Although I don’t sail, I love everything about sailing: the wind captures my imagination; the graceful sails, the sound of the water is like listening to the planet catching its breath. What I feel about sailing is captured in this painting called Persistence. A race is in progress and even though the sailboat which is the focal point of the painting seems to be behind, the sailors remain diligent, determined to stay the course to the end. Wind, water, sails and human persistence along with an obscured horizon give this work an ethereal feel – telling me that it is not just about the human maneuvering of a sail boat but the totality of the elements surrounding it.
Metaphorically, sailing speaks to my soul. The unpredictability of wind and water demands captain and crew to merge with the elements as if they are one …. As indeed they are. Sometimes sailing is smooth, sometime troubled and sometimes stormy. Experience teaches me that facing each of them, whatever they are is the soul’s only way of staying true to the course.
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AuthorLike painting, writing is another form of creative expression. Instead of using brushstrokes, however, one uses words. Writing creates inner visualization and this is what this blog is to be about. Some writings will have paintings but not all of them. The covid pandemic has brought out the writer in me and I am loving creating using this venue. Archives
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