Two Miles to Heaven and Hell is Not in Sight
New painting. Title : “Two Miles to Heaven and Hell is Not in Sight”
Maybe the Heaven and Hell series has just begun.
Guess this one does not look much like approaching heaven. But since I have not been there I do not know. Maybe it is approaching Jackson Pollock’s Heaven? All I know is this painting emerged and the title was presented to me. It may still change. My art is ALWAYS CHANGING. So keep posted and see what happens. (it just changed)
Don’t ask why I posted the following. Things can just burst forth. I believe in honoring and trusting our creative spirit…..the Divine within. Sometimes it may not seem to make sense at the moment (of creation) but it becomes clear over time. Some call it a hunch, gut reaction, intuition, Divine guidance, Higher Self. It does not matter. All that matters is you listen to and obey it. It will not harm anybody because it comes from a source of pure LOVE and therefore should be embraced. It knows only Truth and as it is said………the truth will set you free (it might just seem to take a while).
“Crisp as a doughnut. Small as a flea.
This painting tells you …….a lot about me.”
So I guess it could be called
” Two Miles to Heaven and Hell is Not in Sight – A Self Portrait”
But as someone once said….
What’s in a name? That which we call a painting
By any other name would still just look like paint. (Thanks Shakespeare)
Now back to the studio to find……. Heaven! (Hell is not in sight)
Copyright Burgess 2012 (c) All rights reserved.
BURGESSART 
Since you exposed me to the concept of art that continues to evolve and change, even within finished works, I have been intrigued by it. Humans are art that evolves continuously so why not our creations as well. When we interact with a person or thing, a new experience is created, a new person or thing. The quality of our experiences informs our evolving self. Even with the changing panels and planes of a face, the unknown exists. Fear of the unknown brings fear of distortion or new ways of experiencing the same truths. Thanks for continuing to challenge the finality of past experience.
Thank you so much for your comment. You have an insight into my work that very few have. Over time I hope I can reveal it to all. The basic truth is simple though, EVERYTHING is changing all the time and evolving into something new. As the material world changes around us we naturally feel fear unless we know reality for what it really is ……. an illusion. Something much grander lies beyond it. I hope my art is and will somehow show this.
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UPDATE on this artwork. Yesterday I pulled this painting out and was about to change it. Something stopped me even though I looked at it for a couple of hours. Finally I asked for help on what to do with it and went to bed. This morning I received an email advising of the above pingback…..IN MEMORY OF…
There could be no clearer message than this. This painting must stay as it is!
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