THE MOON, THE STARS, THE EARTH AND ME (8×8/oil on canvas)
The journey across the Atlantic was exhausting. I am weary. A few days ago, I walked past the location of the Boston bombing, which would occur in a week or so. In my bags, I was dragging more stuff than I will ever use. The weight of these bags is a metaphor for all the weight I have carried around since childhood. I need to be lighter. I need the wisdom to know what to leave behind. Wisdom is won with pain and asking. Now, I am lying under a pile of quilts, in a country I know very little about. It is quiet. More quiet than I have experienced since my childhood. And the stars! I stood outside for a while before coming in. There are more stars than I have seen anywhere besides South Dakota. I am isolated here. Sealed off from the rest of the world. There is no internet or phone connection. I am alone with my own thoughts. Ohhh, these thoughts! They are unruly children running in and out! When I try to engage them in some sort of conversation, they laugh at me, dance away, hide in the corners of the dark room. That first night was a battle. My real battle was with the temptation to run back to the old and familiar, though it was draining the life from me. I have decided to live until I die. So I watch these thoughts flit about like ping pong balls in a closed room. I have time to wait them out. This is how I drift off to sleep……alone with the moon, the stars, the earth and my thoughts.
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Happy Holidays from Dorsey McHugh Fine Art! For the 2nd year, Dorsey is offering a series of paintings, 8×8, oil on canvas – for a special price this season, $300. The paintings will also be posted on her blog – http://hidorsey.wordpress.com. If you would like to purchase one of the paintings, you can contact us at [email protected] or by phone/text to Susan at 615-293-3623.
Frame can be added for $50. Shipping and handling is $25, if not locally purchased.