I saw a great documentary about the modern artist, Thornton Dial. I must say I was deeply moved by his works. The sincerity and sheer genius with which he created art, is nothing short of inspirational. I, too, would challenge the elitist art world's insistence on classifying Mr. Dial's works as "outsider" or even folk art. As mentioned in the documentary, Pablo Picasso was also a self-taught artist yet many consider creations to be high-art. Hmm... Mainstream art world myopia, notwithstanding, Thornton Dial's artwork speaks to the heart. It possesses you and stirs the depths of your being---transporting you to an alien yet parallel place. If you meditate gently on his work, you'll begin to notice the faint smoke of the cast-iron stove greeting your nose as you cross the threshold into the world of the deep south. In this liminal space, you can virtually feel the red dirt between your toes. A place where ancient voices still blow in the wind, whistling through the trees on which bottles of assorted colours hang.