Three Paintings Of Mine Published In One Journal, A Spread Across The Same Number of Pages Collectively Pulled Into A River Called A Sangha. Too, A Quote By Thich Nhat Hanh.
Drishti , watercolor and pastel chalk 16" x 20" I currently occupy a creative space new to me. All of the paintings that I had selected to send out with hopes of being published have been. Including three in one book spread over the same number pages and drawn together by a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh. A quote the editor selected and placed beneath the third work reminding me of the inked, carved stamp I use to close handwritten letters. There is a finality to it, an unexpected one. I have a pendulum of emotions about having a depleted supply of unpublished artwork. It is of course wonderful that much of the watercolor artwork I created over the last nine years, I started painting in 2017, has been published. Some found their way onto the cover of a literary journal while other pieces slipped inside and took residence on a page. Yet, now the long rope above my art table has empty clothespins hanging from it. There is no new work or work waiting to be sent out. I feel like O...
