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Once upon a time, there lived a little girl. More than anything in the whole wide world, this little girl wanted to be loved. She searched many, many foreign places for love. She kissed many toads for love. She loved and she loved and she loved. The more she loved, the harder it became. Her tiny little heart was fading. Layers and layers of molten skin were binding her. Finally, the little girl exploded. She began lashing out at everything and everyone in sight. Bolts of lightning were striking all she touched and did not touch. She began to spin out of control. As she spun, rings and rings were spinning off of her painting the earth. Many colors began flying throughout the air. Suddenly, she was naked. She looked into the water and there, she found her love. Now, to find the prince…

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

For William




12" x 16" Acrylic with Ink




Last week when I went to Jerry's to buy canvas and paint, a new guy was working there. We started to talk and shared our paintings. He uses ink. Anyway, when I got ready to leave he asked me to paint him. Paint what I "saw" him to be. This is what I painted. His paintings are somewhat distorted. This painting is actually a painting of Broadway, downtown Nashville. It is fragmented, yet if you remove the fragmentation, you will see the road, the grassy medium, and the buildings surrounding it. This is how I see William. In order to see the "big picture", remove the fragmentation.


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