Gypsy Tears PEN AND INK 14” X 19” SHOOSTY 2017 A combined plein air sketch from Rainbow Springs, Florida with a concert at The Heartwood Studios, in Gainesville, Florida, featuring the Gypsy Tears.
For instance, I recently drew a lush landscape including trees with Spanish moss hanging over them in North Florida. e following day I went to a concert, brought the same drawing pad, and by chance decided to draw the musicians on top of that landscape, integrating the two. e result is a dreamscape I titled Gypsy Tears , the name of the band. Once I had the con- cept, I did it again with my iPad. For me, art is fundamentally about exploration. rough my life’s work, I can conjure a realm of possibilities to the forefront of my mind. is exercise loosens my thinking, like yoga for the body, so that when I approach a problem, I try to keep the solutions broad. It makes a big diªerence to approach challenges in your life with an open mind. To use an analogy, when a little sand enters the mouth of an oyster, the oyster becomes irritated. To soothe the nuisance, the oyster applies the same mineral it uses to make its shell. In doing so, layer after layer of nacre, better known as Mother-of-Pearl, coats the irritant and forms a natural gem, an iridescent pearl. I believe this is the same thing that motivates me. I use my natural tendency to convert disorder into something pleasing. If I had to describe my work in one word, I would use the verb ‘curative,’ meaning ‘to make better,’ as in, let us make the world better. Stephen Shooster aka Shoosty® February 2019
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