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Expectant Wonder
The Wonder
That Wonderful Sense Of "Well Being" Derived Of Nothing Else Than Tapping Into The Magic Knowing
Fully Well That It Is Not Magic But The Sensibility And The Pure Logic Of A Very Natural Connection
Lyrical Abstraction?--Neo Expressionism?--Natural Logic?
Nature - Perspective - Non Objective Art
Louisiana Artist--Gallery--Image And Word
It Is Such A Fine Time
The Music Flows Through The Leaves And The Trees Upon Unseen Resonant Echoes Of Chance
There Is No "Darkness"
The Night Is Filled With Light
And Joy
And The Kind Whisper Of Happenstance And Miraculous Fortune
Of Simply Being
As I Sit Here And Do Nothing
Pakistan
Over 73,000 Dead(Well Over)
Over 80,000 Injured(Well Over)
Over 3.3 Million Homeless(Most Without Food, Shelter, Water)
World Reaction Is Minimal At Best And With The Himalayan Winter Fast Approaching It Is Not
A Question Of How Many Died By How Many Will Die..........Along The U.S. Gulf Coast Over 200 Billion Will Be Spent For Disaster
Relief..................U.N. Is Having A Very Difficult Time Raising 200 Million For Basic, Very Basic(No Fema Trailers
Or Cash Lines Here), Life Sustaining Supplies And Materials........We Are A Global Community Now, Whether We Desire It Or
Not............We Must React Accordingly........For Our Species.....For All Species!
Prior To Emergence Of Life On This Planet, Color Wasn't Needed.................Was, At
Least From This Perspective, Unnecessary.......When Life, In Its' Many Plant And Animal Forms, Arose, So Did Color And Its'
Many Adaptive Uses To Each Individual Species........And As The Species Evolved, So Did Color............The Spectrum No Doubt
Grew(From Species Point Of View) From A Few Individual Bands To An Incredible Number Of Shades And Hues.......Speaking More
From The Human Perspective Now.............Some Species Use Shades Of Grey, Some Infrared, Etc(One Can Bet That If It Exist
In The Spectrum, It Is Being Used By Something)............Could Also Easily Be Argued That Our Species Is Now Evolving Away
From The Many Facets Of The Spectrum As We Move Away From Our Natural Connections(Sad But True).....The Old "If You Don't
Use It, You Lose It" Thing.........How Dreadful If Our Palette Evolved To A More Limiting Spectrum, Even Shades Of Grey(Again,
From My Natural Perspective)...Almost Unconscionable That Our Spectrum Would Contract Into An Urban Landscape And Not Expand,
Evolve And Develop With Nature
Aegis Of Time And Event
Remarkable Attributes Of The Distant Drummer
Communicating
Events............Episodes
Music
Just A Little Over 300 Years Ago This Planet(Human) Was Considered The Center Of The Universe..........................By
The Church(Western Civilization Anyway) Of Course....And Of Course Its' Many Obedient Followers........Fortunately, There
Were A Few Brave Souls Who Felt, Saw, And Proved Otherwise..................Many Of Those Suffered A Sorry Fate............Some,
Such As Gallileo, Suffered A Fate Possibly Worse Than Death--Loss Of Freedom, Particularly Of Thought.....By The Time Newton
Came Along, The Horrendous Pressures To Conform To "Current" Thinking(Dogma) Had Lessened.....And His Brilliance Broke
Through The Barriers Of Ignorance, Conformity And Really, Really Basic Stupidity Of The Species............Amazingly, While
Changes(Many Would Consider "Enormous"--I Don't) Have Occurred In Scientific Thought And Statement And While We Consider Our
Planet In Its' Proper "Known" State, As One Of Several Orbiting A Sun, We Still Have Retained This Dogma Of Human As The Center
Of The Universe..............Just A Simple Extension Of The Physical World To A More Specific, Species Level.............Quite
Simply, We Are NOT The Center Of The Universe.....We Are Not...............We Hold "Dominion" Over Nothing...............How
Many Ways Can One Say It?.................We Are Not The "Annointed" Species...........We Are Not The "Chosen" Ones........And
Why "On Earth" Should We Be?............We Are(This Is Getting Boring, Isn't It?) Simply One Species Of Many..............One
Single Particle Amongst A Multitude........Our "Specialness" Is That We Are Indeed One Of Nature's Creatures.................And
