Impact

blog # 12 “Impact”

Impact is the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. When an artist thinks about making an impact the reason because of a desire to make a statement. That statement is either personal, to settle a feeling that is happening from within, or an event that is happening outside his /her realm as a passive observer of an event. In 2006 I had a very personal decision to make that would impact my health. Over time I noticed I was losing my ability to see colors clearly. Everything was becoming cloudy. When I drove, the road, was fading and the white lines were becoming more blurred. My first thought I needed new glasses. So, I went for an eye exam. The results were cataracts in both eyes. A medical condition when the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque resulting in blurred vision. I went to an Ophthalmologist. She confirmed the condition and I would need surgery. Because of my type 1 diabetic condition I needed additional treatment before the surgery. The impact of this condition causes me not to paint or do anything using my sight for long periods of time. I felt like my tool I needed the most, my eyes, had to be put away, like a paint brush placed back in my paint box. I would sit in the dark for many months I went for treatment to prepare me for the surgery. When that day came, my doctor assured me my vision would be better than ever, colors brighter, clear vision, a new me. I promised her if this were true, I would do a painting for her ability to give me my sight back. My painting “, Impact” is done in her honor. She has it hanging by her piano her husband plays. I hope it gives them the equal pleasure it gave me the impact of sight. Over not out