Redtree Times

The Blue Moon Calls- At West End Gallery

Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe
that I do not want it. Now I understand
why the old poets of China went so far and high
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.

—Mary Oliver, The Old Poets of China

Too busy to write much this morning but wanted to share the Mary Oliver verse above. It kind of sums up how I am viewing this too much busyness stuff. I need the cool quietude of a mountain top or some other place like the one in the painting shown here. Fortunately for me, that scene is already in my mind so it’s a short trip to get there.

Just have to get past some busyness.

Speaking of busyness, here’s a reminder to keep an eye out in the coming days for a preview of the painting that I will be giving away at my Gallery Talk that takes place next Saturday, September 27, at the Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA. The talk begins at 1 PM and normally lasts about an hour, give or take.

The painting I have chosen is a pip, if you know what that means. Like I said, keep an eye out in the coming days and mark your calendars for next Saturday. Hope to see you there!

Now, I have to run. This damn busyness won’t leave me alone.

Where’s that mountain and that pale mist?