An Honest Answer

Regenerate, 18 x 18

Abstract painting is very personal. The jumping off point is somewhere between the mind's inner workings and inspiration coming from everywhere and anywhere. There is  a release, a letting go, a willingness to surrender to what appears on the blank canvas, to listen to the quiet and follow where it leads.
After several challenging months this winter, I am now super energized by the new work I am creating.  There's something wonderful about losing myself in what is emerging on the canvas.
​There must be a willingness to fail and try again. Possibilities are endless. Trust is huge. As is spontaneity. Thinking too much can be a hindrance. And all these things could overwhelm without some basis of experience, but somehow, somewhere between mind and eye and hand, everything comes together to reveal something that feels right. There is no illusion of greatness. It's not about perfection. Perhaps all any artist can hope for is honesty.
Sharing the work is really about offering a discovery or a realization. It's very difficult, perhaps impossible, to explain the incredible satisfaction when someone else sees what you have painted and smiles. It is an electric connection beyond words.

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