Quietude
Quietude Oil 24 x 18
"Quietude" Oil 24" x 18"
Hi Subscriber,
In the quietness before the storm of activity surrounding the solo
show, I thought it fitting to highlight one of the works and share a
bit of the backstory.
I spent this week framing and wiring up all the artwork and affixing a
written piece on the back of each, telling what inspired it.
Here is what will go on the back of the painting above.
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"Quietude"
The attic room I shared with two of my six sisters had storage areas
running the length of the slanted roofline. I used to love exploring
among the old suitcases full of long forgotten prom dresses
once worn by my beautiful older sisters.
Perhaps this is why I find something intrinsically calming about old
weathered wood trunks all stacked atop one another and draped
over with pristine curtain fabric or a rumpled cotton sheet.
It just speaks quietude and connection with the past.
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It's just enough to give people a peek inside my head as I painted.
I'll save the longer story about the mysteries of our attic for the
book.
How about you? Did you ever rummage around in old forgotten places and
find something from your family's past? Fun, isn't it?
By this time next week, I will have delivered all of the work for the
solo show. What a journey!
Until then, enjoy the smell of decaying leaves and hot soup, (hopefully
not together).
And while you sit on your porch sipping hot cider, be sure to listen
for birdsong!
Jan
P.S. I realize that I forgot to share the rest of the story "How My
first Love Lost His Marbles." Soon.
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