It's for an upcoming exhibit, entitled "Setting Sail: Artists at Sea," which is certainly a broad enough theme to encompass the anxiety of a newly emerging painter. But of course I'm also bringing in samples of a whole bunch of boat and water related photographs and photo collages, including this one, which I don't even remember creating...
But it's a delightful representation of the mixed emotions I'm feeling about this whole adventure -- the terrifying powerlessness of being swept over the falls and yet the utter serenity of the cormorant drying its wings. And perhaps it's a good analogy for the spiritual life, as well: the sense of surrender to some larger force, and yet the calm center that arises within us over time as a result of that surrender...
1 comment:
Well, that title certainly carries more than a single meaning! It should be interesting to see what is selected for the exhibit.
Wishing you a successful show.
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