After nearly a year of coastal living and four years in the Northwest, I feel like I’ve become a connoisseur of clouds.  Recently Mr. F and I sat high atop a local rock formation, watching for whales as they migrate South to Mexico.  In just the space of a few hours, the skies changed dramatically– the clouds would roll in, then out, in, then out.  As I was looking through the paintings of Denver artist Laura Guese, it got me thinking about how that ever changing sky mimicked every day life.

 

Some days, we wake up and all is clear– we feel filled with purpose and positivity.  We see clear the path we are on and know exactly where we are headed.  But on other days, our vision seems clouded.  Whether by work or worries, we can’t see clearly the road ahead.  We get bogged down, slowed down, we’re stuck, afraid to move forward because we have lost sight of our destination.  But if we’ll only press on, keep hiking up, we can move above the clouds.  Suddenly we glimpse a spot of blue sky!  And we’re back on track.

You can see the paintings of Laura Guese in her solo show at Mike Wright Gallery in Denver through February 28th.  Or drop by her website to see more of Laura’s work.

All images are via Mike Wright Gallery.