ART Everywhere - All the Time

it is fascinating how art reaches everyone.
in the worst of situations
ART speaks to people and joins them into a consciousness.

I had an opportunity in the worst of time
to use ART to teach creativity
to let people explore
and get away with ART in their hearts

I believe that ART is a language
that can be spoken when the situation is not optimal.
When people are held away from their families
and their lives
ART can intervene and open doors.

ART can be a nurturing force to bring people together
and help them to connect to the bigger picture.
ART softens the realization that life goes on.
ART gives hope and promise when nothing is guaranteed
to make a difference.

ART is a powerful healing force.
When i was given a chance to help
all that i did had to be pulled from my memory.
No internet was available.
Basic tools were available.
Ingenutiy - perseverence - love

Chasing Your Passion

There is nothing more important in this life

Nothing that should take over your moments

Nothing that should preoccupy you

and keep you busy

Chasing your passion is a given right

and yet so many miss out on this

Chasing your passion is a will

and a focus

Finding that passion and allowing it to overtake you

Finding that passion and understanding why it drives you

Finding that passion and surrounding yourself with others that get it

That is the meaning of life

That is the chance we all have

That is why we are here. 

Exercise Creativity

I believe in working out

I believe in breaking a sweat everyday

with weights

machines

walking 

and running.

Biking is also a favorite.

But an important part of my brain

needs to be worked out too

It is the creativity part that makes me who I am

and makes me create what I create

everyday

Sometimes we forget that our MUSE

or our inspiration 

needs a work out

It sits and waits for the respect

that we give all the other body parts

And sometimes we just forget to do anything about it.

Working out our creativity sector of our brain

is so easy and easily forgotten

I try to do something creative everyday

At least something that lets go of any stress

and gets me to focus on seeing something different than I usually do.

ART and Forever

Not something that is fleeting

I have seen artists paint into their nineties

with just as much verve and talent

So I am a long way from that

and feel like the ART

and the

Talent drives me.

through all of the stuff of life

Artists soldier on

We create because it is part of what makes us 

US

Life need not get in the way

Love need not get in the way

Just breathe through the problems

Coast through the great times

and continue to produce ART

that feeds our souls.

A Lasting Love

Funny how ART is a lasting thing

It is a part of us

It is the sum of ALL parts of us

I know this as I approach the canvas

It kind of just takes off and does its

own thing

It springs to life

and I merely hold the brush

pull the colors

that my spirit wants

None of it is with intention

None of it is with direction.

Sure there are colors that I want to see

or ones that I just need that day

Or the snap decision that the 

combination works for some reason.

But I never sketch first

or block out shapes

I know artists that do that

and I admire the direction that their creation takes

Mine just does not work that way

Sometimes I want to be lighter and

approach color slowly

starting with neutrals

and sometimes color reigns

It is all a big mystery

and the lasting love of my life

Who Would Have Guessed

When planning the perfect life

When making all the steps

fall gently into place

and making sure that every detail

was just so

Who would have guessed

that little of it really mattered

?

I mean family matters

and career

and what we spend our time giving

but other than that

it can all be washed away

and no one really understands

all that has passed in front of these eyes

Who would have guessed

that the essence all changes

at the stroke of a pen

At the decision of another person

who all of a sudden becomes the powerful force

over a life of perfection

and real substance

Is that the irony here

?

To not let that person

or that force actually define anything

?

To take the control back

to take the essence back

To never ever allow anything to creep in

and take control of anything

as long as you are breathing

?

I think that is the essence here

To not let anything touch your soul

to not let anything else define you

but you

I believe that I am getting there

After the judgment of the masses

and the ridicule that is not fair

or just

you end up with the essence creeping back in

and your head is high

and you know that all that matters

is still left

and it is as solid as ever

The Beat Goes On....

If it all comes down to this

If it all just marches on from this moment

If it is all is defined by the next ten years

and not the last thirty...

I am okay with this.

Life is such a wondrous thing

It is limitless

and never ending

And if you can just HANG ON

and keep your spirit in your eyes

not where it can be touched by others

that may strive to BRING it DOWN around your ears....

And believe that unhappiness comes from within those that 

want unhappiness for others

Believe that good comes from love and support

and kindness

and it is ALL around you

I mean ALL AROUND YOU

Look beyond the hurting and the stuff

that you have NO control over

and admit you have NO control over it....

Get on with the living part

the happy part

the beginning of the next chapter and 

the ending of this current tough one.

I believe that life is precious

and those that love me are THE most precious

They are the true heroes of this story.

My HEROES!

As IF

Paint what invades your spirit

Paint that which reaches the core

Paint what is in your mind

no matter what you do to stop it

Paint that

And when you do paint it

you feel something new

something real

And it leaps from the canvas

with all of its color

form

and concept bursting forth

Paint that

and you are being real 

to the artist

To yourself

Rainy Days - Sock in Painting

Weather does not matter

Not really

The artist pulls from within for their inspiration

not from the outside

And yet living on the beach

and seeing the waves crash

washed with rain

and watching the sun peak out

and dance along the top of those waves

does inspire me

Always

I can paint in the rain

I can paint on a gorgeous Carolina day

of sun / sand / and water

The socking in part 

is a choice

I paint as I breathe

It is all part of it

It is all because of it

ART and Details

ART

Life and details

It all fits into the palm of your hand

sometimes just in the back of your mind

sometimes in the calendar of your day

ART

Fills the spaces 

between yesterday and tomorrow

and it is usually today

and it reaches inside you

and pulls out something new

and maybe brilliant

ART 

is what we live for

those of us that define ourselves by the creative force

Those of us that cannot breathe without it

Those of us that churn the pages

and the images in our brains

and live to fill another day with 

ART