What May Be
News reports today can be frightening. Wars rage across the globe. The world’s population is exploding at the same time that climate change threatens our ability to produce food. Social media and news sources stoke anger and violence on the local, national, and international scales. At a time when cooperation is more in need than ever before, it is in very short supply.
I was asked once whether I was an optimist or a pessimist. My answer was that I am a short-term optimist and a long-term pessimist. We have an amazing ability to muddle through in the short term, but the long-term trends are ominous. That’s what underlies all these paintings. However, I was surprised at the hope that came out during the making of some of these paintings. Maybe I’m more optimistic than I thought.
I was asked once whether I was an optimist or a pessimist. My answer was that I am a short-term optimist and a long-term pessimist. We have an amazing ability to muddle through in the short term, but the long-term trends are ominous. That’s what underlies all these paintings. However, I was surprised at the hope that came out during the making of some of these paintings. Maybe I’m more optimistic than I thought.
