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| 22 x 30, watercolor on Arches Cold Press 140# |
A quiet meditation on victory, love, promises, and halleluia. How strange to note that all of those words sound old-fashioned and so it must be that I am old-fashioned for thinking them and pondering their meaning. Today. On Easter Sunday.
9 comments:
What a fine sentiment on such a triumphant day! Thank you for sharing that quiet moment. I had a similar moment. I suspect that these realizations are more cutting edge than old fashioned. I recognized that song as great the first time I heard it. And there is much more to say about that word hallelujah. Happy Easter to you and yours. Wm
i echo Bill-and hallelujah for those of us who are enlightened by reading your words and sharing your work-i like this image a LOT-you are in the circles lately-continuous motion--round and round works beautifully with over and under--Happy Easter
Hi William. It is a joy to take a quiet meditative Easter this year. After many years as a worship minister where Easters were times of large musical productions, meetings about crowd management and media promotion, a quiet meditation is a beautiful change. Today I thought about the joy of an empty tomb. Thank you for the Easter wishes. And to you, and peace. Kvan
Hi Jan. The circle seemed to work for this abstract about the empty tomb. In a way, it, too, was a nest from which the risen Christ took flight. Thanks about the painting. Happy Easter to you, too. Kvan
I like 'Kvan'! That is a very cool moniker. I think I saw it a couple months ago but it didn't register. Anyway, I wanted to add that I see a figure--an upper torso facing me, with it's left hand gesturing with the fingers pointing upward, ande holding what looks like a heart, right where the figure's heart would be. The figure is emerging, or at least is in some transparent state, with me choosing emergence. It's so beautiful and subtle, but since you just mentioned it was inspired by the open tomb, it occurred to me that the figure may be unintentional--making this work of art very special indeed. Am I nuts or something--do you see a figure?
I've always loved this remarkable song and K.D. Lang's performance. She knows her blessings. She's the queen of phrasing, doesn't waste her instrument and sings barefooted. Amen.
Hi William! Celeste Bergin started calling me "Kvan" a few years ago and it stuck, and I like it.
The trouble with abstractions is that they are everything and nothing. My intention hardly matters compared to your discovery. Your discovery is meaningful and lovely and thank you for sharing it. I have discovered some things I did not consciously intend in the painting. But, maybe because my focus was so clear, my meditation so strong, it came together in a beautiful and organic way.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
P.S. "Kvan" reminds me of a radio station and it makes me wonder what kind of music I would find there!
Hi Sam. This recording makes me cry. I love the control and the emotion K.D. Lang puts into this blood-like-sweat performance.
Happy Easter...belated.
I love the swirl of your colors and what you have created.
I'm always amazed at how you find just the right song for a certain feeling or emotion.
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