36"h x 40"w, acrylic paint on wood, 2009.
still listening to and reading “the odyssey” - enchanted with it actually - part of my daily routine this year, along with the music of eleni karaindrou [contemporary greek composer] ...
the ‘shuffling’ of her music and this book narration provide an endless, gentle and thoughtful backdrop to my work day - occasionally offset by new work from david torn, keith jarrett, and u2 ...
a couple of lines from bono resonate through as well; “no line on the horizon”, “she’s like the sea - every day she changes for me”, and “josephine, be careful of small men with big ideas” ...
poseidon was a vengeful god - especially toward the arrogance displayed by odysseus after declaring victory at troy - a lot of self will run riot - its never been a favorable human characteristic ...
as soothing as blues can be - when combined with analogous and complimentary colors and erratic patterns, they become something entirely different ...
