Thoughts, musings, and artistic inspiration by John Swincinski
This is my third attempt at writing this blog post. It’s been difficult to try and develop a positive and inspirational message given all that has happened these last two weeks. I live and practice my art in New Orleans and Hurricane Ida has done so much more than just disrupt everyday life. While the media has moved on from our story in Southern Louisiana, I submit that for most, the hardest times are yet to come. [...]
Every painting I make speaks to something I witnessed or contemplated as a part of my wilderness journeys. Sometimes I’m so moved by an event or a scene that I must create a whole series of paintings to express what I perceive. This past summer I spent a day fly fishing in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Colorado. That day warranted a series. Here is a five-part story told in paint. It's about solitude, contentment and the power of Mother Nature. [...]
The bald eagle swooped down from above and behind me. It glided in front of me on the bike path for only a few seconds, a mere 10-yards ahead and only-10 feet off the ground. The majestic bird banked to the left and with only a few powerful downward flaps of its wings, it generated the thrust necessary to carry it over the Lake Pontchartrain levy and into a grove of oak trees. Today is my birthday and this was an omen, a message sent by the Spirits of Mother Nature and the wilderness. [...]
