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Passages: In the Glow— Coming to Principle Gallery

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

I am in the final busy days of preparing the works for my upcoming solo exhibition at the Principle Gallery. This year’s show is titled Passages and contains a same-named series of work where each piece leads the viewer into the landscape. Moving through the multiple layers of the picture plane is a symbolic journey that represent our own journey through life, one where we hopefully continually make progress in our quest to find peace, wisdom and love. 

A journey to find understanding.

The understanding that, though we celebrate ourselves as the wonderful and unique individuals we are, we are ultimately only a tiny part of a greater whole.  We are contained in it, and it is contained in us.

The glow of the sun is our own glow. 

And as Lawrence writes above, perhaps we are but its glitter and glow.

The new painting shown above is from the show, measuring 18″ by 36″ on canvas, and is titled Passages: In the Glow.  

The exhibit opens next Friday, June 9. I will be there for the opening reception that begins at 6:30 PM. This will be my first appearance at an opening there since the pre-pandemic show of 2019. I am looking forward to it though I fear I will be a bit rusty with my conversational skills.

But you do what you can do.

Here’s a lovely song from a few years back from Mark Knopfler featuring Ruth Moody on vocals. This is Wherever I Go.