Michael Ashby

The Virtue Of Solitude

Inspired by: Unknown Artist, English Teapot

pen and ink

13″ x 19″ (framed)

2024

The togetherness that can be experienced in sharing a good cup of tea is exquisite. However, when one is consumed in the correct manner, while in chosen solitude, the experience can be quite sublime. Even bordering on the transcendent if one is open to the beauty found in uncertainty. A certain gravity of that moment can be felt and appreciated. It is this moment that I strive, so ever humbly, to imbibe. For solitude is not loneliness and can be intoxicating.