Little has been painting in a style that he calls lyrical abstraction, inspired by the surrealists Joan Miro, Vasily Kandinsky, and others.

I had taken lessons in Chinese Calligraphy for several years in the late 70’s and early 80’s in Queens, NY and the many hours of practice required determination and patience!

So after 10 days of chewing on this Montreal fellow’s reflection – on April 3rd- I climbed up into my past on the 3rd floor of the barn via library ladder and started to clean an area dirty with neglect after 30 years!

Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth from November 1-December 31st

As an artist, David Little has had his share of highs and lows, the inspirational and the fallow. What stopped his complacency on March 24, 2020, ranks right up there among life-changing moments. (Illustration for the NYT by Lars Leetaru)