Transitions

December 1983 - October 1988

Table of Contents

· Giving

· Balance

· There’s no such thing as a Coincidence

A book of change, on all fronts all at the same time.

83 Photographs of an evolving painter.

Prologue

Transitions is such an important time for me as an artist and person, that it took several changes of title, placement of pieces within, and even over-coming over-all guilt, to finally arrange, type, edit, scan, and complete this effort.

This is about Kathy, my Indian Woman and her daughter Jennifer, and our attempt at a “nuclear” family.

It’s about starting to paint, and conversations with Vincent VanGogh.

It’s about the urge to run away, from my job, from my children, from my life and become an artist.

It’s about realizing that’s a very Gauguin thing to do and not doing it, becoming a non-custodial parent while in pursuit of happiness.

It’s about Judy.

Transitions is living the fact that at the edge of the end of it all, is the beginning, expect no rewards and they’re yours, we become what we’ve done and acceptance are true directions, at least for me.

I just wrote it down.

I’d love to hear your comments.