SECOND BREATH

are endless themes that can be interpreted in many ways. My current connection to the second breath is related to the creation and the physical state. I have recently gone through a very nasty form of whooping cough. Now that I am well and have to tune my breathing, I feel the joy of experiencing the seemingly commonplace things like being lucky enough to enjoy the embrace of a cold pool in times of heat, and then being able to go and warm up in the sun where I have my paintings on the grass to experience along with that pleasant mood. Summer is a different kind of studio for me. I can play more with the larger volume of water that cups between the paint, and the wind that rushes through the water and makes strokes I never dreamed of.