the longest night

The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light.

  – Joseph Campbell

 Solstice plays a significant role in my personal journey and I have been 'marking' the occasions over the years. 

Tonight is the longest night-and quite a moody one-this was painted from my window;

 December 21, oil on canvas, 11x14in, 2013

And to welcome the longer light, a new field portal in the works..