Now, all I have to do is complete the final version by the end of the month without getting stuck in that darn storm pipe.\n<\/p>\n
Sometimes these deadline experiences are like chuting down a pipeline—there’s no thought to doing anything but surrendering to the power of the flow, all the time hoping you make it to the end of the tunnel without a disaster. Mombo used to talk about when she was a kid, and they would play in a rain-swollen ditch, letting the water suck them into a storm-water culvert that ran under the street. Long ago that image got stuck in my mind when I realized I’d chosen a deadline-driven lifestyle. So, for what it’s worth, that’s what the suction of a deadline is like for me. (Her story also convinced me that my mother really was a tomboy, in case there’s any doubt about it.)\n<\/p>\n
And, so I made it to the end of the latest chute today, presenting my study for a painting I’m developing to feature on this year’s poster<\/a> for the Great American Brass Band Festival. The new executive director is delighted with my approach. The idea has a focus on the music makers. I want to illustrate the intensity of the performances with a montage composition. I don’t know why I always have to complicate things, rather than come up with a simple idea, other than the fact that “less is more” is easier said than done. I’m excited about the idea of including Vince<\/a> prominently in the artwork. He’s always been the inspiration for much of my toil on behalf of the Festival.\n<\/p>\n Now, all I have to do is complete the final version by the end of the month without getting stuck in that darn storm pipe.\n<\/p>\n
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