While living in Telluride, Colorado in the winter of 2004, I stumbled across this Albert Enstein quote while nestled deep in the community library just off Main Street. Al says, "Not everything that can be counted, counts. Not everything that counts can be counted." My favorite Aunt Elaine said of this quote, "That is one you have to think about. . . ."
Over the years, I've had ample time to collect numbers (the base of this painting) but also time to contemplate what really does count. I "saw" this painting in my mind's eye, one night while lying in bed thinking about the things that can be counted.
I've created this painting twice. The first one was my first painting ever sold (pictured)! The second one is hanging in my doctor's house. He did some amazing surgery on me last year and as an artist, it is really the only way that I really thank someone. May you find important things to count.
Albert Counts.
Oil on canvas with cut paper collage.
16 x 20
original in September 2004
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