7/31

Through these past months seasoned heavily with grief

I have foundered, lost of your support, your love,

I am rudderless.

These two weeks have given respite, a haven, a time

Of working well, of encouragement. The only time I felt

You would affirm.

7/30

Every time you see a line, an angle,

See the color that moves you, that sweetens the thought,

Place it purely.

7/29

Take the initial time setting up what is important.

This will allow all to pull together more easily.

Trust you can.

7/28

Painting is a process of problem solving,

Adjusting from the major to minor, fixing so, as in life,

Surprises are fewer.

7/27

It is crucial to understand

That the time to move forward it when

All is ready.

7/26

Here we learn to establish the limitations

Here of paints being used but perhaps also,

Of one's time.

7/25

This fine evening filled with Irish music, with good food,

Filled with work done well and enjoyable people,

I miss you.

7/24

These good days I have felt the work move through me,

Allowing focus to steady, leaving only deep nights for

Tears to run.

7/23

Find the movement that sings to you, the shapes

that hold bold, find your landmarks and hold fast,

Trust your instincts.

7/22

Start with what is seen easiest, get it right.

Then go forward, only adding when all is correct.

Placement is essential.

7/21

It is better to arrive at the truth of a painting

Not by merely copying what is seen but by understanding

What is seen.

7/20

On so many levels the thing of importance is understanding

What stands in light, what in shadow. Perhaps mostly when

values are close.

7/19

Here is a place we could not have gone together,

Nor would I have chosen to go alone, content to stay

By your side.

7/18

On the move again, on in tow with someone bright,

Articulate and talented, eager to adventure, to paint,

to learn new.

7/17

It is not easy this living without you, not easy to hear another say

I've become mean-spirited, spiteful, a parasite on people I need,

An ugly being.