Verdant
Have you been watching the trees?
The green is disappearing here in the Northeast. You know the golds and reds will be gorgeous for sure. Still, deep down…you know what winter can be like. You know ya gonna miss that gorgeous green when it goes!
This artwork is a deep dive into that wonder of green.
It has always made me think of new beginnings. Mostly because one of my absolute favorite greens is that back to life green that only comes after long bleak winters.
The painting found a forever home a few months back. Actually, quite a few months now that I think of it. I’m in what I like to think of as my “time is shapeshifter” phase of life. It’s like things are both long ago and just yesterday at the same time. So even though it’s been a long while since it left the studio…I’m still feeling the thrill of gratitude that it's out there. Happily hanging in a healing space in all its verdant glory.
ps…I’ve been thinking all things green. Not that you really care…but I’m even wearing a green sweater as I write this. Because you know it’s finally sweater weather! The season of seeds. The real new beginning if you stop to think about it.
The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world
- James Baldwin -