Story in a Forgotten Language
14 x 14
Leslie Avon Miller
I want to tell what the forests
were like.
were like.
I will have to speak
in a forgotten language.
in a forgotten language.
~W.S. Merwin
Close some doors.
Not because of pride,
but because that no longer fits your life.
~Paolo Coelho
I keep trying to change what I do all because of too much thinking,
instead of letting it happen.
What I do keeps on insisting to be here the way it wants to be.
For that I am grateful.
You can’t help but be true to who you are;
nobody can tell you how to be a good artist.
Your soul is going to be in there anyway, if it exists at all.
It can’t be some programmatic, rigid,
ideological thing that’s outside of your own experience.
~Ellen Phelan
The only way you have anything to
offer as an artist is to please yourself.
I am still telling stories in the studio, and dancing in the process.
Story to be continued.
I am going to try to photograph this painting again...it doesn't have any yellow. Its grey and black and grey/tan/warm tone. Photography is such a challenge when it comes to art!
ReplyDeleteFor now it's time for a glass of something and a little supper. Thanks for stopping by!
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DeleteThe image looks better now. You can click on it and see it larger if you like.
ReplyDeleteThe image shows no yellow...photography is sometimes challenging!
ReplyDeleteYou are telling your stories in your own beautiful way...powerful!
Thank you Mary Ann. We can only really work in our own way, as I keep proving to myself!
DeleteI think you've hit on a great composition here! And a great collection of quotes to offer us food for digging deeper into our art. (I typed heart by mistake first. Maybe that's what I meant?)
ReplyDeleteDigging deeper into our heart/art...I like that!
Deletedancing
ReplyDeleteto the music
of a forgotten language
each
and every day
yes,yes...
xox - eb.
I think we all know forgotten languages on some level...
Deletea great painting!
ReplyDeleteThank you Stefanie. I love your story drawings!
Deletej'aime cette peinture, mais malheureusement je ne comprends pas les mots l'accompagnant...
ReplyDeleteMerci. J'utilise Google translate à comprendre des mots dans une autre langue. Merci pour s'arrêter par mon blog!
DeleteOne quote says - Une citation dit
Je veux dire à ce que les forêts
étaient comme.
Je vais avoir à parler
dans une langue oubliée.
Le titre de ma peinture est une histoire dans un langage oublié.
Xo
~leslie
sighhhhh ....
ReplyDeleteswooooon....
Almost at a loss for words.
LOVE your painting and this post. Beautiful quotes to soothe.
"I keep trying to change what I do all because of too much thinking,
instead of letting it happen" ..... I know the feeling. Glad the good stuff keeps insisting.
There is an insistence in the studio stronger than mine! Yesterday I noticed that when "I" surprise myself and feel the wonder, that's when the real painting begins!
Deletewhat you two are saying is so true and right it moves me.
Deleteenjoy your painting. and the quotes are marvelous. i think of you in your new studio, processing...
ReplyDeleteThank you Suki.
Deletelove this piece and the quotes - and love the image of you dancing in your studio . . .
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy.
DeleteSuch a beautiful new piece, keep dancing.
ReplyDeleteDancing! Thanks Kathryn.
Deletefood for eyes, thoughts and soul. thank you
ReplyDeletegreat new piece and wonderful thoughts
ReplyDeleteand let`s dance. always good to be in motion
many greetings ;)
wonderful painting, Leslie . . I like the Steve Aimone quote. Once I started doing that, painting started becoming easier.
ReplyDelete"stories in forgotten languages"
ReplyDeletehow I love that!
Your work always appears to be so bold, confident, self assured.
I am surprised to hear that you struggle,,,,or even would TRY to change what you do. Or why.
Then I re-read the 'Standing On Fishes' in your sidebar:
"I feel closer to what language can't reach"
and I understand. It's universal, isn't it?
ahh
ReplyDeletethe last quote.
That's it for me. And that you dance -
thankyou.
my soul is so soothed
ReplyDeleteand nourished
by this powerful share.
glad thanks,
Jennifer
Your painting is definitely 'dancing' towards your inner voice. Can't wait for the continuing story.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous painting. It looks so rich and deep. And as an artist I can really connect with the statement "You can’t help but be true to who you are"
ReplyDeletePowerful image and soul searching words. Quite a combination. Thanks for "holding nothing back".
ReplyDeleteThe world has almost won its program of beating me into submission. But I don't want to be a camera. Slamming that door with gusto is becoming attractive. I come here for rest and encouragement. Thank you for this blog and the poetics.
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