Those of you who know me know I’m a big fan of love. I’m guessing most of you have never been to a Christian Science church … but if you have, you’ve surely noticed three words behind the alter — God Is Love.
Love is a feeling, yes … and a delicious one! But moreover, it’s a force … the most powerful force in the universe. Love is creation itself … in the language of my faith, it is the energy that expresses Mind in matter. So Valentines Day is always a Big Day for me, and I try to spend it creating … expressing Mind in matter.
Working everyday this week on Garden, specifically … my Dragon … I’ve kind of fallen in love with him. He’s a warrior … so he’s got some menacing teeth … and lots of fluid movement … like beautiful plant underwater, moving with the current. He’s the protector of the planet.
Today I’m so thankful to be able to paint him … his anatomy has been established, and his head is pretty far along … today he gets his golden scales … a mesmerizing repetitive process that will leave me completely exhausted. Lots of numerology in my Dragon, but not to worry … I’m won’t count the scales. Like Adam and Eve, he has a magic pearl, three, of course … and I’ll work on those too. Yes, Dragons have Magic Pearls … which gives me a perfect excuse for putting spheres on paintings … gotta love Magical Realism …. aka Unseen Architecture. I’ll listen to Cloud Atlas while working …. my favorite love story.
