October comes with chilling winds
and papery leaves, the sudden tease
of the last of summer. Don't despair~ the colors
wait~ the fire in grates of coppery glow, are there
for you in autumn's flair~ where words are air. _________________
Whenever we see the human figure pictured in its anguish~
in all its desperate longings, passions, and rage~ there is a tendency to flinch~ to want to turn aside, but in the paintings of
you cannot tear the eyes away. So unflinching is the artist
himself, you gaze as deeply into the human condition as he does~ and it is a shattering experience. This artist's honesty of vision is quite remarkable.
