ArtBistro

Art and the recession?

I am an old soul...

I am not the kind of guy to tell anyone what to do. That’s is your biz, I respect your individuality and your choices.

As a student of human nature I have seen to much in too few years

I have learned how it works though and I will share if you promise to remember that I do not promote a cause, a cult, a religion -anything at all except what I have learned for me

Maybe some of you have feeling like mine.

 I am a painter, a photographer maybe a writer.

I am not a desk jockey, a salary slave although I faked it for over 20 years and got good at something I hate (math money management)

No Mas

Nuca

Nyet

I was laid off from a job that stole me from my heart, my kids, my joy in life. My job paid me so much (in my universe) so I couldn’t quit as I bought stuff.  I bought Houses, vacations, cars, boats ,bling, doctors that could make wrinkles and pain go away.

My art was secondary even though I was strong enough to keep my work going as my SO lived in another state. It depressed me, but I had a lot of stuff. My kids where proud of me as I had the "juice" to make them look cool.

They left for college, my twins did. My boss went to rehab closing the doors of a company I gave my soul to for 10 years with no notice , pension, parachute. My SO who was a co owner of our home and a 50% contributor of mortgages, utilities, maintenance had a melt down and disappeared. In short, I went from "riches to rags". No Job, Twins in college and I am short 50% of my monthly obligations.

The house of cards fell.

There is a day that some of us will face that shows us how our community see us.

 My mind works like  a cynical parody of my life in the burbs.  I love seaside New England Affluent burbs and I  always will...Its pretty and I am a sucker for traditional Homer/Hopper/ Sargent/ Diebenkorn seascapes landscapes.

Childe Hassan,John Marin, Neil Welliver, Richard Estes in Maine ..... God help me Fairfield Porter

how do you survive?

Its easy. No muss no fuss

no meetings, readings, dues  nothing, not a godamn thing except a way of looking at life, art, love and what it is that is really important.

So simple ,so funny, so pure ,so erotic and loving, so  safe and easy to control.

Zen baby

every spoke of the wheel leads to the same hub.

Path of least resistance, go with your gut

fuck the rat race and the life you live but don’t love

There is so much more and really that is a relief if you

STOP

LOOK AROUND

just think what are the most important things in your life.

We all have to eat but if you say job

than case closed.

Contact me if you want to talk and can  be real

no real talk?

-sorry ,I am busy

What’s really important?

jeff