Last summer my husband and I did a weekend biking trip to Zeeland, a beautiful area of windswept dunes to the east of Brugge. Just before we left on that weekend I had had a biking accident here in Brugge where I met the cobblestones (up-close-and-personal) – and without a helmet. During our trip then, I was suffering from a slight concussion, which may (at least in part) explain this painting.;-)

We were biking along a stretch of pathway a few kilometers outside of Zerikzee when the storm clouds began to threaten and blow: alternating light and darkness; wind and rain. We just kept moving. Meanwhile the song “There is a Light, never goes out” by Steve Gold, came into my head and wouldn’t leave.

Luckily, Johnny had created a small video of that stretch of experience so I could grab parts of it to help me experiment with visualizing the inspiration of that time-less time. My penchant for one-point perspective dominates the composition – and provides a counter point to the strong central shaft of light. But I was careful not to align the two as it would have created a dead center with nowhere to go(!). Additionally, I did integrate a small circle (ultimately not very visible) – which I have been using these days to assist in creating an abstract element to an otherwise basic landscapes.

Is this a new direction? Maybe but maybe not.;-) But still, I like it.

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