Titled: RODERICK
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. ~Ecclesiastes 10:20
This painting I did after a conversation I shared with Rod Knudslien recently. (Buddha – other lives – maybe a bird) Rod is an Albertan by birth but now resides and paints in Bali where he has achieved great success. It was my pleasure to have this most interesting and talented artist sit next to me on a trip back to Alberta from California. I rarely speak to the person next to me. I go back and forth so often, experience has taught me to smile at another new seat mate and then focus on what's in front of me. Well I tried that with Rod, but in one tiny moment he had me. I tried not to ramble on too much and enjoyed watching him do a hand drawing on his iPad and then we talked some more and by the time we landed I felt sad the flight was over and I'd never see this person again. I was not the only one who found him delightful. My Doug thought he was most engaging and we talked about him on the way home from the airport. Too bad he lived in Bali - he would be a great friend. Long story short, we did meet up again and met his twin sister and now stay connected via technology Bali - High River.
Roderick says, “I expect we will be life long friends and feed off of each others creative energies and friendship.” I expect we will too.
His art is amazing and of course geared to an Indonesia/Bali lifestyle. His work is highly visible and available in Singapore and many other locations... like Palm Desert CA. He is all about color... and that has inspired me to branch out into the 'colorful side of life' and expand my abilities. I'm scared to death, but doing it anyway. Please check out Rod's sights on the internet. He has a blog, which is how this started for me. His partner Curtis Beaverford suggested I try it and so ... here I am.
Here is his blogspot address: roderickknudslien.blogspot.com
Let me introduce RODERICK! He's not quite finished...
