==Lonely Heart==

Lonely Heart, acrylic on paper, 10"x14" © 1999

Lonely Heart, was inspired by the I Ching, Hexagram 53:
"...The tree on the mountain is visible from afar, and its development influences the landscape of the entire region. It does not shoot up like a swamp plant; its growth proceeds gradually. Thus also the work of influencing people can only be gradual. No sudden influence or awakening is of lasting effect. ... This comes about through careful and constant work on one's own moral development."
[Wilhelm/Baynes]