One Day at a Time | 活在當下
09.2015 - 09.2016, Colour pencil on rice paper
It's been five years of this heaviness in my heart, five years turned into fatigue. With what feels like a hint of stamina left, I desire for no more than a simple life. The leftover rice papers on my table, the salvaged colour pencils from my shelves, the plants that greet me from my yard. This formula – free from contemplation for composition and colour mixing, free from complexities. Just the few strands and pieces of my plants that keep me company - how simple, how delightful! My good friend Dorothy said to me, "One day at a time...and be good to yourself." It was just what I had needed to hear.
走過憂心與奔波的五年，我在疲憊中修復自己，沒有多餘的氣力，只想簡單過生活。裁剩的棉紙，多彩的鉛筆和前後院向我招手的花果，這樣的創作組合，沒有煩瑣的構圖，無需仔細的調色，只專注在眼前逐步凋零的花果，多簡單與美好！好友Dorothy在電郵中寫著：Linda, 一天一天好好的過，並善待自己。 這正好給我的畫作取了個名字: 活在當下!
It's been five years of this heaviness in my heart, five years turned into fatigue. With what feels like a hint of stamina left, I desire for no more than a simple life. The leftover rice papers on my table, the salvaged colour pencils from my shelves, the plants that greet me from my yard. This formula – free from contemplation for composition and colour mixing, free from complexities. Just the few strands and pieces of my plants that keep me company - how simple, how delightful! My good friend Dorothy said to me, "One day at a time...and be good to yourself." It was just what I had needed to hear.
走過憂心與奔波的五年，我在疲憊中修復自己，沒有多餘的氣力，只想簡單過生活。裁剩的棉紙，多彩的鉛筆和前後院向我招手的花果，這樣的創作組合，沒有煩瑣的構圖，無需仔細的調色，只專注在眼前逐步凋零的花果，多簡單與美好！好友Dorothy在電郵中寫著：Linda, 一天一天好好的過，並善待自己。 這正好給我的畫作取了個名字: 活在當下!
I always woke up at 5am to start working on these colour pencil drawings, after I fed my cat Kafka. Every piece took many hours to finish. It became a big one-year project, including finding plants, drawing, taking photos, and filing. I think there are beautiful moments in working through a long term project; we reinforce our minds and nourish our souls. Only I have to confess that I didn’t get enough sleep through the whole year!
畫”活在當下”彩鉛這一整年, 我通常早上五點多餵食了卡夫卡後就開始工作. 每一個植物皆花我許多小時完成. 這個一年的不算小的工程, 看似簡單, 但從安排植物, 一筆筆的畫到照相與存檔, 頗耗費時間與精神. 然而過程中有許多美麗難忘的時刻. 從開始到完成一件中長期的目標, 我們能強固心志, 滋養靈魂. 唯一我得坦承的是, 我彷彿一整年都睡眠不足!
畫”活在當下”彩鉛這一整年, 我通常早上五點多餵食了卡夫卡後就開始工作. 每一個植物皆花我許多小時完成. 這個一年的不算小的工程, 看似簡單, 但從安排植物, 一筆筆的畫到照相與存檔, 頗耗費時間與精神. 然而過程中有許多美麗難忘的時刻. 從開始到完成一件中長期的目標, 我們能強固心志, 滋養靈魂. 唯一我得坦承的是, 我彷彿一整年都睡眠不足!