Power In the early 1970's I can remember seeing "2001 A Space Odyssey." Maybe you can remember a scene similar to this one. The "monolith" captivated me as did the majestic symphonic music. One word always came to mind each time the monolith reappeared: "Power." There was something about its simplicity, its strength, its weight. The gray, shiny steel seemed almost dangerous to touch -- at least to the apes who, in the movie, curiously and cautiously moved about its base. To me it seemed God-like. To this day, I still do not know what it was. But it was powerful. I knew that. I like to paint it because it has a nice design. In some ways it appears entirely out of place. It simply does not "belong" in the scene depicted. Yet, in another respect, it seems to minimize all that it "presides over." It not only belongs, it has all authority and strength. It can only be revered and respected. I placed the aqua-colored crescent body behind it to further show the monolith's importance. To me, it seems to also be a symbol of the intelligent life we think may exist elsewhere. Back