Night

Specks of gold dust fall across a deep darkness to which I am bound.  They resuscitate this lifeless body.  They swirl, I dance.  As my feet and legs move to an internal sonata, my hands let slip the weight of a thousand needless pounds.  I am lost, but no longer in the recesses of a terrified mind.  No, tonight, I am lost in a breathtaking performance that seeps into the crevices of my spirit and draws it forth with fortitude.  A stage among the stars, this dance begins slowly and continues through the eternal night.  

-June 2015 entry

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The series is moving forward, though ever slowly.  At this time, I cannot say for certain how many paintings and drawings will comprise this new body of work, which has yet to be titled.  I will say it is my hope that each piece becomes its own dance, and that, collectively, the pieces emerge as a meaningful whole: a performance of life, deliverance, and His omnipotent night sky under which we undress our most intimate thoughts.

(close-up; works untitled as of current)

2015; soft pastel, gouache, charcoal, and acrylic on paper 

19" x 25"