Do you have thoughts that burn & burn & burn inside you? For me, it’s the old fields. These are the spaces between places, symbolic of the gaps between all things, that may be reconsidered as we look for answers in these unprecedented times when the need for physical distance and social succession is bringing new perspectives to help solve extreme challenges. #oldfields is an ecological term referring to lands once maintained and then abandoned, where a natural succession occurs that can either result in the rapid return of a native ecosystem or change toward a completely different system with often unpredictable dynamics and impacts. These emerging ecosystems found in the marginal, deserted lands of my rural community have provided a backdrop for a new cast of wayward young characters making their own marks amid uncertainty. These overlooked lands provide a paradoxical landscape for the youthful explorers who find themselves in uncharted territory, accompanied by figments and fathoms, inundated by swarms in a misty atmosphere. . Burning Thoughts, 22” x 30”, #colouredpencil and #pastel, 2020. Part of my Old Fields, Revisited exhibition currently up @galleryjones alongside the works of @paulmorstadpainting in his show Make Haste But Slowly. . #oldfieldsrevisited #drawing #burningthoughts #coloredpencil #galleryjones #galleryyoun #slategallery (at Gallery Jones) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMKj8Cgd3v/?igshid=1rcfc5ng9av41
