tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877731088554997649.post7683731107262362666..comments2024-03-22T17:39:44.420-07:00Comments on 37th Dream/ Rumors of Peace at Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise: Black and White Series: Family Travelling At Night Again (2005)amhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877731088554997649.post-61459705237311903332007-05-22T18:57:00.000-07:002007-05-22T18:57:00.000-07:00I am not sure where this series of images of a you...I am not sure where this series of images of a young family travelling at night came from. My recollection is that my intention was to draw a man and a woman walking peacefully at night, and then it occurred to me to draw a child to walk with them. I thought of them as a strong, if small, family, protective of their only child who feels safe enough to walk confidently ahead of them. <BR/><BR/>It fascinates me how simple black or white silhouettes can be expressive in a loose way, open to interpretation by the viewer.<BR/><BR/>When I showed these images to a group of young people, one of them who referred to himself as a Canadian Indian asked if I had ever been hiking near Missoula, Montana at night. He said, "I like this very much. That is exactly what it looks like there."<BR/><BR/>I did have in mind the idea of parents wanting their child to experience a beloved landscape, lit by moonlight, as I have clear memories of hiking under moonlight from my childhood.<BR/><BR/>The recent lack of discussion on my blog page is a result of the "preview" function of Blogger being "broken" for the last several days. I find it difficult to write at length when I can't "preview" what I am writing : o )<BR/><BR/>The preview function for comments still works!amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877731088554997649.post-1778860057341761712007-05-22T16:43:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:43:00.000-07:00I would find it interesting to hear a discussion ...I would find it interesting to hear a discussion of how the limits of this particular media affected the art, am.<BR/><BR/>All of these portraits seem to show "isolated" families, or at least that's my impression.<BR/><BR/>But that's not what I seem to have heard in your discussion of your family.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.com