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This Canvas Upon Which We Paint.

I have a Van Gogh print hanging in the house; “The Starry Night” – one of my favorites. In the swirling depths of paint Van Gogh captures the unique experience of nature and that it inspires.

Does it follow form? Not at all – though, it is mesmerizing nonetheless. And painted completely from memory, a view from the artist’s asylum window.

Under the same circumstances, most would fall into a place of desperation and fear; their worlds limited by these factors of the unknown. Yet, here the master stood forming a view of the cosmos yet unexplored.

Each of us is an artist in our own right, with wild, swirling brushstrokes illuminating a once forsaken sky. And, yielding these glorious panels of interpretation -a blending of shadows and light.

“Thanks to the art,” Marcel Proust writes, “instead of seeing one world only, our own, we see that world multiply itself and we have at our disposal as many worlds as there are original artists.”

You are those many artists, my loves – and this world a canvas for all mediums.

In peace, my sweet friends ~ thank you for your patience during my convalescence.

Namaste ❤

Preserving the Heart of the Child Artist Inside.

[blockquote source=”Pablo Picasso”]”Every child is an artist. The problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” [/blockquote]-

Indeed, my darlings – how to preserve that spirit of innocence, when all our world seems crushing in.

To believe beyond all shadows of doubt, that this life – is indeed limitless.

When we are young, we paint the sky every brilliant color known to man – a hint of ‘Sunset’, a dapple of ‘Burnt Orange’, and every Blue from ‘Indigo’ to ‘Cerulean’. Never mind the matching of hues, what we *felt inside* became our universe.

That’s the very thing artist Pablo Picasso wished, that every child remain – in spirit – an indomitable force of artistry.

“Ideas are simply starting points.” he began. “I can rarely set them down as they come to my mind. As soon as I start to work, others well up in my pen. To know what you’re going to draw, you have to *begin* drawing. What I capture in spite of myself interests me more than my own ideas.”

My darlings, when we were much younger – we drew without the burden of reason. And, never knowing what these colors might reveal – until the last pop of ‘Razzmatazz’ completed our picture.

Every child is an artist, my dears – and the energy of this child artist is always within.

When we allow ourselves to….just begin.

I’m going out to pick up a box of Crayolas today. Now, who will be joining me today?

Let’s come back and post our drawings here 🙂

Much love, my dearest darlings ~ <3