—Leonard Cohen, Suzanne
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I call this new painting, a 7″ by 5″ piece on paper, Until the Sea Shall Free Them, which is taken from the lines of the Leonard Cohen song Suzanne. The song’s sound, pace and feeling really jibe well with what I see in this piece so I felt taking the title from one of its lines was very fitting.
This is one of those pieces that has a composition that I connect with on an emotional level before it actually says anything to me on an conscious or intellectual level. In other words, I like it before I can figure out why. And there is something very satisfying in that.
And mystifying. I generally want to know the why behind something. But sometimes it is just better to enjoy the now and forget the why. And that is what I am doing with this painting.
Here’s Suzanne from Cohen.
Redtree Times 
This is one of my favorite songs, and this is a video I’ve never seen. It’s well done. It still amazes me that my most-viewed post is one I wrote years ago — about Cohen and the real Suzanne. The fascination never ends.
As soon as I saw the title, I knew it was this song. That’s how deeply it’s been embedded into our culture, I think.
Yes, it’s also one of my favorite Cohen songs. Something very special in all its elements.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 7:15 AM, Redtree Times wrote:
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Judy Collin’s version of this song never fails to move me intensely. Her voice and his lyrics are an amazing combination.
I hadn’t heard her version. It is very beautiful, indeed. Thank you.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Redtree Times wrote:
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