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Ray, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

a person is a bit of this and a bit of that<\/p>\n

fuzzy tendencies overlapping, interacting<\/p>\n

forged and scourged in the kiln of embodied life<\/p>\n

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Earrings, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

eyes ions, black magnetic pools<\/p>\n

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A la plage, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

zone in on tones<\/p>\n

undertone, overtone, midtone<\/p>\n

let the parts fall where they may<\/p>\n

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Elbows & Knees, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

body takes a beating just doing the day by day<\/p>\n

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Brooder, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

why are things so<\/p>\n

what do things mean<\/p>\n

how do things work<\/p>\n

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Curvature, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

a serpent grows limbs<\/p>\n

a head aloft partakes of the clouds of heaven<\/p>\n

as well as the dirt of the ground<\/p>\n

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Sleep Tight, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

a stack of bones<\/p>\n

opal tones<\/p>\n

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Halt, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

expand, contract<\/p>\n

concentrate, dissipate<\/p>\n

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Defeat, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

hands ground down while forces face forward<\/p>\n

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Muscles of the Back, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

the bones are the slowest river<\/p>\n

the flesh, the nerves, the blood grow to flow, each in its way<\/p>\n

life is a convulsion of matter<\/p>\n

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Gray, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

eyes tomorrow<\/p>\n

seated present<\/p>\n

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Outward & Inward, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

sentry and slave<\/p>\n

guard the grave<\/p>\n

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Defiant, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

the body of light harbors a shade<\/p>\n

the body of shadow contains a glow<\/p>\n

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Graces, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

Luna Triune: wax and full and wane and new<\/p>\n

the new of course unseen<\/p>\n

every cycle has its way, its period, its mystery<\/p>\n

each single season’s unique, any noise has its timbre<\/p>\n

all is oscillation, orbs in orbit<\/p>\n

go down long, draw in and in, only finally open out<\/p>\n

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Degasian, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

bow, bend, lay low<\/p>\n

tack and parry, stealthy slow<\/p>\n

like grass grows<\/p>\n

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Retrospect, 2011, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

space is light<\/p>\n

matter is force<\/p>\n

time is mind<\/p>\n

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Rorrim, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

feeling with eyes, rove over ridges and marshes and creeks<\/p>\n

body is topography and self is weather<\/p>\n

sometimes stormy, often calm<\/p>\n

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Fine Lines, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

I am made of moss and ferns<\/p>\n

mushrooms and minnows and dim glow worms<\/p>\n

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Faun, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

man is land<\/p>\n

containing imagination<\/p>\n

soil to till<\/p>\n

seed to spill<\/p>\n

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Heartache, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

bereft chest<\/p>\n

abject head<\/p>\n

trunk bent<\/p>\n

tower leant<\/p>\n

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Brothers, 2012, by Fred Hatt<\/p><\/div>\n

a man knows a man, nothing said<\/p>\n

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All the images in this post are watercolor on paper, sometimes with a little white gouache. \u00a0I painted all these within the last two months. \u00a0Sizes:<\/p>\n

Graces<\/em> and Rorrim<\/em>: \u00a038″ x 50″ (96.5 x 127 cm).<\/p>\n

Ray, Earrings, Elbows & Knees, Sleep Tight, Gray, Defiant, Retrospect, Fine Lines, Faun, Heartache, Brothers<\/em>: \u00a019″ x 24″ (48.3 x 61 cm).<\/p>\n

A la plage, Brooder, Curvature, Halt, Defiant, Muscles of the Back, Outward & Inward, Degasian<\/em>: 14″ x 17″ (35.6 x 43.2 cm).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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