Saturday, July 17, 2021

July 17

 

Submitted by Kathleen Dickey:

Leigh Hyams: How Painting Holds Me On The Earth, Writings from a Maverick Painter and Teacher

Creative Expression is available, one way or another, to anyone at every stage of life, in every culture, and it is accessible at any time. We have only to learn how to access it and to use it openly and freely, by overruling conventional, limited ideas about what is acceptable. Giving ourselves permission to fly with paint, with dance, with music, with poetry or film. Attitude is everything.

The act of drawing and painting renews us. When we step behind the screen of words that papers over so much of our lives, we find a path that can lead us to our real selves. Painting is a process, not an end, and not a product.

Painting, done with the right spirit, keeps us honest, curious, sensitive, and very present in our lives.”

(Persimmon at Filol / watercolor by Misha)

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Special bows for today: 

  • Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
    • Enzo, the Sanchez/Luna family's dog who died on July 4th
    • John Witter, Kathleen Dickey's uncle who died on May 11, 2021
    • Shanti, Steven and Selora Lane's dog who died on May 2, 2021
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for: 
    • Dainuri Rott who has been operated on for a brain tumor
    • Les Kaye, who is finishing another round of chemotherapy
    • David Shaw, who is continuing the process of recovery from a stroke

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