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Winds Of Change
Winds Blow Across Recesses Of Mind.......Voids Of Recognition.......Vacuoles Of Dark..............And..................Light............Wisps
And Currents And Timeless Flow.........The Absolute Of Expansion Into The Silent Shadow(s) Of Unknown..............The Certainty
Of Change
Universality - Contemporary Art As Helix
Lyricism? Expressionism? Kineticism?
Feral--Free Of The Constraints Of Any Particular Wisdom Or Attitude................Free, Yes
Free, Of Set Belief Or Idea As Such Has No True Existence In The Ever Changing World Of Nature.........Free To Roam The Woods,
Fields, Hills, Lakes, Seas As A Child Lost To Wonder And Excitement, Idea And Knowledge............Free To Be..........To
Simply Be.......It Is Image.............It Is Nature
Conceptual Art--Natural Imperatives
What Have We Become?.........This I Wonder As I Listen To Beethoven On NPR........Yes, I Know,
I Know............Same Things Existed Then As Now............Seems Like We Would Learn, Doesn't It?.........Twentieth Century
Surely Should Have Taught Us A Lesson...............Yes, What Have We Become Over Our 200,000 Year History?(Give Or Take A
Few).........Maybe Should Be Asking, What Are We?...........Now, In The Twenty First Century, Already Things Are Pretty Much
The Same.......Obviously Troublesome From The Human Perspective.........Guess That's Why I Stay In The Wilderness So
Much........Not That Things Are So Simple There(Which They Are)........Things Just "Work" There.........Together, In One Harmonious
Whole(Yes, Things Eat Other Things........That Is Just The Way Things Evolved On This Particular Planet..............But There
Is No Greed............Only Necessity..............And Much, Much Respect)...........One Can See Out There What "Things" Have
Become.............And Further, With Just A little Thought, One Can See Where They Are Going...............But Us, What About
Us?...........Afraid That Glass Is Rather Clouded And Confused...............One Can Be Certain That If We Do Not Change,
Become Totally, Absolutely "Aware" , Then The Picture Becomes Rather Minimal, Even Blank(Malevich?).............No, I'm Not
A Doomsayer....My Optimism Is With Nature, As It Always Will Be....................She Does Use That Part Of Our Energy Which
Is Positive, Constructive And Contributory..............Comes A Point Though In The Life Of Any Species At Which A Crossroads
Is Met............Species Must Adapt, Change And Evolve.....Or......Face The Same Fate As So Many Millions Which Have Come
Before
Contemporary Abstract Expressionism--Enviro-Expressionism
Image As Free And Open And Evolving As The Wildness Of Nature..................No, Not Quiet
Or Introspective...........But Ebullient, Changing, Exploding To The Whim Of A Moment..............Imagery Not Content Of
Stasis But Ever Changing As Nature, As Thought Itself
This Is A Test
A Species Just(Moments Ago) Went Extinct
This Is A Test
Earth Temperatures Are Rising
This Is A Test
Sea Levels Are Rising
This Is A Test
Rain Forest Are Being Devastated
This Is A Test
At This Instant Someone Is Dying Of Hunger
This Is A Test
Chemical Assaults Continue On The Air We Breathe
This Is A Test
Water Too
This Is A Test
Human Population Growth Is Out Of Control
This Is A Test
Someone Is Being Murdered This Instant
This Is A Test
Physically Assaulted Too
This Is A Test
The Species Is Stressed
This Is A Test
This Is Only A Test?
Image Cannot Survive Without Source............Is This The Malady Facing Art Today?...........Loss
Of Source?.........Shouldn't Be.............Return To Nature...........Return To Source.............Return To Existence Of
True Meaning And Yes, Service
Lyrical Abstraction?--Neo Expressionism?--Natural Logic?
Easy To Question Previous Myth...........How Could Anyone Possibly Believe That?(That Sort Of
Thing)...............Makes Great Opera Though.................Easy To Question Present Myth...........How Could Anyone Possibly
Believe That?(That Sort Of Thing)...........Quite Critical To Our Species Though.............At Least For Now...........Reason,
That Sort Of Thing You Know............But When It Becomes A Detriment To The Species, Isn't It Time To Replace It With New
Myth?..............Or, "Heaven" Forbid, Something Far Beyond Myth
Image - Icon - Idea
Environmental Abstraction--Reflectionism
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Thought............The Energy And Consciousness Of The Universe(S)
Is There Time Left For Eloquent Passage?
