by Gaylund Stone | May 13, 2026 | Embodied Thoughts
Lily Tomlin once said, “I always wanted to be somebody when I grew up. I should have been more specific.” It is, perhaps, symptomatic of the weakness of our faith that we question or have second thoughts regarding our life choices. I’ve spent most of my life as an...
by Gaylund Stone | May 13, 2026 | Embodied Thoughts
One of the very first things we learn (typically at 8-12 months) is object permanence – the understanding that people or objects continue to exist when they are no longer present to our senses. We learn this through countless experiences in which people and objects...
by Gaylund Stone | May 7, 2026 | Embodied Thoughts
When I contemplate the infinite complexity of everything I see before me, I can’t help but consider all that remains unseen – both the inconceivably small and the inconceivably large. We live in such a very small slice of all that is – let alone all that was or...
by Gaylund Stone | Mar 26, 2026 | Embodied Thoughts
I’ve been painting for quite a long time and have made quite a few paintings, but there are many more paintings that were never made. Some exist only as quickly scribbled notes, some as drawings or ideas in a sketchbook, and some as unfinished canvasses, but most...
by Gaylund Stone | Oct 30, 2025 | Embodied Thoughts
Silence can be a gift. Find a time. Find a place – a place away from the noise of the street; a place away from the chatter of conversations; a place away from the buzz and hum of appliances. Listen quietly to your own breathing and hear the beat of your heart. Resist...
by Gaylund Stone | Aug 29, 2025 | Embodied Thoughts
There exists a general confusion among viewers of paintings. When a clear, objective ‘subject’ or recognizable object is not apparent, the term ‘abstract’ is liberally applied. In many of those cases, the ‘subject’ may be the form itself. Metaphorically, that form may...
