Monday, April 30, 2007

Helpi'mlost (2002)




















Helpi'mlost did not turn out as I had hoped, but I saved it because sometimes feeling "lost" is exactly what happens as I am painting. With this painting, I admitted I was lost and let that be okay. It might be a prayer. Not the end of the world. It seems to be related to a recurring dream that I am walking alone toward home as the sun is setting, but then I realize that home is not a place I am going to reach before dark. This painting shows what "not home" looks like. The colors are unsettling to me. Maybe this is someone else's home, but I don't feel comfortable there. In the recurring dream, I keep walking anyway in the fading light with my vision of home.

1 comment:

robin andrea said...

Your description of the dream does sound unsettling. Not being able to get home, but to continue walking without resolution is definitely the kind of dream that would make me feel lost.