"J" is for Journey - A to Z Challenge

"Journey of the Mind and Spirit" ©Mary Montague Sikes

Journey is an important word for Farrah Ferand, the heroine in Evening of the Dragonfly. Ever since the tragic death of her mother, many of Farrah's memories have been locked away inside her. But sometimes memories unveil themselves in hidden ways. Sometimes they appear in dreams. They become journeys of mind and spirit. The art exhibition for which Farrah is preparing is starting a revelation for her. Deep inside her mind, repressed memories are  revealed. Painting about these memories is therapeutic for her.

Today's painting, "Journey of the Mind and Spirit", 24" x 18", can be interpreted in several ways.  The interpretation might be different if colors are intensified or changed.

Do you recall your dreams? Do you write about them or paint them?


For those of you who have just joined this blog journey:

Evening of the Dragonfly is a novel set in the 1980s, a time less complicated than today. Farrah Ferand has a high school art teaching job in a small Virginia town. She meets Dirk Lawrence, a businessman from the city, who takes an interest in her and in her painting and is helping her build a studio over the garage in her rented home. Farrah is thrilled to have the studio because she has a one-person art exhibition scheduled. As she works on new paintings, Farrah realizes things about herself, her relationships, and the tragic loss of her mother. We encounter some of her realizations as new paintings and parts of painting are unveiled each day during the A to Z Challenge. My book is available in trade paperback and as an e-book.