I went to Abiquiu to paint last week. It is so beautiful out there. The colors are fantastic. I was able to do two canvases. The trip was a good exercise and lesson in the concept of impermanence. Everything changes constantly. There is no better example than to watch colors change. Thich Nhat Hanh stressed this concept and I see it so much in nature. He taught that everything is impermanent -flowers, tables, mountains, bodies, feelings, perceptions, and consciousness. We cannot find anything that is permanent . The shadows change constantly and therefore the colors change. I could not keep up with the changes as the sun raced across the sky. Van Gogh must have understood this because in a letter to his brother Theo he said that “I must warn you that everyone will think that I work too fast. Don’t believe a word of it…I must strike while the iron is hot.” At any rate, these are the two paintings.

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