Jun. 8, 2011 at 5:16 pmMany Afternoons

Many afternoons, when I find myself in my studio surrounded by my paintings, books, bronzes, sketches, tools, photos, computer, brushes, papers, so many creative elements, reminders of things great and small, some finished, some never to be finished, some just starting, I think of what it all says to me.  Every piece, every object is part of the story and my history of a whole world of experiences, family, friendships, work and love of beauty and artistic expression in all its multiple forms.  Most emblematic of it all is my love of creation.  From this comes the drive and the willpower to be the hawk, the apple, the musical note, the stone, the sun, the moon and the distant galaxy.  We are stardust and pregnant with hope, do not say no to yourself, Paris is worth the mass.

Douglas Charles Granum