In widening rings

Rust, acrylic, coffee, stain, paper, charcoal, felt-tip pen and oil pastel on canvas
 100x100

 Life spreads in widening rings—luminous, delicate, yet full of power. The blossom seems born from darkness, carried by color. It expands, layer upon layer. Green growth winds forward, searching for its path. And where the blue of the depths touches the brightness, a space opens between transience and new beginnings.

 “In widening circles” tells my story, my motto in life according to Rainer Maria Rilke:


 Featured image on the left for Poetry Calendar Reloaded

 RAINER MARIA RILKE

 I live my life in widening circles.

 I live my life in widening circles,
 that extend across things.
 I may not complete the last one,
 But I want to try it.

 I circle around God, around the ancient tower,
 and I have been circling for millennia;
 And I don't yet know: am I a falcon, a storm?
 or a great song.

 1899