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Within the newness of Spring

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Within the newness of Spring

Within the newness of Spring this year, as my nest is empty and my health deteriorates,I find myself dreaming big. I am, suddenly, willing to take my artistic intincts -- as yet untrained and raw -- to a place unknown: THE PUBLIC. I have some of my work displayed in a local gallery, I entered (and was one of 16 winners) a local market umbrella painting commission-competition, and I joined this website, Fine Art America, in order to put my art "out there". My whole life has been lived rather quietly; over the years, I have dabbled in "art" in one form or another -- always needing a project or two to be working on, although often some lie unfinished for years. Do you know that feeling -- that NEED to be making something, working on something, creating something? It is a strong pull (or push), is it not?!?

Well, for whatever reason, this year that NEED is overwhelming and I am really trying to live out my days with art being "my thing" -- the dreams of my youth may be a dim memory, and the future may belong to others now as mine becomes obscured in the gray mist of aging, but my soul feels light and joyful with the full flush of the newness of Spring!