Bookends

Yesterday, with the release of the Black Hole images, I felt absolutely compelled to render these mysterious creatures. Same thing happened about a year and a half ago in August 2017 … the Totality eclipse cast the same spell over me. I simply had to render these bigger than big heavenly objects … and attempt to express their magnificence … and somehow record their strange pull on me. In such a state it’s best to surrender to the whole business … just go with it … and paint or draw without purpose or judgement. Usually the work is pretty good when this happens, and almost always the result is unexpected.

So finally, late in the day yesterday, I gave in … madly scribbling energy and matter dutifully making their way into the gaping mouth of oblivion. Then, naturally, I fell into a trancelike sleep and dreamed of the cosmos. Like ya do.

In the dream the Totality and Black Hole images were bookends, holding only one book, with only one chapter. The story started with the Totality and concluded with the Black Hole yesterday. During that time all I did was travel across time space in a golden pod … from that place to this one. So here I am … arrived fully intact, and happy …. incredibly happy. What a magnificent life I have! … and I feel some wonderful work happening, bubbling around inside me. So … here we go!