Time

After making my most recent self-portrait I decided to sit down and think about direction in art and what I have been thinking about in terms of painting.

One of  the ideas that came up while thinking about painting is time.  Painting myself was a way to literally measure how time has progressed through changes in my face. When I thought about it more I realized that I am interested in measurements of time.

How long does the average person live? How long does the average person in America live? How long does the average woman in America live?  How long does the average person in my family live?  If I have an estimated X number of years left to live what is important for me to do with that time? What is important for me to paint?

I also think of time in terms locations where I have lived. I have lived in 26 structures that I am able to count so far in life. That means I have lived in each place an average of approximately 1.3 years.  So far I estimate that I lived in each general region an average of 9 years.

One's time and places eventually run out. I feel as though I should accomplish some sort of masterpiece with my life but perhaps that is too much pressure. We can all just try our best and know that that's what we are able to do. Whether I am here, there or wherever I continue to use my time and hopefully to use it wisely.