2018

T:

Color V: November
(from The Color of Emotion series)

mixed media on paper, 2018

24" x 22"

B:

Color VI: November
(from The Color of Emotion series)

mixed media on paper, 2018

24" x 22"

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Maybe it's become tradition.

To pen a valediction for the year that was on the eve of the year to be.

On this particular eve, I am typing my entry from a hotel room overlooking the town of Banff, Alberta.  Across rooftops, the snow-covered mountain peaks of the Canadian Rockies beckon.  I mull over life something wild.  

As I reflect on the past twelve months, I see just how far I have trekked.  Allow me to be clear though: the year did not come without its difficulties.  While I experienced a record number of soaring highs, I hit a record number of pedaling lows, too.

And somewhere between the uniformed calendar squares and my distaste for them, I stopped counting.

Undoubtedly, my visit to New England and the Catskills in October was the highlight of 2018.  Autumn was alive in the east.  I plan on making it an annual tradition--to visit the region each autumn. 

As my eyelids grow ever heavy and I am on the verge of sleep,  I am feeling a multitude of emotions for 2018.  I suppose I can simply leave it there.

Wishing all a magical new year.

-OH