Sean's Garden #2 (work in progress)
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 12 inches
Barbara Muir © 2011
(apologies for the quality of the shot -- something
strange is happening with my camera. I promise
to work it out and reshoot tomorrow.)
it down and sleep at night. In fact I'm raggedly tired,
and fall asleep holding it in my hands. Funny. It
might not be the book for you -- Nicholson Baker,
The Anthologist, but what I love is his exact and
poetic observation of life as he wastes time not
writing the introduction to a poetry anthology.
For someone who loves words -- me -- this is
ideal.
Of course the reason it's so good is what it's about --
not being able to be creative -- the dithering we do
when we can't paint, or write, or sculpt, or sing, or
play the piano.
Warning: The entire novel is an interior monologue --
the thoughts that go through a creative person's head.
If you don't like the guy, and have no problems with
procrastination, you won't get it, and won't like it.
That said, I like the guy so much wish I knew him,
and I share some (thank goodness not all) of his
delaying tactics.
Now I'm heading out to buy canvas. So don't worry.
I think if this fellow in the book knew you
he'd be writing. You certainly help me to keep
going, and get excited about making art every day.
Have a reading-a-book-you-love day.
