It always amazes me to see how one word can have so many personalities. The word “quarantine” for example is “quarantaine “ in French. While it means as well to be put in isolation, it also means to be in one’s forties. The age of wisdom, right? So now that I am forced to be in “quarantaine” twice, I decided to scrutinize my artistic wisdom a bit closer.
I started first by looking pictures of past art works. As a basically self-taught acrylic painter, you can imagine how much I have discovered! Touches of hesitation, touches of doubts, touches of confidence and so many touches of total disappointments. I discovered how much I have probably look around, in search of a color that I had in my head but that my hands couldn’t translate… Nevertheless, life journeys have been winning all along, shaping my way of looking, seeing things that naked eyes can’t see.
As I close the album of the past, I realize that being in quarantine in the present should be viewed as one more chance to look even deeper the things around me. Food, objects, nature or people all of a sudden, were talking to me in a different way. So I decided to listen. And the conversation became delightful. I had nowhere to go. And nowhere was waiting for me. I had time to discover, to shape, to render… So I am discovering, shaping and rendering. And my art is listing and talking back to me.
If you are in quarantine today it could be for you the day to listen closer to your passion. This God-given talent that you have put to sleep needs to be shaking and waking-up. Just like many of us have been discovering, being in quarantine could be that important moment between two heart beats. That pause where spirituality and passion can meet for once.
The making of ” Pikliz ” as depicted in the artist canvas has its own significance as each individual or at least individual families will perhaps put a spin on the basic recipe…
As with the ” color of a word ” you are helping us to see the need to slow down … and the positive effect it will have in our lives . The real chance / time to refect on the more important things or at the very most the enjoyable ones
Thank you
This is such a fine article. I am very fortunate to have seen some of Pascale’s original art pieces and I must say that she is also definitely masterful with placing words on paper.
I saw the article. War has made me look at things differently also. Even deep diving into myself and the actions I have taken in the past. That’s why I now appreciate the the things, people, art, love, effort now than ever before. What is upsetting is when others can’t really see and appreciate the beauty of that they have been blessed with.
Pascale, well done on the making of Pikliz. The details of this painting are really quiet stunning. It give me the impression that you spend some real mental force and energy to really produce such quality art piece. It is really unique and perhaps something nice to have. I will contact you to discuss further. I really admire this work of art.