Why Create Art
Why do you create art? What makes you want to put colors onto canvas or paper or mold an object with clay or carve it out of stone or wood?
I was thinking the other day about how it’s a rather odd life path to spend so much time putting colors onto canvas and paper. But the love of art is the one constant in my life, the one thing I have always and still do love to do.
As a young girl, seeing old oak trees with moss hanging and sun glistening on the grass evoked deep feelings of connection to the cosmos. I longed to lie on the bright grass, embrace the earth and feel time disappear. This same feeling surges up in me as I paint. Brushing yellow gold on top of deep crimson, I sense the paints coming alive, even as I feel myself moving outside of ego, outside of time, and inside to my deepest source.
The place of no time is one of the greatest gifts I receive from my love of creating art. The more I live in the moment (no time) the more connected I am to my authentic self. At the end of a session of painting or drawing I feel a sense of peace and well-being. I think these are the main reasons I am forever in love with creating art.
What about you? Why do you love creating art?
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For me the act of creating is loosing my self to discover something else. It is a timeless place full of possibilities.The satisfaction and wholeness felt by connecting with just one soul who can relate to a phrase , a slight curve or faded color is beyond description.
Very beautifully put, Tom. Seems we are on a similar wave length.
I am addicted to the process ~ I believe it is the you in you, the me in me, the void which evolves into fulfillment, a meditation on the space internal , our gift to the world, even when it is not seen by others. It is a gift to the GoldenAge.
I love your phrase “the void which evolves into fulfillment” – so beautifully put!
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