This new painting, a commissioned 36″ by 24″ piece that is on its way to California, is called Between the Sea and the Sun. It’s a piece that I very much enjoyed painting , allowing the composition to grow in its own manner. It helped clear my mind and drew me back into my former self, at least in terms of confidence. I am thankful for that and eager to move on to other new work that has been forming in my mind.
The title is somewhat self explanatory in describing where we reside in this world. There’s a certain sense of intimacy in those words but there is also one of being caught between two vast and mysterious entities representing nature. For all the knowledge we have gained through the ages we are still often at the mercy of the great forces of nature. We appear to be nothing more than temporary guests in this mysterious world.
And that is a humbling thing or at least it should be.
There are, of course, those with the hubris and certitude to believe that we are the masters of this world, that they have the knowledge that allows them to do what they will to this space between the sea and the sun. But knowledge is a tricky thing. It is often an evolving and changing thing.
And it is not wisdom. Wisdom exists in a province separated from knowledge.
And maybe what I am hoping this piece represents– a place where we value the wisdom in respecting the world around us.
Redtree Times 