“…when we look up, it widens our horizons. we see what a little speck we are in the universe, so insignificant, and we all take ourselves so seriously, but in the sky, there are no boundaries. No differences of caste or religion or race.”
― Julia Gregson, East of the Sun

Since I started this series in March, there has been some spectacular “sky theater”. These views seemed abnormally abundant, but perhaps that is due to the fact that we were turning our focus upward. Looking up gave us a sense of relief and calm. It offers a bit of quiet –  redirecting us from the jeering and the divisiveness that stirs below the clouds. In the sky, we are all equal. It is everyone’s space to stare into  longingly.

As I painted these pieces, I drifted through the process much like vapor shifts in the sky. Encaustic is a very kinetic medium; perfect for surrendering yourself to the moment. The movement is constant and random. There is no stopping…triggered by heat, every mark is turned arbitrary. That is why it is so perfectly fitting to capture this subject using this technique.

Keep looking up.

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”

Stop in to see my art and the other fantastic artist’s showing at the the Art Access Gallery. The paintings will be hanging from September 1 – November 1.
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