Bill Dunlap

I Was Always One For Being Alone
Marker on paper, mounted on plywood,
Text from poem by Theodore Roethke (see below)
14"x14", 2009
Painting front page.


From "Fourth Meditation"
by Theodore Roethke


I was always one for being alone,
Seeking in my own way, eternal purpose;
At the edge of the field waiting for the pure moment;
Standing, silent, on sandy beaches or walking along green embankments