Tolerence(2)

The image created for the week 7th March to 12th March on A2 cartridge paper using soft pastel.

The words of this week that I considered as I created the piece of work were - Long suffereing, Stoicism, Forbearance, Kindliness, Unprejudiced, Unbigoted.

Cathy commented on the first weekly image I posted to say it felt as if a safe place was coming into being on the evidence of work being posted or words to that effect. Maybe the work and the posting of it is more of a safe place already in being  just the small matter of me walking through perceived fire and raging torrent to  stand in its midst. I loved the  'wrested from high energy  forces that flirt on the frontiers of chaos' image Cathy conjured up  now that would be something to try and put down on paper:0)  Probably just too involved in the wresting but one day may be.

Till then I find minutes have become hours as I reach for colour and shape to express the reality that I find when I spend time quietly considering words and their message for me and the understanding they offer for the next step as I make it.

The posted representations of my work tend, I feel, to somewhat lift the colour, brighten and take away the depth and layers in the work, my poor photography but I'm working on it. They are vibrant, full of life but are probably not as garish or bright as they may appear on screen but what do I know I'm just the mark maker:0)