streaming reflections

l'appel  48"x36"  oil/canvas

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writing, thinking, talking are interrelated by language but all employ the use of language in divergent ways.  when i write i try to access the nano second before my thoughts are formed into compos mentis - down to earth, common sensical language.  often i write streaming thoughts,  text written spontaneously with little review or correction.  a demanding and rigorous process, it solicits the present tense,  an instantaneous translation of my own images and thoughts,  not governed by logic or rationality, instead: listening to cadence, rhythm, playful allusions, astute accidents.
as a painter, a comparison can be made between gestural brushwork and fine, detailed #1 hoghair brushwork.  streaming thoughts is gestural brushwork. a gesture reveals quickness, condensed energy.
a gesture can be viewed over and over, at times seen as bold...with a self-confidance that borders on impudence,  at times seen as vulnerable...with a fragility that reveals a silken acuity.

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