Drifting on the Wind by Robert Stone “The clouds in this painting remind me of a time, years ago, when my plane was landing at O’Hare Airport, flying down between clouds such as these, and I am glad that I was finally able to use that beautiful image in a painting. One would never see balloons flying so close to cumulonimbus clouds in real life. The conditions are much too strong for balloons. But I love the thought of being swept along on air currents in the canyons formed by the clouds, taking courage against the implied danger, having faith that an airliner will not suddenly emerge from the cloud, and having the sense that others are on the same journey. I don’t know where we are going, but I am enjoying the ride.”                           -Robert Stone

Drifting on the Wind by Robert Stone

“The clouds in this painting remind me of a time, years ago, when my plane was landing at O’Hare Airport, flying down between clouds such as these, and I am glad that I was finally able to use that beautiful image in a painting. One would never see balloons flying so close to cumulonimbus clouds in real life. The conditions are much too strong for balloons. But I love the thought of being swept along on air currents in the canyons formed by the clouds, taking courage against the implied danger, having faith that an airliner will not suddenly emerge from the cloud, and having the sense that others are on the same journey. I don’t know where we are going, but I am enjoying the ride.”

                          -Robert Stone