Life of late seems even more rollercoasterish.... from the joys of watching a student produce a successful work - surprising classmates and themself.... to those moments of dark introspection when the black dog bites and the frustrations of the past month seem to bubble to the surface.
This month I've been given a free "Get out of Hell Card" from old mate David Millikan and I hope to be joining him and Susan on their property near Berry in NSW. David has been in Brisbane and Kingaroy recently working on a piece about a cultist who purports to be the reincarnated Jesus and we recently caught up. The woman in Dave's life is Susan Dermody, mother of aussie actress Maeve Dermody who is making waves in a newly released Aussie film "Griff the Invisible" so it promises to be an interesting time living with filmmakers again.
Berry is the area where Lloyd Rees produced his iconic "The Road to Berry" as well as being near where Arthur Boyd lived and worked for so long producing his wonderful landscapes on the Shoalhaven River. So much of Australian art has such a strong sense of place and ownership of a locale so spending time talking about art and theology and life will hopefully renew my soul. One of my favourite authors, John Updike said there are three great things - art, sex and religion (we'll probably get around to third at some point - boys will be boys). I'm looking forward to the time off and the chance to unwind and sort through some of the accumulated clutter in my life at present.
Reading is on hold at the moment.
By the bedside is :
The Snowman - Jo Nesbo (Norwegian Noir on loan from a friend)
The Creative Habit - Twyla Tharp (40 years of wisdom on the creative process)
The Headmaster's Wife - Jane Haddam (American version of Agatha Christie)
Drive - Daniel Pink (The nature of human motivation and the mismatch between science and education's understanding of the process)
The Politics of God and the Politics of Man - Jacques Ellul (One of my favourite theologians and ex-resistance fighter explores the political response)
Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer (cutting edge research and techniques for memory and total recall)
... and I've just recently picked up a book of Lichtenstein's Drawings and Prints to replace the Egon Schiele: Drawing and Watercolours I've recently completed.
So here's to the glimmer of hope in our lives as we reconsider, reconstruct and reconnect.
Burn Brightly, P.
This month I've been given a free "Get out of Hell Card" from old mate David Millikan and I hope to be joining him and Susan on their property near Berry in NSW. David has been in Brisbane and Kingaroy recently working on a piece about a cultist who purports to be the reincarnated Jesus and we recently caught up. The woman in Dave's life is Susan Dermody, mother of aussie actress Maeve Dermody who is making waves in a newly released Aussie film "Griff the Invisible" so it promises to be an interesting time living with filmmakers again.
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| Road to Berry - Lloyd Rees 1947 |
Reading is on hold at the moment.
By the bedside is :
The Creative Habit - Twyla Tharp (40 years of wisdom on the creative process)
The Headmaster's Wife - Jane Haddam (American version of Agatha Christie)
Drive - Daniel Pink (The nature of human motivation and the mismatch between science and education's understanding of the process)
The Politics of God and the Politics of Man - Jacques Ellul (One of my favourite theologians and ex-resistance fighter explores the political response)
Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer (cutting edge research and techniques for memory and total recall)
... and I've just recently picked up a book of Lichtenstein's Drawings and Prints to replace the Egon Schiele: Drawing and Watercolours I've recently completed.
So here's to the glimmer of hope in our lives as we reconsider, reconstruct and reconnect.
Burn Brightly, P.
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