A YEAR INSIDE
CONTEMPLATING THE EDGES OF MY WORLD, THE BARRIER AND THE REACH.
THE PAINTINGS / COLLECTION
With all of these paintings there is a sense that the painting is a membrane and through these paintings you can pass into another universe… a passageway through to the other side. And the other side is really our internal world and our sense of the universe.
“Color weakens. Gray paintings are intrinsically disquieting: They seem to introduce us to a world of dreams, of anguish, of alienation.” Picasso
THE YEAR INSIDE JOURNAL ENTRIES
1 March 2020 - Someone sent me a video on the coronavirus, and it is frightening as hell. It’s from Canada, so there are at least some facts in it.
3 March 2020 - The U.S. Administration is calling the coronavirus a hoax. Now people have stopped drinking Corona beer or buying Chinese food. It feels like the world has gone mad.
5 March 2020 - The coronavirus is wreaking havoc in Washington State. Half of its residents are staying home from work.
6 March 2020 - Unsettling day in the studio. I had to leave before I ruined things.
7 March 2020 - News about the coronavirus is worsening. It’s close to home now. Saratoga has reported cases. I read today that around 43,000 people die each year from the regular flu. We aren't ready to see how many people will die from this.
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MAKING OF THE YEAR INSIDE
STUDIO NOTES