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Botero 2023 RIP to the Master painter

To the Artist Within,

           Sketched in intellectual artistry, I see a person whose strength lies in staying true to themselves. I see the person standing in front of me offering up who they are and hoping so intensely that others will just take them as they come. You, like the finest canvas, stretch your arms out and reach for identity. This unique ability to carve yourself out of nothingness leaves you met with awe as those around you try so desperately to match your authenticity.

           Prone to isolation and melancholy, others may see you as a brooding poet, though I know that your depth can only be compared to the ocean, or, more dramatically, perhaps, to that of an unbelievably large stage. But don’t let others tell you that your sensitivity is too much. You are never “too much.”

           In your quest to master the difficult, you must remember that not everyone else will want to do the same, and that that’s OK. This challenge to yourself then becomes yet another way that you stand out among the crowd.

           Fashioned from buttons and thread, you hold your creations to the sky and demand that others recognize your efforts. You do not require that they like it because you know that their taste is not yours, but it’s alright to be upset from time-to-time when you find out that you’re not always for others.

           You follow your interests and your passions because you know that they will lead you where you need to go. And it is admirable, my little pan pastel, that you never want to stop achieving, but there will come a point where you are going to want to learn to be happy where you are.

           Painted in the balance between logic and emotion, you drip honesty from your lash-line like teardrops. Like a good rubbing, you’ve made more of an impact in me than you know, and I, for one, cannot wait to continue watching you grow.

Love, your biggest fan,

r.h.

P.S. Believe in what you need to create, and don’t let other people influence that creativity because they will always want to impose their thoughts onto yours. But don’t make those thoughts yours.

Song: Four by Sleeping at Last

Favorite Shape,  2015