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Apr 19

Apr 19 An Evolving Life. Recovery

An Evolving Life, Life Ramblings, Meryl Spiegel, Art Plus Conversation

Recovery

Five weeks into isolation, I finally got back to my art work this week. So far, my immediate family has been extremely fortunate despite the fact that my husband is a physician who continues to see patients in his office.

As I face the day working at home as I normally do, my most noticeable symptom of isolation besides the loneliness, is that it’s been very difficult to concentrate, to stay on task each day while thousands die and millions mourn.

So when I finally stepped into the studio determined to finish a pastel I started in February, I rediscovered her. As I searched for the blue, green and gold pastels I had chosen weeks ago, I felt ambivalent. I was frightened yet, at the same time, somehow relieved by her presence.

Does she speak life or death? Is she in pain or in recovery? Her face is peaceful yet her limbs are drawn up into a fetal position. She could be suffering all alone or recovering in peace. Honestly, I’m not sure.

Ultimately, the interpretation lies with the spectator’s experience and point of view. So I decided to envelope her in a frothy blue and let her speak for herself—-even though I always pray for recovery....

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An Evolving Life Series

2020 Posts

Tapper
Stripped Down
Solar Energy
Purple Soul
Red Sister
Home Alone
Some Hope
Kepi
Recovery (This one)

2019 Posts
Click here to follow Meryl’s journey through 2019.

2018 Posts
Learn more about how it all began! Click here to read An Evolving Life posts from 2018.

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Meryl Spiegel

Meryl Spiegel is a photographic artist, whose work reflects her relentless curiosity whether she is on the street, in the fields or by the water. A former journalist for The New York Times with an MFA in Creative Writing, she now focuses primarily on her artwork, but is thrilled to share her thoughts here about how her creative life continues to evolve and expand.

“I picked up a camera years ago thinking it was the only way I could render humanity and its wonders,” she recalls. “Then three years ago, I began to draw and ultimately paint, not knowing I could.”

Also an educator, Meryl teaches photography as well as yoga, a passion that fuels her creativity off the mat. Regularly, she conducts photographic workshops at East End Arts. Last year the Center Moriches Library was awarded a grant from the NY State Council on the Arts to fund a Composition class conducted by Meryl and offered free to its patrons. This summer and fall, she will be conducting more classes at the library.

Meryl lives with her husband, Steven, and her hound dog, Copper, in East Quogue —where she raised her two daughters, Lauren, a Westhampton real estate agent, and Jaclyn, a financial analyst in Manhattan.

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