It's been great to be back in the studio and just to spite the down-turned economy and all, I am throwing my full weight into / behind the work at hand. ...and letting stuff go to auction. A lot of this work really has no business being put "on the block" as it were. Not that my present work has any intrinsic merit or value above other contemporary masterpieces of like quality. It's just that to those of us who, like nature, abhor a vacuum, (yes, even a Kirby Deluxe) two dimensional artwork can only be perceived as precious and as valuable as the purest gold of Ophir. At all costs, those walls must be covered! And this is the stuff to do it with. I think if I were pressed I'd even trade one of my kids for a good painting!?!? ...Hey, maybe I've already done that. I'll be working on some extra large canvases the next couple of months. These will be displayed here and made available either in one of our new galleries or in our eBay store so keep your eyes peeled. (ouch)
I gather there's a bit of unrest and worry out there what with the Chinese winning all them gold medals and the Ruskies trying to take over the world again. And of course, here at home, our gasoline is costing more per gallon than a six-pack of Hamms beer...which is probably the worst tasting beer that ever existed. In light of this I recommend two things. One is to buy original art. The other is to read a newsletter from someone working in a refugee camp somewhere in the world. Our friend Tricia is a nurse in Yemen. She tells stories of suffering the like of which makes every trial I've ever been through, be it magnified ten fold, seem like a walk in the park. Good thing the dear Lord Jesus has these little ones in mind because not too many people seem to. Where is the promise of His coming anyway? Read II Peter chapter 3 for a comprehensive and very encouraging answer to that question. In fact, I think I'll stop writing here and do just that.
