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Two things in late Autumn

 

Two things in late Autumn

 

Two things in late Autumn

First was it Hans Hoffman who warned Jackson Pollock that because he didn’t work from nature but from the unconscious he would be doomed to repeat himself, or Clement Greenberg, or someone else? David? Anyway the point is made.

Second I was neglectful of my greyhound Rhonda, I didn’t know why she was so restless & only much later did it twig that she was cold without her jacket, greyhounds don’t have much fat or fur on them, I feel like a prick.

On the first cut up sound piece I’ve made in months & months I feel like I’m pastiching myself going through the motions, I may BE nature Jackson as you replied but yunno you ran out of momentum too, when one develops a style the adventure is all over & it’s time to take up tennis.

On the second I’ve been very self absorbed with grief & depression, so much loss over the last few years, but the dogs are in my care & I should read the signs more quickly, Rhonda was frustrating me with her skittishness until finally the penny dropped, now jacket on in front of the fire she’s happy as Larry. Still I feel like an arsehole. I love her. She’s an incredible gift.

How do parents advise their children, to learn traditions & paint from nature & history? To enrich not plunder their spirits?

& how do they feel when they let down their children? Beat themselves up? Laugh/shake it off & keep going? I guess we all just gotta keep going? Especially when we are low on inspiration & the wheel has grinded to a halt & there is no momentum. Push. Life ain’t all beer & skittles.

 

Published & Copyright Malachi Doyle 2024.

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