Monthly Archives: March 2013

Sun, Wind, Influences

Posted on March 25, 2013 by gracekellyrivera

A favorite Aesop’s Fable I remember was of a contest between the Sun and the Wind. They decided to see which would be the first to remove the coat off of a man walking down a country road. The Wind … Continue reading →

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Sing Out the Glory

Posted on March 17, 2013 by gracekellyrivera

Before going to the studio yesterday morning, I found myself in need of further preparation. I am now into a deeper phase of my commissioned painting which treats a delicate and demanding spiritual subject. Much has happened to clear the … Continue reading →

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Catching Influences

Posted on March 11, 2013 by gracekellyrivera

Art is ego based at a bottom line – everything is, when ego is seen as a structure that is by its nature and intent a device for limiting, confining, so that the Creator may know Itself. By means of … Continue reading →

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Circling Into the Heart of the Art Matter

Posted on March 8, 2013 by gracekellyrivera

It seems I am still circling into the heart of the art matter, not yet alighted. What presents itself is my ongoing struggle with communication about mystical events. The subject of art and the Work space is at its heart … Continue reading →

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Creative Intelligence, Perception, and Art Making

Posted on March 6, 2013 by gracekellyrivera

A viewer of the Journey to the Heart show has asked that I speak about “the workspace that arises between the painter and the canvas, or artist and medium and how perhaps that space is distinct”…and further, that I “might … Continue reading →

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Courtyard Dance

Posted on March 1, 2013 by gracekellyrivera

We are always saying goodbye and hello at the same time. There is a Sufi practice of seeing the opposite of a given condition at the same time it is ongoing – so, to remember death at birth, tragedy in … Continue reading →

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