Sorrow
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain, (and) the most effectual means of being secure against pain is to retire within ourselves. - Thomas Jefferson Linda, my wife of 27 years died late last year from complications in the treatment of Lymphoma. In the months since her death I have been taking a crash course in grieving, and the blog has been on hold. Thomas Jefferson was an idealist, and a retreat into "intellectual pleasures" is an ideal that few can afford, and fewer are equipped to accomplish. However, everyone edits the painful events of daily life, creating something of value, and that is my goal. The last quarter century is a rich mine of experiences which I intend to distil into an array of clear, glowing memories. So... what can I make of the deep sorrow of the last few months? As an architectural Illustrator I try to inject emotion into concrete, glass and steel. But I have found that deep sorrow is an enervating emotion. Quotidia...