Is Madness To Be Resolved With Anarchy?
Do The Drums Beat Slowly Toward Their Own Silence?
Are Infinite Possibilities Reduced To Broken Shards?
Will This Episode End With Enlightenment Or Emptiness?
Are Voices Of Reason Relegated To Pathos?
Twenty Five Thousand Miles Of Uncertainty Amidst The Temperate Bliss...............One Causal,
And Should Not Be...........The Other Natural, And Should..................
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Contemporary Abstractionist--Idea, Form, Reason
At What Point Do We Place Ourselves On The Endangered List?...........Or.........Are We Already
Past That Point?...........Or........Is The List Reserved Exclusively For Those Species That Indeed, Had Reason?
Non Objective Art--Abstract Form, Color, Tone
Perhaps I Use The Term "Planet Dying" Incorrectly As Well As Too Often.............Actually,
It Is Transforming, Regenerating(Death Is Nonexistent In My World), Something It Must Periodically Do(At Least 5 Episodes
Before Us)......This Present Transformation Of Course Is Totally Unnecessary As Its' Source Is Derived Of One Particular,
Just One, Species.....Now One Wonders Who Could That Be?
Funny How We So Often See Things(Specifically Art(S)) In Terms Of Our Own Life Experiences....................A
Simple Form Or Shape Or Color Has A Multitude Of "Interpretations" From Individual To Individual......All Based, In Most Instances,
On Above Mentioned Life Experience......Such A Limiting Approach............Finite, Secure, Comfortable............The "Key"
To The Universe(S)--Nature--Is Outside One's Self
There Really Is No Such Thing As Significance.......Or Insignificance For That Matter........There
Is Only The Necessity Of Continuing To Change, Evolve And Grow...........Little Else Matters...........Except Maybe What's
For Dinner Tonight
Yellow Bill Cuckoo Was Here Yesterday........Svelte Looking Character That He Is...................Eating
Bugs Off The Side Of My Oak Tree...................Reminding Me That It Is NOT That I Am But That We Are
Dimension...............Does It Reside Outside Our Limited Visual Spectrum(Mind)?...........One
Can Perceive It...............Feel It.................But To "Arrange" It Visually In The Mind Appears Outside Possibility.............Perhaps
Another "Sense" Can Be Developed To Better Understand It..............Perhaps Its' Image Is A Visual Void, Better Expressed
By Other Means, Other Methods
Imagine How Things Would Change If We Just Viewed Things As They Relate To Other Things........One
Of The Most Difficult Problems For Humans--To View Things "Outside Oneself"......Our Self Possession Has Become Almost A "Trademark"...........It
Is A Rare Individual That Passes Through Life With No Concern For Itself But Concern For Everything, The Whole.............Our
Self Possession Also Leads To Our Unique Consumptive Behavior, Which, Of Course, Is At The Root Of Many Of The Problems Facing
The Species, The Earth, Today...........I Would Simply Ask Any Person To Constantly Question His/Her Actions-Reactions And
Attempt To View Things In Terms Of The Whole...................What Are The Affects One Has As A Result Of An Action?............Just
That Simple Question Would Be Life Changing.................It Would Make A "World" Of Difference
They Stand Tall With Their Tops Flattened And Trimmed By Lightning.........A Very Few Left
Around In Spots Inaccessible.........Old Friends They Are These Moss Draped Natural Monuments.............Superlatives Abound.......Majestic,
Breathtaking, Awesome, Etc..............No Sculpture Can Rival..............They Have Witnessed Much These Bald Cypress.........Indeed,
Endured Much.................They Are The Silent Sentinals Of The Swamp, Watching Over, Witnessing...........Home To Many,
Protection And Sustenance For Others, They Serve Finely Of Reason...........And Purpose...........Care For Them....................Care
For Yourself
--Life On The River
Sometimes So Very Difficult To Escape The Quagmire Of Human Thought And Deed....Can Be A Very
Heavy Burden If One Allows It...........But...................A Simple Walk In The Woods........................A Paddle Into
The Swamp Or Sea Of Wonder.............Quickly Brings One To A Very Simple Truth...............No, Not Myth This Time.............But.................Truth
Really Not Certain We Have The Option, Or Luxury, Of Choice Any Longer
The Right Of Any Species To Live And Roam Free.................Wasn't That Long Ago That Such
A Perfect World Existed...............This Brief Destructive Episode Will Pass.........Earth Will Regain Her Noble Stature
No Wonder That So Many Deities Were Based On The Sun...........(Guess Some Still Exist)......Perhaps
Difficult To Separate Myth From Reality Here....After All, We Were Born Of It
Would Someone Tell Them Caravaggio Is Dead?
