these
skin
s
u
i
t
s
that we wear
are
pristine
when
we
a
r
r
i
v
e
and
they
stain
e
a
s
i
l
y
no
amount
of
rhetoric
or
reason
or
blah blah blah
can
wash
them
clean
s
o
m
e
h
o
w
we
were
not
given
the
care
instructions
upon
arrival
or
if
we
were
the
fine
print
was
too
fine
so it goes
s
o
i
t
g
o
e
s
now
mr.
apocalypse
that is mr. revealing
for
those
not
in
the
know
is
shining
a
very
special
light
to
expose
these
skin
suit
stains
w
h
i
c
h
by
the
way
finely
tailored
clothes
or
any
clothes
for
that
matter
can
n
o
t
obfuscate
perhaps
something
to
consider
as
we
traverse
2018

                                   untitled line
                                   10" x 10"
                                   paint.oil bar.on wood panel
                                   2017

what
is
art
why
is
making
art
important
art becomes art
when it is an authentic
e
x
p
r
e
s
s
i
o
n
from one's authentic self
nothing more nothing less
early
on
we
cover
our
authentic
self
with
copies
by
means
of
mimicry
call it the original plagiarism
t
h
e
m
a
k
i
n
g
o
f
a
r
t
is
an
antidote
a means of dissolving
the collective goo that covers
the mind body soul of the original self
m
a
k
e
no
mis
take
it is an
arduous
j
o
u
r
n
e
y
for
which
there
are
no
maps
no
directions
no
fingers pointing the way
if
you
are
fortunate
you
will
meet
a
friend
on
the
way
but do not anticipate such fortune
the anticipation will only be a distraction
best
to
unplug
the
copier
and
design
your
own
garden

                                            kane myth flower
                                            48" x 36"
                                            paint, wax crayon,pencil, on canvas
                                            2014