Book of Secrets

This painting is a visual of my quest. Magic is like faith, it has no logic it just works, but you must have the key to unlock the secrets. That key is BELIEF, seeing is believing but believing is SEEING! I believe in me there resides a little old sage who has all the answers I want. But sometimes the answer is "Nick, you will not understand it now". I found the secret of life is I cannot tell you; you must experience for yourself. Through the years I have chased wisdom like a butterfly. I must be quiet and still, for it come. In the painting I put him in the woods, I believe nature has all the answers if I just be still and observe. So much of what we look for are in plain sight. But we go through life at 75 mph and miss many, many things. When I paint, I'm by myself, inside my head. It's like therapy. I would much rather have wisdom than loads of money! My grandmother would say, "Nico hurry, slowly".