This spring I hope to get past a traumatic 2023 assault.
After almost three years in jail, my assailant should finally face trial. I and other victims are ready to testify and accept the outcome, whatever that may be.
Some of us have been the target of intimidation and defamation attacks, including on social media. Mine began with threatening phone calls shortly after his arrest in May 2023 and picked up again the past few months. Police and DA are aware of this ongoing campaign to dissuade our testimony.
It won’t work. We will testify.
In the studio, I keep meaning to do one thing and end up with another. In other words, pieces are finding their own way despite me. It’s humbling and inspiring to see how little my own ego has to do with the work that speaks best.
I continue to recover slowly from a heart infection, with progress expected not in weeks but over many months or even years.
Infections and other complications have delayed recovery from a recent, unrelated surgery.
To be honest, this is a very difficult time and I think that is reflected in my art. But it’s also a hopeful time.
Art representing spring has sometimes shocked; think of the Paris riot that allegedly ensued from the premiere of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in 1913.
I don’t expect riots over my new work. But a new direction is getting clearer.
Sometimes Magic
Out of my recent emotional crucible came a real gift, a piece I call Sometimes Magic.
It’s a layered, colorful piece with an inner glow. I don’t want to say much more than that. It’s special, a hopeful statement in dark times. It’s the companion piece to another that I finished later, and will show next month.
Time Travel
This was another gift, an experiment in extended loops created with tape and spray acrylic. It became three-dimensional with a subtle play of colors. It feels like a billowing plane representing time relative to personal experience.
Like life, time is not linear. It speeds and slows, intensifies and retreats. It is a unique and personal experience for every sentient being.
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For more exploration about spring in art, check out the links below.
Spring as inspiration, https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/see-how-spring-has-inspired-artists-across-time
Some notable works:
- Springtime, Botticelli. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/botticelli-spring
- Almond Blossom, Van Gogh. https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0176v1962
- Springtime, Monet. https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.11/
Sometimes Magic
32”x 40” acrylic and collage on wood panel, 2026
