Wave Breaks, Outer Banks
oil on panel 8" x 10"
"The challenge is to try not to just explain the mystery, but to ensure the mystery
is shared and doesn't remain isolated."
John Berger
"Nourish yourself with grand and austere ideas of beauty that feed the soul."
Eugene Delacroix
When one is casting about for a subject, which really can translate to a search for a reason to make a painting - the difficult thing is to remain dedicated to the mystery of a visual incident rather than the easily identifiable part. This requires an embrace of the difficult and an acceptance that there will be 'scrapers' along the way but is a path always more rewarding because of what is gained by the process. This approach will yield series of works drawn from similar subjects as one struggles to solve the questions of what is going on here that brings me this sense of 'austere beauty' and allows this mystery to be shared. Again and again one returns to the sets of visual happenings to try and explain what might possibly end up as inexplicable. Perhaps it is that risk of failure played against the joy in discovering form and meaning that compels the painter. That act of sharing found beauty that feeds the soul and allows connection to the mystery of being. Enjoy!
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