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The Lasting Impression

Terri Meredith

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May 30th, 2015 - 08:44 PM

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The Lasting Impression

Something occurred to me after I completed the digital painting you see above, titled "GUS IS BUGGIN' OUT!!"....Most of you will get the wordplay...some of you won't. Some of you won't simply because "Buggin' Out" is a character that is before your time, and if you don't get down on the old "classics", there is a strong possibility that a movie that was released 26 years ago is not a blip on your radar. Buggin' Out became an iconic oft-quoted character and actor Giancarlo Esposito certainly cemented his place in our hearts and minds with his portrayal. BUT, does Giancarlo prefer to be remembered for Buggin' Out, or would he prefer that your lasting impression be of his character, Gus Fring, from Breaking Bad. Deliciously sinister and welllllllllllllllll played. Or would it be something else?

and then, what of those multi-talented individuals who sing, dance, act, play instruments, whatever - and manage to do all of them exceptionally well - does it matter to them what their lasting impression is?

There is a group of people who know me as a poet, as a spoken word artist, who - if they are not friends on my social networks - may not have a clue that I am an illustrator. There is a group of people who have no clue that I once performed poetry and only know me as an illustrator. What will be that lasting impression for me. Is there one that I prefer you think of when you think of me? Which of the two do I want to resonate after my time here is done?

It is art...my illustrations...drawing....

I am thankful for all of the love, support and encouragement I received as a poet from South Florida -but before I moved here, I was a girl who dreamed ONLY of drawing, who wrote poetry from time to time. My how the tides change. Now I am a woman, who again dreams ONLY of drawing, and cannot remember the last time I SERIOUSLY gave my all to a poem. Yes, it is that. It is that thing that consumes me, that I literally dream about that I want to be the lasting impression. I want my name spoken in the circles of visual artists and held in HIGH REGARD...I work toward that every day.

I cannot tell you when I will write another poem - although that aspect of creativity will always belong to me - but I can for damn sure ASSURE YOU that the minute I finish typing this blog, I will work on another illustration/drawing/painting. For me it is the impression that is lasting.

DISCLAIMER: I write blogs purely based on unforced inspiration...I type quickly in order to get down the many thoughts running through my mind when something "hits"...please forgive typos and unintentional grammatical errors. I may return to fix them, or not. Hope you'll stick with me regardless.

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