Shattuck Brook, 2014 – Michaela Harlow – Pastel on Coldpress, Deckle-Edge Paper, 20″ x 16″

Do you ever go out on an errand and then suddenly find yourself on a familiar route, but not the one you intended? Are we pulled in directions that cause us to replay events from the past, by some subconscious compass? Or are no more sophisticated than homing pigeons; returning to places by instinct or habit?

Why do I lose myself in a fog only to discover pieces of my history, here and there along the way?

In the studio with ‘Shattuck Brook’

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