Like most things in life, the work has come faster than the words. I can spend a long time contemplating the use of language and its perception by the reader or listener, but what will come out comes out without regard anyway.

This writing is already in the past. The thoughts and inspirations that revealed the painting #underneathitall happened months ago. The ideas and concepts were in some sort of pre-verbal state, which I began to catch glimpses of those pre-verbal images in my journal the end of last year.

The journal images are very raw and deeply personal. I feel that sharing them might be too revealing. I am still debating, so this post may get reworked to infuse them later.

For now, here is #underneathitall complete:

Underneath it all a painting by Sarah Katherine Gray

I cried while painting it. I suppose the blue pulled down strokes emphasize those tears. I didn’t even know I was doing it. My only hope is that when you look, you feel something too.

what i am listening to: arcade fire, the sound of violins

what i am reading: too many tweets

what i am watching: people who long to be seen