Art(S) Is Not About Possession
Indeed, Exactly The Opposite
Extremely "Excited" State Throughout April……………Each Moment Brought(Brings) Its’
Own Unique Progression Of Thoughts, Ideas And Acts………….I Am Very Well Aware Of The Source But Still
Am Amazed As To "Where This Stuff Is Coming From"………Sphere Becomes More Important In Evolution Of Imagery…………..So
Many Connotations……..So Many Uses……………So Many Parallels And Derivations And Symbols…………So
Many Metaphors AND Realities(We Are, After All, Composed Of Billions Of The Little Things In Varying Arrays Of Replication
And Duplication)……………..Returning To "Freer" Use Of Paint In Direct Collaboration With Nature
And Natural "Laws" And "Events"……………Do Work Best In This Manner…………..Free
Of Formal Constraints And Influences…….And Simple!……..As Simple And Free As Nature Herself………………Less
Visual Vocabulary, As I Constantly Harp On, Is More!………..Perhaps I Am A Voice In The Wilderness In This
Regard, But A Very Contented One, As Dialogue With Nature Brings The Purest Of Riches………………
DoDa
Must Note That Some Of Month’s Imagery May Appear, On The Surface, At First Glance, Rather Pessimistic……………….Even
Nihilistic…………………It Is Not………….Indeed, In My Simple World,
It Is Quite Optimistic……………..Sometimes Things May Appear To Be Experiencing Turmoil, Even Catastrophe…………..Which
Can(Often Is In This Human World) Be A Temporal Reality…………………….But As Evolution
Is The Primary Stuff Of Nature, Such Events Are Brief Episodes………..Something "Better" Will Arise From This
Mist Of Stressful Uncertainty……………..It Is Toward This "Something Better" That One’s Creative
Thoughts And Deeds Must Be Directed
DoDa
Technical Stuff……………….Who Cares?………..So Much Positive
Development In This Area That It Barely Deserves Mention………………Let The Work Speak For Itself!
DoDa
Almost Daily Afternoon(Brief Interludes) Paddles Into Swamp Finally A Reality……..Everything Is
In Its’ Full Lush Glory Now, Bathing In Spring Warmth And Exuberant Spirit………………How
Nice It Would Be To Paddle Into Endless Wilderness……The Earth Deserves Such Places……………Areas
Of Splendour Where All Inhabitants Are Well Meant And Well Respected………..Areas Where The Only Requirement
Is Being A Part………………..Areas Where One Can Simply "Be"………
DoDa
Yes, On The Winds Of Change………….Going Into The Month Of May I Can Already See A Tremendous
"Shift" In Work……………..Love These Periods Of Chaos And Uncertainty……………………..So
Exciting……………….(And Always That Feeling That This Is Really "Huge")……………..So
Many New Discoveries And Realizations Lay Ahead………So Many Opportunities To Deepen Natural Dialogue……….Yes,
My Thoughts, Ideas, Feelings, Are Gathering For Yet Another Wild Ride On The Howling Winds Of Change And Sublime Evolution……………The
Mind Narrows, Focuses………………The Connection Is So Immediate And So Powerful That Nothing
Else Exist Outside This Perfectly Natural Following Of Events…….Connection……..Source.…..Tears
Of Joy………….Ecstatic Union………………Light……………….And
Whispers Of Eloquent Reason…………..Nature
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