Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to give some time to it.
The god of music dwelleth out of doors.
I gave thee what could not be heard What had not been given before The beat of my heart I gave !
Treasure the shadow. . . . There are no shadows save from substance cast.
To Death I yield, but not to Doubt, who slays before!
Who turns away from gazing at the sun Sees its dusk images fill all the air. It is not otherwise when Hope is done: Her darkling phantoms make the heaven of Despair.
The spirit of the year, like bacchant crowned, With lighted torch goes careless on his way; And soon bursts into flame the maple's spray, And vines are running fire along the ground.
Such is the blindness, nay the insanity of mankind, that some men are driven to death by the fear of it.
Woman [in the 14th century] was the Church's rival, the temptress, the distraction, the obstacle to holiness, the Devil's decoy.
I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: RAPUNZEL For horse thieving, kidnapping, jail breaking, and using her hair in a manner other than nature intended! REWARD