expectations

What shows

how little

we know?

What can be is

oft far less than

what we expect.

What is now

has never been

what it was.

07/25/2024 j.g.l.

value beyond

Simplicity.

Is there emotion in austerity?

Humanity?

What do you see when attempting

to define your limited visibility?

Minimalism, abstract impressionism

or incorporeal thought.

Less is more, but is it enough?

Texture, tone, and value beyond

your current scene. If you take it to an

extreme, you will question

what it means.

What is really there?

What line do you cross?

Can simplicity be complicated, or

should it even be attempted?

07/23/2024 j.g.l.

Mondays are just young Fridays

Things will not go as planned. Intentions will be disrupted, even overlooked, in the aftermath of an unexpected reality.

Where you are headed will not be the place you end up, undoubtedly or undeniably. No matter how hard you attempt to make each gesture, brushstroke, promise, prayer, or pastime as perfect as you believe it can be, many times you will not arrive at a perceived destination. All too often your endeavors never hit the mark; at times your work may be better than expected (celebrate those moments), but everything (even your judgement) is subjective.

You are not limited to, or by, the colours in your paintbox or progression of your process.

Imagination is as limited or expansive as you want it to be. Give it time to blossom; in certain instances, you may even have to reel it in. This is all about possibilities, no matter which media, method, or style you are beholden to.

You owe your art (or life) nothing but your presence; the value comes from the practice, as rudimentary or spontaneous as it is or will become.

07/22/2024 j.g.l.

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Wealth Walks And Poverty Sleeps

Posted on September 16, 2015 by j.g.lewis // 2 Comments

It speaks of history, arts and culture,
and the ever-changing socio-economic
trends. A longtime destination, Toronto’s
Queen Street West is more than just a
street, and far more than a neighborhood.
Retail rules in a curious blend of
commercial and residential, everything
and anyone is out on the street. Musicians
perform for passing strangers, artists show
their craft, and crafters show their wares.
Poets offer words to those who will listen,
and fashion is right there; in stores or on
the people. Ethnicities mix, and cultures
collide, in food and drink or otherwise. It’s
cool in the clubs, late night on the street,
shoppers shop, and everyone eats.
Wealth walks and poverty sleeps.