Oct 17, 2020

duels of despair

Oh, the battle of balance. Anyone else quietly, yet manically, trying to find sanity? How do we juggle all the emotions!? Feels like I am haphazardly throwing around my energies, while battling society's expectations of normalcy.

This past week, I painted Duel of Despair and Battle of Balance. Ironically, the pieces ended up puzzle-piecing themselves together seamlessly. Pretty telling about my mood, eh?

These 4x6" canvases are special talismans to add to your space--a possession to house all the energies. Their stories outline the shared journeys we are all undertaking. No matter who you are, I bet you have some crazy shit on your plate -- I feel you!!!

Even amongst all the chaos, I am still Entranced by so much. I can thrive, painting away alone in my studio, but I am also a massive extrovert, constantly captivated by adventures and projects. Time will tell how our bewitching world will take it's next steps. Needless to say, I am feeling like a puppet -- yearning for renewed freedom.

We just have to make our own magic. Divination is the answer. Conjure up some stronger mojo, use your inner spirit, and keep your most prominent energies at bay. Stay at ONE with yourself and keep your loved souls as close as your socially-distancing-self can.

On a final note, I'd like to cue up the prophet, Ozzy, with the song, End of the Beginning. The lyrics couldn't be more accurate. Nothing like Black Sabbath for a solid sermon.

Is this the end of the beginning?
 
Or the beginning of the end?
 
Losing control or are you winning?
 
Is your life real or just pretend?

Reanimation of the sequence
 
Rewinds the future to the past
 
To find the source of the solution
 
The system has to be repaired

Release your mind
 
Fast forward to the secrets of your soul
 
Your life's on overload
 
Is this your fate?

Will you decide what makes you an entity
 
That's your identity
 
Well if you don't know
 
Which way to go

You might be lost and confused
 
A second chance no time to lose

Reanimation of your cyber sonic soul
 
Transforming time and space beyond control
 
Rise up and resist to be the master of your fate
 
Don't look back before today- tomorrow is too late

You don't want to be a robot ghost
 
Occupied inside a human host
 
Analyzed and cloned relentlessly
 
Synthesized until they set you free

Alright-okay, alright
 
Till they set you free