Connections

It doesn't take much for me to feel connected to someone.
It can be a small coincidence.
Or a similar trait.
Whatever the reasoning, I find it.
And I hold on to it.
Almost as if I yearn to be connected to people.
In as intimate a way as I can.

Today, I connected to Chintia Kirana.
She is only three years older than me, and yet I find myself looking up to her strengths as I read through her artist statement and biography.
http://www.chintiakirana.com/
One paragraph distinctly reached out to me:
"I am fascinated with memories and experiences, through those I am who I am today. Through “Sentiments” I have discovered “Origin”- the beginning or place where something begin, arises, or derived. I am interested in a minimal form of beginning, a dot. As my research evolves toward spiritual aspects of life, my dot transformed into circle then manifest as orbs. A circle is a flat geometric shape, where an orb contained volume. In that sense an orb is associated with spiritual energy."
You can see her orbs here: http://www.chintiakirana.com/#!__master-page-2-home-copy1/portfolio

But THIS painting is what I connected to.

My work is migrating towards this style presently.
Perhaps it's the confusion and lack of stability of my mid-20s being conveyed through my art.
Whatever the reason, it's still simply a part of me.

I just took down my paintings from my Harrisburg show.
Now, I start anew.