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The Artist’s
Almanac
January 2008
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What do I know?
- Montaigne, (on the position of the skeptic)
If this be global warming, let us
make the most of it!
Cleverer men than I debate endlessly
the cause and effect of melting icecaps – I know little and
understand less. Once we wintered in Florida; now Florida comes to
us. On New Year’s Eve I brought the last rosebud inside the house,
where it blooms today.
Our days are as an Arizona winter:
frosty mornings warming to sunny middays, ideal for rambling and
exploring. We see all things as they are now and know nature in
all her naked glory. Last week we surprised a resplendent sycamore
shedding her last leaf.
Bledsoe Sycamore – Jack Masters, Photographer
None of us can look directly at the
sun, only at its reflected light. Light is seen only in contrast
to dark, of which there is aplenty in January – the month when
afternoons slip early away to long, cold nights. In January we
count our days so recklessly spent, and reckon how many may be
left. An old friend passes away, while I savor life and light.
January is a time of contrasts of
light and dark, a time for resolutions. Resolutions are frozen
intentions. Unless thawed to action, resolutions soon pass their
sell-by date.
But intentions swarm our mornings,
chirruping early birds, clamoring to be fed. Born of necessity and
our will, they are children of time and soon disappear, like the
leaves of the sycamore, withered and washed downstream by the
currents of time.
The best of our intentions, we call
Hope. Hope, along with Faith and Love, is one of the primary
virtues. While Faith has a determined face, Love bends over us
like a warm, caring mother. But Hope is an innocent, happy child,
beckoning us to join her in a future better even than we can
imagine, in the general dance of life
Soft Breeze – Bill Puryear, Artist
I hope a blessed new year for each
of you.
Venues
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Bill Puryear, Featured Artist, Gallatin
Junior Service League – Ninth Annual Art In Bloom Show -
February 22-23, 2008, Bluegrass Country Club,
Hendersonville, Tennessee
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Brentwood Town Center Theatre – One Man
Show, February 9th- March 1st.
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An Afternoon Garden Party - Cragfont –
Castalian Springs, Tennessee, 4-7 PM, June 14th 2008 –
Music, Wine, Hors D’oeuvres, Paintings by Southern Light
Artists – Third Annual Show Benefiting Cragfont –
Invitations to Follow
Cragfont Gardens – Joel Knapp, Artist
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