Every Thing Should Be Viewed In This "Special" Light(Organic and Inorganic)...............It Is A Miraculous Thing To BE.............In
This Regard, Yes, The Word "Chosen" Could Be Used...........For All Nature's Inhabitants Are "Chosen" To Exist, Or, Not To
Exist........If A Part, Existence, Being, Is Confirmed And Assured...........If Apart, That Confirmation Is Null And
Void, A Vacuous Remnant Of What Could Have Been
In Search Of The Elusive Velvet Elvis.......He's Out There Somewhere..................This,
Perfect Little Construction Of Line And Form........Probably Along The Coast Somewhere(Adjacent To A Pile Of Shells)......In
Neat Rows Arranged According To Size And Thus Price...............(Close Proximity To Trailer Parks A Plus)..............Much
More Refreshing Than Many Art Galleries.............They're Honest In Intent
Such A Fine Sweetness In Being.........One Minute Particle Amongst Many............All Of Equal
Measure...............Navigating About This Earth And This Universe(S), Interacting, Relating, Connecting To All That Is About........Taking
Great Pride And Great Pleasure In The Simplicity And The Wonder Of Life, Existence.............Experiencing, Gaining, Gathering,
Producing Knowledge......Creating, ReCreating........As All Else...........In This Splendid Journey Of Life And Being
Schubert's "Unfinished"
That Alone For Such A Short Life Would Be Enough
And Mozart
How Many Masterpieces In Those Hundreds Of Opuses?...................No What If He Had Lived.........................What
He Left Us Was Enough............A Short Life Of Extreme Creativity
And Schumann.................Many Say "Poor Schumann"...................A Brief Life Ending
In Tragedy..............I Think Not............He, His Energy, Is Still Very Much Alive And With Us
Being
Giving
Giving Is Being
Being Is Giving
The Ultimate Creative Act(S)
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Imagery On Page Deliberately Vague And Unremarkable.............It Is However, A Notable Transition
Between What Came Before And What Already Exist After(Stuff Of Evolution, That Sort Of Thing--Except In Kansas Of Course)
Image, Depiction, Whatever Form Of Expression One Is Using Is Probably The Least Important
Element In An Artist Life......It Is The Total Life Which Should Be Of Concern(And Not The Product)..............A Life Of
Quality, Decency And Creativity...........That, In Short, Is The "Complete" Artist
Awareness Of Being
A Simple Act
Brings
Wonder
Excitement
Realization
Illumination
Life
Strings........Membranes.............Words.......Just Words..................Describing.........Structures,
Entities.......Realities.......Note That One Doesn't Say "Space".....For......Yes.......While There Also........."They"
Do Exist........Beside One(Perhaps Even Within--Particle Stuff, Etc.)...Around One........They Are Portals.....Pathways..........And
In Their Darkness They Travel By Light.....(Light Implies Visibility--Ain't Necessarily So)........They Are The Ultimate Travelers......In
A Blink They Can Be Anywhere.........And In An Instant They Can Take One Along For The Ride.......Admittedly Difficult To
Escape This Myopic World Of Human Self.......Even For The Instant....Further Evolution Needed.........Processes Of Mind And
Thought Must Be Further Developed......Brief Glimpses Now Possible........But Certainly Not Enough For The Wonder That They
Reveal......Just Another Of Nature's Wonders.....One Of So Many For Mind To Explore....Yes, About Energy.......All About Energy......Isn't
It?.......Energy Of Thought And Mind To Carry One To The Very Edges(And Yes, Beyond) Of The Universe(S).........And Allow
One To Step Lightly Across Dimension.....Across........Ones' Self......Ones' Actual Being
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Already Missing The Music Of My Evening Friends
(Quiet Of Winter)
The Cello Off In The Distance--Pig Frog
The Bass Nearby--Bull Frog(Or Occasionally, Depending On Degree Of Amorous Intent, The Gator)
The Violin Up In The Reaches--Bird Voiced Tree Frog
The Percussive Off In The Background--Rain Frog(Actually A Small Toad--Very, Very Percussive)
Many, Many Members Of The Grand Orchestra............The Frogs, Toads, Owls(Opera Anyone?)
