I started painting again
Someone once told me that everything is possible and it is never too late to do what you want. I believed them.
That's how, after 25 years, I picked up my pencils and I started to draw again. I remembered how much I love painting. As exciting as it may sound, it's not easy to be born in a family of artists. I struggled to find my path for a long time and I'm not even sure that I found it, but what I know is that the last two weeks I painted The Great Paradox were pure joy. There has not been a moment where I didn't feel in the flow, at peace and doing exactly what I am supposed to do. I had the concept in my mind for quite some time and now it was time to let it out. I honestly don't find words to describe how much I enjoy the calmness of the brush strokes over the beautiful texture of the parchment. Mixing the pigments, using simple colors, basic techniques. Applying golf leaf with bole as in the Byzantine tradition. Doing something not for selling but for myself. There is no need for much else, really.
The idea of the Great Paradox comes from the tension between the opposing forces that exist in the universe (the macrocosm, heavens and hell) and us humans (the microcosm, our inner world, our soul, body and mind. As above, so below. Light and darkness, creation and destruction, seem to conflict but are, in fact, bound together in a single, harmonious circle that can only exist in a state of perfect equilibrium.
Seek to maintain this balance and you will find yourself in perfect harmony. Allow one side to take over and you will stray from the axis of the purpose of our existence. The Eye of the Universe in the center is your Consciousness, a silent observer of what's wrong and what's right. It remains unmoved by the chaos of the demons and the rigid order of the angels. While the hourglass reminds of the passage of time, and the scale of the weight of the soul, the Eye represents a higher presence that sees and understands both sides. Both are essential for the whole to exist.
