State of Mind

“Heaven is a state of mind, not a location” – Wayne W. Dyer

  
WPC – state of mind

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Lunenburg Doors

  
A couple of Lunenburg doors.  Photos taken last summer during a pleasant walk around town. Sigh.  I remember green grass and sunshine…..

  
Love this red door!  …and the reflections.

I couldn’t resist adding this to Norm’s Thursday Doors – February 25. Check his post out and you’ll see why…..

Seasons

“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.

Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.

Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.

Winter passes and one remembers one’s perserverence” – Yoko Ono

  
Innocence

  Exuberance
  
Reverence

  Perserverence 
WPC – Seasons

Life Imitates Art ….

“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life” – Oscar Wilde

    
  
These photos were taken in the European Art section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC last year.  I’m afraid I don’t know the titles of the originals. I didn’t wish to get between the piece and the artist to read the tags – and I’m not smart enough to know them otherwise.

I was absolutely taken with the process of reproduction as I’d never seen it done before.  Being nosey, I was able to speak a little bit with the artists to get permission to take these iPhone photos.  The artist responsible for the second painting was happy for me to take a photo, but she didn’t want to be included.  

Back to Oscar Wilde.  If you are looking for a witty quote, he’s your man.  I sometimes read them for pure enjoyment. But that always leads to reflection. I haven’t struck one yet that doesn’t completely resonate.  With that in mind, here’s another quote of his …. to close this post:

“No great artist sees things as they really are.  If he did, he would cease to be an artist” – Oscar Wilde

WPC – Life Imitates Art

There was a Time …

 How’d it get so late so soon? – Dr Seuss

 

  
WPC – Time

Vibrant

Last June I volunteered to guide a group of grades primary-3 students (ages 5-9) in a collaborative art project.  Here each student created a 3-D butterfly in colours which spoke to them.  When brought together like this, the piece reflects their joy of learning and their part within their community. The piece continues to be displayed outside of the school office, and what fun it is to see the children continue to stop by and seek out their own part – their individual butterfly.   I love how this collaborative piece comes together to be greater than the sum of its parts.

Considering art, collections and vibrancy ….. I can’t help but think of the fabulous realist Mary Pratt.  Her vibrant reflection of daily life is uplifting and …..humbling.. This was part of a retrospective presented at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. If you’d like to see more about that show, you can do that here.

WPC – vibrant