Color in a Black and White World

I had a really wonderful time yesterday in downtown Chicago viewing "Paintings Below Zero by Gordon Halloran at Millennium Park.
It was such a thrill to see the work up close. I can only imagine the transformations the artwork will go through as the temperatures rise and dip in Chicago.
If you haven't gotten there, please go before the end of the month. It was truly awe inspiring and a great antidote to the black, white and grey world we in inhabiting during the winter months. It is also a great reminder of how wonderful and breathtaking the natural world is.

10:02 pm on Monday, February 4th

How great is it when the weather conditions reflect one's inner state? Doesn't get much easier than that!
The soupy, mild evening is a much enjoyed respite from the winter storm
that is anticipated tomorrow...which by the way, is SUPER FAT TUESDAY.
Don't forget to vote and celebrate Mardi Gras!

Leaf Studies

"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
An eternity in an hour."
William Blake

Whether the Winter...

“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."
George Santayana

Nine Weeks until Spring!

As I was driving in Ohio a few days ago, I saw a sign that said "Nine Weeks until Spring." (I wish I had photographed it but I didn't). In this subzero weather, I found it very, very comforting.

Two years ago I travelled to Ghana in late January. I have never been hotter. Thought I would share a few impressions...
It is amazing what you can learn from a few words on a blackboard in a rural school in Ghana. The words: hungry,roasting yam, burning him, watching, ashamed....make you wonder about the lives of these children.

December 31st

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
A Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

New Work Inspired from the Yucatan

Just a heads up...I am hanging new work at Frontera Grill / Topolobampo Restaurant next week.
This year the work was inspired by the staff trip to the Yucatan.

If you have a chance to get over there,
you could have a great meal and see some wonderful artwork from Rick Bayless's personal collection.