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September 1, 2010

American Oystercatchers

acrylic on canvas, framed, image is 30" x 40"

This painting is a study in decision. The four birds are all in a different attitude of flight. When I started it I thought they might all be coming in to land, but now I'm not so sure they aren't taking off.

Life is about choice. The older I get the more I respect that every choice we make has merit. There is an exquisite orderliness to life despite the seeming chaos, which is a composite reflection of all the choices we make, every day, all day long. Sometimes I wonder if the most significant decisions occur when we have a desire to lift off or to land. Both can be about change and most of the time we have to fly 'by the seat of our pants' as we decide which to do. Sigh. It's a beautiful, incredible world, isn't it?

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