the
only
work
is that of
blossoming  ....

                                   untitled flower #15
                                   52" x 52"
                                   paint, oil bar, pencil, cardboard, m tape, on canvas
                                   2018
                                 

these
skin
s
u
i
t
s
that we wear
are
pristine
when
we
a
r
r
i
v
e
and
they
stain
e
a
s
i
l
y
no
amount
of
rhetoric
or
reason
or
blah blah blah
can
wash
them
clean
s
o
m
e
h
o
w
we
were
not
given
the
care
instructions
upon
arrival
or
if
we
were
the
fine
print
was
too
fine
so it goes
s
o
i
t
g
o
e
s
now
mr.
apocalypse
that is mr. revealing
for
those
not
in
the
know
is
shining
a
very
special
light
to
expose
these
skin
suit
stains
w
h
i
c
h
by
the
way
finely
tailored
clothes
or
any
clothes
for
that
matter
can
n
o
t
obfuscate
perhaps
something
to
consider
as
we
traverse
2018

                                   untitled line
                                   10" x 10"
                                   paint.oil bar.on wood panel
                                   2017

what
is
art
why
is
making
art
important
art becomes art
when it is an authentic
e
x
p
r
e
s
s
i
o
n
from one's authentic self
nothing more nothing less
early
on
we
cover
our
authentic
self
with
copies
by
means
of
mimicry
call it the original plagiarism
t
h
e
m
a
k
i
n
g
o
f
a
r
t
is
an
antidote
a means of dissolving
the collective goo that covers
the mind body soul of the original self
m
a
k
e
no
mis
take
it is an
arduous
j
o
u
r
n
e
y
for
which
there
are
no
maps
no
directions
no
fingers pointing the way
if
you
are
fortunate
you
will
meet
a
friend
on
the
way
but do not anticipate such fortune
the anticipation will only be a distraction
best
to
unplug
the
copier
and
design
your
own
garden

                                            kane myth flower
                                            48" x 36"
                                            paint, wax crayon,pencil, on canvas
                                            2014

every so often
s
o
m
e
o
n
e
from
a
yesterday
r
e
e
n
t
e
r
s
the
space
your space
a
s
king
what
have
you
been
up
to
for
the
last
nine
y
e
a
r
s
it
will
take the
next nine years
to impart that story
this
is
what
it
is
like
to
describe
one's
art
to
anyone
who
has
not
been
with
you
on
the
j
o
u
r
n
e
y

                                   
                                   untitled scribble
                                   paint, pencil, black colour pencil, on plywood
                                   24" x 24"
                                   2017

realizing
no
one
was
l
i
s
t
e
n
i
n
g
someone
somewhere
l
a
u
g
h
e
d
someone
somewhere ....

                                   i have so much to say
                                   8" x 11"
                                   paper cut, japanese paper
                                   2017

                                   Nick Rubi

sometimes
it
is
as
simple
as
lifting one's
gaze

another wonderful piece by NR
instagram rubi.nick

                                   The Trees Across The Street
                                   8" x 10"
                                   acrylic on canvas
                                   2017

have you ever dreamed
you
were
swimming
beneath
the
surface
effortlessly
breathing
as
though
it
were the most natural of things

                                             untitled self portrait
                                             dimensions unknown
                                             paint, oil bar, pencil, on wood panel
                                             2017