The Assignment

The assignment was a self portrait… which is very hard for someone (me) who does not paint anything that resembles the object in front of them. So, that lovely old wood box, that made its trip from Ohio …hmmm…three sections…perfect!!



My base...layers and worn...my roots and branches

My head...where all the ideas nest

My heart...almost filled with faith and still holding on

And, add a favorite saying:

You become.

It takes a long time.

That is why it does not happen to people who break easily or have sharp edges or who have to be carefully kept.

Generally, by the time you are real most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose joints and very shabby.

But, these things don't matter at all because when your real you can't be ugly, except to people who do not understand.

The Velveteen Rabbit