Desert Thirst.

To enter the wilderness of desert or mountain, ocean or space you must make friends with the unexpected. True of artists as they explore their expressions in color, texture, form and line, inspiration is often unexpected. As we embrace the time and space at the easel, the dance floor, the concert stage, the blank page, passion is awakened. The art of embracing is to free the mind of preconceived ideas and let the flow of ideas bubble up from the subconscious. A thousand regions, yet undiscovered, lie in the fertile ground of your mind and quieting the static of noisy distractions will release them. I often hear the question, "What are you going to paint next?" My answer is always, "I'll see what comes." And it does....the lacey pattern of ice rimming a pond, a bird sitting on a trembling branch, a wild river rushing to the oceas, a mountain jutting up from the valley, a face filled with light or a memory of planets floating in space....it comes....always.