Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Painting in Progress: The Cloister
The sketch in the posting below now has some color to it. A bit more work to do.
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Cloister on Canvas
This is a sketch, from memeory, of my cloister/studio on Elm Street in Albany. Complete with armchair and cat.
It will eventually become a painting.
Mid-Life Crisis?
After reading this article in Psychology Today online and then reflecting on things, it occurred to me that it is possible that I am actually in a bit of a mid-life crisis. This of course was brought about by three life events: the end of marriage, turning 40 and losing my long-term job.
What is interesting is that it did not necessarily hit me as a mid-life crisis situation until last week, when I learned that I would need either a pair of reading glasses or bifocals. Lots of individuals younger than me have bad eyes, but I guess this was icing on the cake. On the positive side, I will no longer need to put my glasses on my forehead to read and then need to squint to see the beauty in the distance. And I won't need to put a book 7 inches from my face to read it comfortably. It is a positive step in terms of eye care. But something about it just hit me.
Anyway, the article on the mid-life crisis did offer some advice on how to deal with things. Various articles I've seen say one thing: don't ignore and don't try to push it off. In the larger context, a midlife crisis can be a positive transitional process, if one does not just embrace the more impulsive and reckless aspects. Eat healthier, get a bit more exercise, avoid overindulging, and seek help if need be.
It's good to know that this has happened. I could either not put a finger on it or was in denial. But it is what it is.
And I want to be in better health and shape before 2020, when I head off to the tropics to live and paint and enjoy a long long life.
What is interesting is that it did not necessarily hit me as a mid-life crisis situation until last week, when I learned that I would need either a pair of reading glasses or bifocals. Lots of individuals younger than me have bad eyes, but I guess this was icing on the cake. On the positive side, I will no longer need to put my glasses on my forehead to read and then need to squint to see the beauty in the distance. And I won't need to put a book 7 inches from my face to read it comfortably. It is a positive step in terms of eye care. But something about it just hit me.
Anyway, the article on the mid-life crisis did offer some advice on how to deal with things. Various articles I've seen say one thing: don't ignore and don't try to push it off. In the larger context, a midlife crisis can be a positive transitional process, if one does not just embrace the more impulsive and reckless aspects. Eat healthier, get a bit more exercise, avoid overindulging, and seek help if need be.
It's good to know that this has happened. I could either not put a finger on it or was in denial. But it is what it is.
And I want to be in better health and shape before 2020, when I head off to the tropics to live and paint and enjoy a long long life.
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