Sharing Optimism
Mixed Media on cradled wood panel
(chalk paint, acrylic paint, metal, cold wax)
48 × 48 × 1.5
This painting + accompanying poem were part of the highly acclaimed Art Exhibition… FROM THE INSIDE OUT: PAINTING & POETRY INTERTWINED
Pick up: Collingwood, ON
Shipping: Not available on this item
POEM - Sharing Optimism
during these times of chaos
feeling and fighting the tightness of fear trying to engulf me
i sink into my inner light helping to release the building tension
an attempt to ground my body, mind and soul
gradually positive thoughts seep into my mind and hope begins to course through my body — faster and faster — becoming a rising river overflowing its banks
creating a deep desire within to shout from the rooftops
an attempt to subdue the storm of anxiety that’s swirling and swelling
yet one-more-loud-noise in this tangled sea of emotion only gets swallowed by the madding crowd
feeling disheartened and exhausted as i falter and grasp for solid ground
the darkness creeps in and i slowly withdraw from life
teetering on the edge of the oh so familiar abyss
i consciously reach for a pencil, a paint brush, any art supply close by
knowing in my soul that making marks, playing with colour or words, creating something — anything — is my way through
as my imperfect creation unfolds
a gentle tendril of optimism wraps itself around me like a soft spring breeze
lovingly drawing my energy into the light
permeating my cells with joy
lifting me back to myself
to the me that welcomes human connection and shares optimism with wild abandon.
Dee Hutton
Mixed Media on cradled wood panel
(chalk paint, acrylic paint, metal, cold wax)
48 × 48 × 1.5
This painting + accompanying poem were part of the highly acclaimed Art Exhibition… FROM THE INSIDE OUT: PAINTING & POETRY INTERTWINED
Pick up: Collingwood, ON
Shipping: Not available on this item
POEM - Sharing Optimism
during these times of chaos
feeling and fighting the tightness of fear trying to engulf me
i sink into my inner light helping to release the building tension
an attempt to ground my body, mind and soul
gradually positive thoughts seep into my mind and hope begins to course through my body — faster and faster — becoming a rising river overflowing its banks
creating a deep desire within to shout from the rooftops
an attempt to subdue the storm of anxiety that’s swirling and swelling
yet one-more-loud-noise in this tangled sea of emotion only gets swallowed by the madding crowd
feeling disheartened and exhausted as i falter and grasp for solid ground
the darkness creeps in and i slowly withdraw from life
teetering on the edge of the oh so familiar abyss
i consciously reach for a pencil, a paint brush, any art supply close by
knowing in my soul that making marks, playing with colour or words, creating something — anything — is my way through
as my imperfect creation unfolds
a gentle tendril of optimism wraps itself around me like a soft spring breeze
lovingly drawing my energy into the light
permeating my cells with joy
lifting me back to myself
to the me that welcomes human connection and shares optimism with wild abandon.
Dee Hutton
Mixed Media on cradled wood panel
(chalk paint, acrylic paint, metal, cold wax)
48 × 48 × 1.5
This painting + accompanying poem were part of the highly acclaimed Art Exhibition… FROM THE INSIDE OUT: PAINTING & POETRY INTERTWINED
Pick up: Collingwood, ON
Shipping: Not available on this item
POEM - Sharing Optimism
during these times of chaos
feeling and fighting the tightness of fear trying to engulf me
i sink into my inner light helping to release the building tension
an attempt to ground my body, mind and soul
gradually positive thoughts seep into my mind and hope begins to course through my body — faster and faster — becoming a rising river overflowing its banks
creating a deep desire within to shout from the rooftops
an attempt to subdue the storm of anxiety that’s swirling and swelling
yet one-more-loud-noise in this tangled sea of emotion only gets swallowed by the madding crowd
feeling disheartened and exhausted as i falter and grasp for solid ground
the darkness creeps in and i slowly withdraw from life
teetering on the edge of the oh so familiar abyss
i consciously reach for a pencil, a paint brush, any art supply close by
knowing in my soul that making marks, playing with colour or words, creating something — anything — is my way through
as my imperfect creation unfolds
a gentle tendril of optimism wraps itself around me like a soft spring breeze
lovingly drawing my energy into the light
permeating my cells with joy
lifting me back to myself
to the me that welcomes human connection and shares optimism with wild abandon.
Dee Hutton
