Painting
and creating is an inner need for me. I
feel I would die inside if I couldn’t use my creative abilities.
I have to feel and become in tune with my artwork.
I love art and I love life. As
I paint, I start the painting then as my imagination takes off and I start
drawing from my own inner self and as the painting evolves then it begins to
dictate to me what needs to be done. It
is a process of constant problem solving. I
love the process, and sometimes I hate it, sometimes it would be easier to give
up, until through my application of line, color, texture, form, and rhythm, with
just enough opposition, I acquire a feeling of balance and, harmony.
Then I feel a close union with my creator.
I feel it was all worth it. There
has to be opposition in artwork as well as life for they're to be growth and a
feeling of accomplishment. If it
ever becomes too easy there would cease to be a challenge and I would loose
interest. But that never happens;
there are always new challenges. This
is one reason I love art and painting and life so much.
I never want to quit learning.
I
liken the creation and life of my art work to that of raising my own children:
laying a strong foundation when they are young, nurturing, bonding,
teaching, learning, loving, finding joy in, sharing, watching them blossom as
others love them, letting them go when the time is right, then the joy of seeing
them have a life of their own as they bring joy, happiness and excitement to
others. Then my joy in them is doubled.
I
taught art for so many years and enjoyed so much helping so many obtain awards
and recognition and it is so refreshing to have time to create more art myself
now.
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