Day 236

Abject splendid: Accompanied by Albert Camus’ Quote Which Begins “deep feelings” Ink, watercolor, gouache on paper “deep feelings always mean more than they are conscious of saying… Great feelings take with them their own universe, splendid or abject.” –Albert Camus,  The Myth of Sisyphus 236 days done, 129 to go.

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Day 235

Sibling Visión: Nadia: Part 2 Digital Photograph We’ve known each other for almost fifteen years. We’ve grown up together, when she drew her first breath, I was there. Our stores have grown, together, as people’s stories do when their perspectives converge and learn to understand. Understand the intricacy of almost fifteen years together. 235 days…

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Day 234

Path to Inspiration: Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez Watercolor and ink on paper “a crisis of inspiration, that word, abominable but so real, that demolishes everything in its path in order to reach its ashes in time.” –Gabriel García Márquez, Living to Tell the Tale 234 days done, 131 to go.

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Day 233

Planning is Not Optional: Ice and Wind and Pine Needles Ink on paper Today, I awoke to a world coated in ice. The frozen trees groaned under the newfound weight, but the pine needles that once were silent found their voice in the tinkling ice. Together with the wind, they sang out in the post-storm…

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Day 232

First from the Center: A Universe in Tens Part 4* Acrylic on paper sphere All this brightness  Contracts at my pupil,   Chases the supple shadows  away, around, Reminding me, in all this contrast, is a remnant of comfort. *Many of the pieces in CognEYEzant:365 are small parts of a larger piece. See it here.…

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Day 231

Learning to Stand: Inspired by Sarah Grimké’s Quote Which Begins “But I ask no favors for my sex.” Ink on paper “But I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet from off our necks, and permit…

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