“Man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give him a mask and he'll tell you the truth.” ~ Oscar Wilde

Adapt

The much-debated mystery of what I could possibly be keeping in my large tote bag is finally revealed here.

I am adapting to an absence of clutter.

Beautiful Things

A portrait of myself, by an amazing young artist.

Beautiful Things

Three recent beautiful things ...

1. Trying to juggle several identities ... only one human.
2. Fierce, nightly editing ... that seemingly never ends.
3. Being surprised with a lavender bouquet.

"Subtract"

I've recently subtracted from one of my older paintings (seen above, left) which resulted in the image you see directly below it.

(With a few new digital additions, as well - click on the image for a closer view.)

As inspired by Illustration Friday's topic, "Subtract."

And speaking of addition and subtraction, I add here several mathematically beautiful things:

1. "A Head With a Heart"

2. Adding one vegetable garden to the White House. "Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of the South Lawn on Friday to plant a vegetable garden, the first at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt's victory garden in World War II." - Marian Burros, March 19, 2009, NYTimes

3. Stumbling across Bob Dylan's Love Minus Zero/NoLimit on YouTube (full [slightly flawed] lyrics here.)

"My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesn't have to say she's faithful
Yet she's true, like ice, like fire."

"Resolve"

Clandestine

Here is my contribution to IF's word of the week - "clandestine."

Happy New Year! (Today's beautiful things: sleep, bonsai gardens and large land mammals.)