When I look at someone, what I see is the light reflecting off of them. Some of the light has been absorbed by their body and the other light is reflected towards me and by seeing the light that has been reflected I can determine the shape and features of the one before me. There is a deep longing in my soul and heart and mind to connect with others. How can I see who they are apart from my assumptions and history with them? This is what I look for when I paint them. It is the act of praying with paint the longing to see, to know, to understand and honor this other life; knowing that however I portray it, it will always be transmitted through how I have received this light and experience. It is in these prayers that I hold onto people dear to me and keep them ever before me in my heart, as reminders to keep looking at them. The prayers of paint are only the establishing of new habits of relationship I hope.
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