Eyes tight shut. Lips sealed. Here's another contemporary homage - and apologies - to the amazing Canadian artist, Daniel Barkley (at minutes 2:10 of ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4xugSQAlY&t=128s ) Daniel depicts a series of nudes dripping with paint. I'm getting ready for my spring exhibition at the Pavilion cafe in Bedford Park. I'm remembering my first experience of the festival of Holi (Rajasthan 1973) at which the crowds threw bright paint powder at each other in celebration of the coming of Spring. 'Keep your eyes shut and your mouth closed!' That was the best advice of Mr Sharma. Yellow celandines. Blue grape hyacinths. Yellow 'tete a tete' daffodils. Blue violets. When things are coming at you, maybe it's best to grit your teeth and hang on in there. Say nothing. See nothing. Endure. |