Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Getting Old!

Everyone will tell you getting old is difficult, but the alternative... So I have made my life the subject of   my paintings.
The last three works are #398 Old Folk. Someone is being see through the window of a seniors home. The person looks alone but is in a dining room full of other seniors. If he sits alone is because he wants to sit alone. The colors are from Matisse 'Dance' and Mark Rothko 'Untitled (1970) sold for $40,000,000.00 at Sotheby's in 2014.
#399 David at Night is a very bright orange with blue and black, walking at sunset. I like the black where the artist can put in the colours she wants. I suppose it is to obvious that walking into the dark is symbolic of old age.
#400 1984 Hostile World is obviously a reflection on the past. Seniors do that a lot, remembering both the good and the bad. Watching my children growing up was the good part, and watching my friendships change was sometimes the bad. I tend to take everything so personally. Today I have more confidence so most of the 'Hostile World' has left my life.

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