Henri Matisse Goldfish and Palette Paris, quai Saint-Michel, late November 1914-spring 1915.29/1/2024 This painting hangs, with many others by Matisse, in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. It was one of the paintings I confronted years ago, when I returned there on my own, and had to withdraw to the cafe to collect myself. The sight of these wonderful paintings made me want to cry- partly with sadness that J was no longer here to enjoy, but also because of the joy at seeing such vibrant, unusual, glorious pieces of canvas and paint.
As I looked through a stack of postcards today to find images to bring more meaning to the words of Psalm 27:4, : "One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." This is the postcard I chose. It says something about the fine and beautiful things to be found in the place where God dwells, where we too can dwell.
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