Mythos & Marginalia

life notes between the lines and along the edges


July 2023

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

    Commencement of an idea: a blank canvas.
        What you think and what you believe, at times, are on non-collinear planes.
        Separate thoughts.
        The concept is not clear, but there is a distinct vision. Time is required to sort out the polarities.
        I know I need colour, right now, to breakout of the homogeneous pattern of darkness I have settled into; a forced change might best state the obvious.
        An interruption at least, a new perspective at best. Figurative or metaphorical, abstract thought equals diversion.
        Random colours introduced, aware of the concept, but more or less tentative. Time is required, further consideration, to see what will dominate because, proportions aside, each colour is equal.
        The divergent nature of complimentary contrasts is not colorfast.
        My mood or mindset, over time, will sort out what goes where. Spontaneity has its place but has yet to show itself.
        It is a process as much as it is progress.
        No concern yet with accomplishment because, some days, simply picking up the paintbrush is as much an achievement as anything.
        Thinking is believing.

    07/31/2023                                                                                                          j.g.l.

  • more than memorable

    It’s when we lose those who were not afraid to express themselves that we reflect on the nature and diversity of art, and we are a little better off knowing the artist did well what they could and left us with something more than memorable.

    Rest in power.
    Rest in peace.

    Sinéad O’Connor
    1966 – 2023

    May she now find the peace
    that often eluded her.

    07/30/2023                                                                                            j.g.l.

  • things you possess

    It’s not what you have;
    it’s what you have with you.
    You may own several umbrellas,
    but unless you have one handy
    when it rains, none of them are
    useful.
    Your degree(s), that camera, the
    skills you have developed over
    the years, are things you possess,
    but unless they are put to use
    they do not serve your current
    purpose.
    Some of us travel lightly through
    this life, taking only what is
    believed to be needed at the time.
    Others are better prepared for
    whatever they encounter.
    Only you can decide to use what
    you have, or use what you can.

    ©2018 j.g. lewis

     

  • stay safe

    The traffic patterns of daily life; the
    congestion on the streets and sidewalks
    can be overwhelming.
    We have all got somewhere to go,
    somewhere to be, today as with any day.
    Moving far too fast, as if it is expected
    of us, we struggle to keep up.
    Stay safe.
    Try to stay in your own lane.
    Let others in; be courteous to those
    who feel they need to get there faster.
    Try to enjoy the journey.
    We’ve all got somewhere to be.

    07/28/2023                                                                                                              j.g.l.