It is the last day of July today. I am so grateful that I have had a full month of painting time. It was so much fun to be lost in the wilderness and painting something that I don't have much experience with. I feel the last sentence of my previous post might have been misleading. I don't mean I want to destroy art or give up painting. I was trying to say that the process of creating art is actually impersonal. I should not label that I (Capitalized) created that painting. As a matter of fact, every time I stepped into my studio, I really don't know how that painting will turn out. The best approach is simply going with the flow. I often feel surprised when the painting happens. That is right: "Happening" is the word I am looking for. If you are an artist, have you had similar experience?
2 comments:
thanks for the post.
I know this post is 3 years old but thank you for this message and the one on the previous post.
I remember once dancing like a child while painting, completely immersed in the feeling that real magic was happening.
I’m not yet a consistent artist, I tend to think in extreme positives/negatives about myself. But I’m grateful for any good it has brought.
Your message about 'letting it happen' and when art is yours is something I also think about. I think 'letting it happen' / inertia is a beautiful thing, and that an artist's job is to control their inertia, to manipulate and work with chaos.
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