Poem
Exhibitions

Painting has been my first love and passion. My first painting in kindergarten, was a finger painting of a tall tree full of green leaves, in the company of tall lanky grass swaying in the wind. The tree radiated an orange aura, as if the sunshine was coming from within the tree. My teacher was very impressed with the maturity of the painting, as if it suggested experience beyond my age. It was at that point I realized art would be a major focus in my life. Another memorable experience occurred a few years later on an elementary school field trip. We were visiting the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. And I was so fascinated with the paintings that I felt drawn into them, completely forgetting about the class I was with. Gradually, the class left me behind, and when the teacher called for me it was like awakening from a dream. That experience with the paintings was so profound, as if I was feeling them with my whole being. I will never forget it.

Most of my paintings are of nature. I enjoy drawing and painting people, nature's creatures, and landscapes.

The following poem represents that ideal:

Peace, Love, Truth, and Courage.
Compassion, Understanding,
Forgiveness, Patience, Goodness,
Trust, and Honesty.

Are the ways.

I know that I am multidimensional:
I live future, past, and present,
multi-dimensions, possibilities, and
probabilities all at once.

I transcend the five senses: hearing,
seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching.
To exercise my true self.

I transcend the intellect: systematic ways of
thinking, theories, methods, ideals,
philosophy, concepts, numbers, words,
Thoughts, and science.
To exercise my true self.

I transcend duality. The opposites: right
and wrong, good and bad, likes and dislikes.
To exercise my true self.

I encourage creativity, imagination,
intuition, and trust. They are the pioneers
of the mind.

I know that all are one and one is all, but the
individual is more important than anything.

I know that everything is alive, nothing is
dead. Everything is good, and nothing is
bad. Everything is intelligent, nothing is
ignorant, and love is the essence of
everything.

I express love with all my physical actions,
all my words, in all my thoughts, in all my
dreams and I wash all my fears with love.

I sit in meditation with no preconceived
ideals so that I may receive true
understanding.

by
Lorenzo Gibson


From elementary school through high school, I enjoyed drawing and painting classes. After graduating from High School, I attended Commonwealth University School of Arts. Since then I have done approximately 50 finished professional paintings.

From the late 1970's onward, my works have been displayed at various art exhibitions in Richmond, Va.

Some of these include:

  • Byrd park, First place award 1980

  • Last Stop Art Gallery, Shockoe Bottom on Main St.

  • Harrison Art Gallery, Harrison St. in the Fan District

  • Nations Bank, Downtown Richmond

  • Grace Place Restaurant, Grace St., 3 exhibitions

  • Shockoe Bottom Arts Center, E. Grace St.

  • Gallery 34, 1st Unitarian Church, Blanton Avenue
  • Judy Newcomb, The Great Frame Up Art Gallery, Mall Drive

  • Brown Island Festival Art Show

  • Richmond Pottery Art Show

  • Elegba Folklore Society, First Friday Art Gallery Walk, Broad Street
 

I have continued through to the present and will pursue into the future a variety of drawing and painting classes, lectures seminars, and professional growth opportunities.

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