If ever there was a time to seek asylum from the world with
art healing, it is certainly now. A
gloom has set over the world like a murky veil as if Dementors, the kind in
Harry Potter have circled our skies staining it in inky black and
reigning/raining despair upon humankind.
I, of course, am speaking of #ISIS. An acronym that holds no humanity within it;
these aren’t humans. They are demons
upon this earth. The darkness preceded
them with #MH370 vanishing in thin air, a mystery still unsolved. The conflict
with Russia and Ukraine, Gaza and Israel, Syrian Refugee crisis and yet,
another horrific plane disaster, shot from the sky was #MH371.
And, shall we throw in a Pandemic disease with no sign of relenting?
Ebola. A savage disease that has taken way too many lives with more suffering
to come. We have our own unrest right
here in the USA with an economy that never recovered and a government so
dysfunctional, IT needs to be impeached.
NRA, forgive me, but America is Guns Gone Wild. Debate all you want and bow down to the
Constitution, a document made during another time that resembles nothing like
it is today, but America has a problem with guns.
It is hard to see the lightness and laughter right now. Even laughter was extinguished with Robin
Williams’ passing in such a distressing gut wrenching way. I felt his pain and anguish. If only…
They say, “Every generation has its war.” Can I tell you how much I hate that
saying? But it is true. Humans are humans no matter the year. Think of all the horrible wars over kingdoms,
religions, and even Hatfields vs. McCoys.
And we have had Pandemics before, the Bubonic Plague and the Spanish Flu,
for example. What’s different, I guess,
is that it feels new to me. It feels
horrible. It feels like the walls are closing
in and I am frightened.
How many people are feeling anxious? Sad? Worried? I am sure
I am not alone. I can’t even watch the
news lately, it has turned so ugly, so very ugly.
I can do the only thing that is in my control. I can try to brighten my little sphere of
life with color.
Well, this is a time when we have to work extra hard to find
the light and colors of the world. This
is a time when the art community can draw together, no pun intended and spread
the art joy. Take that blank canvas and
splash on the color and post it! That
art easel that has been staring at you, begging you to prop up a canvas and to
create something, well, go make it happy
and USE it!
I finally have an easel and
I want to use it, but haven’t decided what to paint next. Maybe I should just do an abstract of colors that
make me happy. When I am done, I will
pass it along.
#ArtHeals
Let’s spread the colors to outshine the darkness.
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