And Insects.............And You Know What's Exciting?.............Each Evening(Once The Spring Season Returns) Is A Brand
New, Highly Original Piece Of Work..........As All Creation Should Be...............As All Art Must Be
--Life On The River
One Must View One's Entire Life And Being From Not The Human Perspective But That Of Nature..............No
Easy Trick In This Human World............But........."Do-Able"......Whatever One Is In The Human Heirarchy, While, Yes, Fine
For The Ego, Is Significant Only To Itself..........Has No Function Or Meaning Or Indeed, Significance, From A Natural Perspective...........Nature's
Consciousness Wants Only Our Creative Thought.......Nothing Else...............While Art(S) Is An Extension Of Creative Thought,
Energy, Feeling In Its' Physical Representation, The Icon Or Depiction Is Of Only Limited Value........It Is The Energy Of
Process Which Finds Its' Way Into Ever Changing And Evolving Natural Progression
Four Wild Turkey Here This Morning.......In My Front Yard Feeding On The Bountiful Supply Of
Wild Bird Seed I Provide All The Feathered Ones(Squirrels Too).........What A Treat!(Particularly In This Area)..............And
What A Joy To Witness And To Aid My Fellow Creatures(Their Habitat Ravaged By Hurricanes).................Part Of Nature's
Sweet Song And I Am Honored To Be Part Of It
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--Life On The River
The Simple Little Honey Bee.............What A Service Does He Perform For This Planet....Has
Definitely "Earned" The Right And The Privilege To Be Here..............Have We?
The Lower Swamps Were Ravaged By The Hurricanes..............Cypress Still Stand Tall, Proud.....................At
Their Bases However, Countless Species Laid Over In No Regular Fashion..............But They All Will Return In Fine Form.....................In
An Instant, 50-100 Years Or So, If, Left Alone
My Perfect Little World Returns........Admittedly Was Overwhelmed For A Period........No, Not,
Never, With Nature...............All The Silly Human Stuff Though.........As Well As The Massive Cleanup Around This Place.......(Still
Much To Do, But Manageable Now--And Do Look Forward To Spring Planting!)..............Camelia's Begin Their Bloom, Leaves(The
Few That Remain) Begin Their Fall, Birds Are Finding The Generously Supplied Sunflower Seed I Put Out For Them, River Is Clearing
And Becoming Cold, Frogs And Spiders Have Dropped Totally Now From The Heights And Prepare For Winter Rest..................As
I Move............Though More A Lateral Shift From A Unheated Building(Large Work Area) To A Smaller One With Heat!.........So,
Now Begins The Winter Work........Much More "Experimental" With Perhaps A Bit More Conscious Purpose.......And Of Course Smaller............But
One Makes Up For That With Amount Of Work Produced.........Definitely A Correlation Between Amount, Size And Time...........So,
For The Most Part, Each Moment Is Perfectly Splendid Now............The Wonder Is Back...........As Well As The Fineness Of
Being
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As The Seasons, Changes Occur In Imagery......Exactly As It Should.......This Particular Human
Mind Still Reacts To Natural Functions..................And No, I Do Not Find A Cave To Hibernate In Or Pile Up Leaves To
Bury Myself Under............Do Put On "Winter Weight"(But That Could Be From The Chocolate)...................But It Is Perfectly
Natural To Shift Thought-Idea-Feeling To Another Plane With Natural Changes...........(Or Events)..Simply Part Of The Wonder
And The Presence So Profoundly Felt Of A Natual Following Of Events
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