“...I was permanently busy wanting and not wanting to be what I was, I couldn’t decide which me, every me was impossible; having been born meant being full of mistakes to correct. ... Only much later, after having settled into my body and feeling fundamentally more assured, could I venture out and study a bit; previously, however, I couldn’t risk learning, I didn’t want to disrupt myself — I was intuitively careful with what I was, since I didn’t know what I was...,” Clarice Lispector from Complete Stories, The Disaster of Sophia. This is raw energy oil on canvas I painted in #Rio on my second trip to #Brazil. The first time I only took Gouache, somewhat in #fear, but I never traveled to paint without #OilonCanvas materials again. I was lucky except for once. #pandesucre This is on Sugar Loaf, one of the spectacular geologies of Rio. It’s looking through the #growth and #flora and isn’t that how our own #metaphors work? The #lighttree pervades, the influences beautiful yet #wekeepourownstory. #art #intuitivelycareful amidst #alienation yet #connecting and #inviting . #everyoneisanenergymap, #artandlivingenergy #nature #path #love #grace #earth #formations #abstractart #onthemountain https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOT_LZhk1r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16443eeymqamp