life by the moon

2003
charcoal, oil pastel, graphite & india ink on paper
18" x 24"

"i looked above the other day / 'cause i think that i'm good and ready for a change / i live my life by the moon / if it's high play it low, if it's harvest go slow and if it's full then go"
—nelly furtado: "turn off the light"

i like the above song because it speaks of living life spontaneously. this abstract piece was drawn while contemplating these lyrics and the different phases of the moon with its neverending cycles of change. as a person who gets bored easily and is always looking for new sensations, i tend to become restless with the banal and uninteresting routines of everyday life. this is why spontaneity is so important to me—so much is planned in our lives that we forget to leave things up to chance every once in while. indulging in spontaneous activity makes life exponentially more exciting.

see also: life by the moon, in technicolor"