True Thoughts

My Thoughts Be True

​The wild cavorting colors of the collage pictured here depict the passion of interior thoughts; the material world burns away.
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A few years ago, a Santa Fe gallery solicited work for a juried show with art focused on the human body.  I entered and was accepted into the exhibition which was to start in the Spring.  The collage I had been working on would be perfect for the show; the second installment of my Elements Series was large, intricate and colorful. I was delighted. At the time, I was also experiencing extreme pain in my eyes – like a thousand tiny daggers stabbing repeatedly – and I could hardly see well long enough to work more than 30 minutes at a time, but I was determined to complete the piece.  Then 3 weeks before the art delivery date, the gallery canceled the show, with no explanation.  I was devastated. 

Detail, "My Thoughts Be True"

​Against this disappointment and the pain in my eyes, and a number of other obstacles, I completed the collage, which I titled “My Thoughts Be True”. I framed the piece, but I could find no place to display it, no show open to its size or intensity; all dressed up and no place to go.  So it sat in my studio, waiting for its moment.

Detail, "My Thoughts Be True"

The moment has come.  “My Thoughts Be True” and three other collages will be displayed in a show in Los Alamos.  The show is called Spirit Lines and its aim is to “find beauty in the broken and imperfect in the tradition of Wabi Sabi.” The Portal Gallery is in Fuller Lodge Art Center, located at 2132 Central Avenue, in the center of Los Alamos, New Mexico. The reception will be on Friday, March 23, from 5-7 pm.   gallery@fullerlodgeartcenter.com
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Detail, "My Thoughts Be True"

Varnishing, "My Thoughts Be True"

Detail, "So Costly A Sacrifice"

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​And opening at the same time, is my solo show at the Northern New Mexico Regional Arts Center, in the Plaza in the center of Española.  I will display large scale collages that don’t often get shown and some new pieces. The show will include the Lincoln portrait “So Costly A Sacrifice”, the award-winning “Still Life” and “Loosen Your Soul” and the depiction of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The opening reception will be on Friday, April 6, from 5-7 pm (after the Easter holiday)

Our Lady of Peace in Love

I will be participating in the Fest For Beatles Fans this weekend in Jersey City, on the Hudson, displaying Fan art, and creating a multimedia live presentation of a tribute to the legacy of Brian Epstein.  Enjoying Music and the Friendship of Beatles Fans.

Love and Peace!

Deco