Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Famous Artist's Problems


Today my agent called and asked if I would be willing to do a "quick trip" to Europe, just a few stops, London, Paris, Berlin. I was going to say there is no such thing as a quick trip to Europe, but said instead let me think about it. I got the idea that if I could put together a counter-offer of cities I'd actually be interested in visiting, like Barcelona, Tel Aviv, and Zagreb, we might be able to do business. But this would be pushing it. I'm not that beloved outside of Germany. But what I thought if I could combine the tour with a show of my paintings at a hot gallery in Berlin? That would be cool. I might propose that.
PAINTING PROBLEM: Does the lightning wreck the naive beauty I had going on that one? Do I accept that the lighting is there? I could still paint it out? But it that like killing a plant? Or animal. It came to me, for safekeeping.
WRITING PROBLEM: My voice is like a tired, bored, alcoholic. Maybe I've gone too far down the "channeling" path. Combining that with "I don't care" and I'm pretty damn stuck.
When I'm stuck I want sex.
C'est la lie.

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