Art Brut Art

portrait of two people together
He came as a witness to testify to the light
house with front view
a digital painting of a person with glasses
Urban anxiety
In days to come I stood amazed, walking through that forest, at the blazing symphony of color it brought forth, seemingly just for me.  I grew to love my friend’s words in a new way, through the astounding beauty of the spectacle he knew was coming when he said them.  I was young then, and didn’t know I had many autumns ahead of me.
urban street with city activity
Tree in nature
Self Portrait
Still Life
When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.
An ancient tree
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A mountain fortress
animal standing in natural pose
portrait of two people together
portrait of a person with expressive eyes
a tree in nature
serene landscape with mountains and water
still life arrangement of fruits and flowers
Ocean waves crashing
a painting of a woman standing next to a truck
a painting of a woman with white hair
beautiful city
Giant hamburger
Ocean waves
Fantasy knight character
When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.

make a scene with the ocean fish and then a phoenix
a painting of an older couple standing next to each other
New York City
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

"The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it."

DO NOT PUT WORDS IN THE IMAGE
New York City
a painting of a woman's face with a full moon in the background
Southeast Asia.  Modern day.  Afternoon rain forces us into the coolness of the little house, surrounded by rice paddies, 
where Grandmother assembles strings of Christmas lights; bound for somewhere.
Young mother watches three children grow,
and wonders:  What will their lives be?
Can’t dream of what she’s never seen; can’t see what she can’t dream.
A student seeing their test score
wide landscape with natural scenery
Southeast Asia.  Modern day.  Back out on the open plain, our bus hurtles toward the city.
Smokestacks and temples rise up from the earth; two visions competing for the sky.
The woman on my right holds a chicken in her lap; rural wealth for a city friend?  On my left a Buddhist priest sits in quiet repose and presides over the world.
portrait of a person with expressive eyes
Community garden
still life arrangement of fruits and flowers
Southeast Asia.  Modern day.  This morning the sound of traffic in the street, 
scooters and tuk-tuks, taxis and trucks, was so loud I couldn’t hear my dream.  
So I turned it off and went dowstairs.
Taking in diesel fumes ‘til it hurt to breathe, I found a hawker-stall and ate.
It’s 100 degrees already; soon the rain will come.