Inaugural strokes

Every artist delays the instituting stroke.


inauguralstrokes 

It must be an overriding fear
of the clean white page
and that first committing mark
that sets the pace for what's to come.
But once done and down,
the rest unfolds a rhythm
in the repetition of a difference,
one beat at a time,


redplusyellow 


beginning with an orange ground



orangefillingup 

to support the other colours of the palette
of the painting-yet-to-be,


orangefillswhitewallblackholes 

a becoming released
from underneath
and in between
each layered stroke.

These are the steps we take

the steps we take 

These are the steps we take


throughanopendoor 

through an open door that beckons


topassageways 

towards a passageway of possibilities


thewaitingwall 

that leads towards the waiting wall
of nothingwithoutjoy.


"Whether you think this is possible or whether you think this is impossible,
it is true. " (Karyn Callaghan)