Wednesday, January 18, 2012
little satisfactions
The days grow longer already. Perhaps more noticeable in the places I inhabit....Texas and California. It's nice not to be driving in the dark at 5pm. Little satisfactions. The structure of bare trees made visible by the season; the low slant of afternoon light like a spotlight on humble things giving them life; people taking turns at a non working signal; smiles from strangers; falling asleep with a book on my lap.
I promise I'm not about to break out into song....but it's good to not be rushing around so much and take in the view, the moment, the breath ....right now.
Peace.
I promise I'm not about to break out into song....but it's good to not be rushing around so much and take in the view, the moment, the breath ....right now.
Peace.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
soothing still life
New Starts. Painted over a partly done canvas and did a large still life.....something I could control, to bring in the new year. Combining the hills of California and some objects in the studio. Objects I've painted for many years. Old friends. Objects standing in for people. An avoidance of emotion. A way to deal with the death of a friend, the end of a year, the prospect of more drought, the calendar turning pages faster than I can count.
Painting soothes the soul, erases the worry, allows my mind to wander in small jerks forward and backward without edit.
More still life for a while I think.
Peace.
Painting soothes the soul, erases the worry, allows my mind to wander in small jerks forward and backward without edit.
More still life for a while I think.
Peace.
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- Gail Siptak
- I am living and painting in the little town of Houston. A far way from my San Francisco beginnings. I paint what I see of the human condition, be it human, animal or object. The glimmer of humor, pathos, and spirit in so much of what I see is the basis of what I paint.