All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
— Bilbo Baggins
— Oscar Wilde
— John Green
Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan
In Hamlet’s words: “To hold a mirror up to nature”: Paint as wide a range of modern life’s rich diversity as I can, capturing fleeting moments of dramatic, comic and lyrical interactions between people.
Juicifying the changing landscapes of our times on paper and canvas, stretching the styles of painting from realism to abstract, thro my own expressionism.
Experimenting in dangerous non-comfort zones, striving to go beyond my previous piece into something I did not know before. Starting from scratch, daily, working at re-inventing my painting like a child. Having fun celebrating my decades on earth in the most colorful, joyful and intense way I can.
Joie-de-vivre is my motto.
”— Yoram Gal
— “The Year of Pleasures” by Elizabeth Berg (via sharongaling)
(Source: kari-shma, via greeneggandsam)
— Charlie Chaplin - Limelight (1952)
(Source: wine-loving-vagabond, via tyyylr)
Happy Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
— Mark Twain (via alecshao)
(Source: marisais, via likeafieldmouse)
— A. A. Milne
