I close my eyes. (They) both laugh when I do this. They think you gotta see to paint, but sight is just a distraction from what it really takes to translate image to art. I let it float out my fingers, escape out my breath, and I don’t need to see when my body is an entire vision.
Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling: A Novel (Knopf, June 7, 2022)
Notes:
- DK Rating: Highly Recommended
- Amazon Top Books of 2022.
- Selected as an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
- NY Times Editor’s Choice Top 10 Books of the Week. NY Times Book Review here.
Breathtaking. Oh, to be able to open just one sentence that comes close. I close my eyes…
Yes. What a talent she is.
“…don’t need to see when my entire body is a vision.” Whoa… was looking at this book the other day. You’ve just tipped me over the edge….😉
Tough read in pockets but I loved it. She has so much talent….
such a beautiful way to describe the feeling of creation
Isn’t it though!?!
Incredible. All the most important things in life are felt, not seen.
Truth. Excellent for sky diving. You see and feel the terror.
Ha! That is true