Last night I dreamt of alligators, and while in my dream I was very much afraid of them, and in real life I am too, I find these creatures majestic. Also, it’s important to recognize our own monsters and find ways to love them. For me, recently, one of my subconscious monsters has been avoidance – I haven’t been making the big paintings I am meant to make. So today I drove all the way to League City to get some big canvases. Then I painted a big alligator on one of them. I have it in my bedroom now. I love looking at it. I promise to move it out before the next AirBnb guests arrive. I don’t think they’re coming here looking for some sort of Jungian therapy involving reptiles.
