Part V: A Broken Heart Makes For Good Art (No.14)

Selfy No. 14

Part IV: A Broken Heart Makes For Good Art (Pigs)

As long as there are swans in the world, pigs with wings will be under appreciated!

Part III: A Broken Heart Makes For Good Art (Birds)

Birds on the roof of my mother's house
No stones to chase them away
Birds on the roof of my mother's house
Will sit on my own roof some day
They fly at the window, they fly at the door
Where does she get the strength to fight them anymore
She counts all her children as a shield against the pain
Lifts her eyes to the sky like a flower to the rain

Sting

Small detour on the way to the final thought ~ d

Part II: A Broken Heart Makes For Good Art

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The written word in your own handwriting (no matter how bad) can add an element of the artist's voice. Pick wisely, or you may sound dumb. In the end I may not have any of these, but for now, it is giving me something to think about. Just in case you want to see what it really says, look below.

John and Paul...the other Paul!




⁴¹ There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
⁴² So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in mortality; it is raised in immortality:

1 Corinthians 15

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on

John Lennon "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)"



¹⁰ ...prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
  
Malachi 3

 “If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, Infinite. 

William Blake, the Marriage of Heaven and Hell

 
Rise up this mornin',
Smiled with the risin' sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin', ("This is my message to you-ou-ou:")
Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

Bob Marley Three Little Birds

Part I: A Broken Heart Makes For Good Art

Someone I know came back from a concert where the band, which was known for their dark and moody music, was noticeably playing happier songs. The singer, who was also the lyricist, was in a happy relationship when he wrote the new album she commented...

...and then she said “a good life made for bad art.” I think she may be on to something.

We’ve talked to death art as therapy last year, so I’ll try not to repeat myself tonight, but that person is right in that case. A shift in your mental health or mood the wrong way may force you to look for a new career! 

As for me: I got good ideas that keep coming, I got the new job, I've got the kids to keep me going, and I'm not dating :) I'm good. Moreover, I'm such a moody bastard, I can't seem to stay in one place for very long anyway, so I think I'm Ok. 

This is the rough draft for my next piece. It seems to be fueled by a little Doors, a little Bob Marley and a pinch of John Lennon ~ I'm cool with that ~ 

"We all shine on..."

...check back here for updates. ~ Cheers!

Rough ides stage of  "Self Portrait No. 14"