Do you wish you had more days like this. What does being alone feel like to you? I would consider myself an introvert so a painting like this instills feelings in me of pure bliss. The peace and tranquility of floating along a river with only the moonlight soothes my soul and quiets my mind. It’s not like that for all of us though, my daughter looks at this image and sees loneliness and feelings of being lost at sea. So what about you, do you revel at the thought of getting some alone time looking upon it as a chance to get away and recharge or does the thought of being alone bring only thoughts of abandonment and fear? Or is it somewhere in between?
I had originally created this image in response to a brief titled life is but a dream because to me that’s what the painting represents, I considered changing the title but on further reflection I began to ponder upon an idea, what is a dream, some would say they are merely involuntary thoughts and images produced by the brain when asleep. However to reduce the human mind down to just a function of our physicality is to disregard the very essence of who we are. I mean aren’t we so much more than just a series of functions. Are we not thinking, feeling, emotional soulful beings. Do our dreams not represent our innermost, often most truthful version of ourselves? Isn’t our waking life just a different version of who we are in a different state of consciousness. It was with this thought in mind that i decided to stick with the title. For aren’t we all just moving from one state of mind to another making it up as we go along.
