ART AND ARTIST - THE HOW

ART AND ARTIST - THE HOW

As far as the 'mental' process goes, I never know what will happen when I start a piece. With all the will in the world I can't plan it exactly. I just start with an idea, and then become consumed by the shapes I make, colours I lay and the form that builds before me. It's like a trance, a time for me to escape, a form of meditation. I get lost in the pens, the paint, the lines and the light. I travel into the darkness and back out again. Listening to music, the lyrics guide me through each piece like a beacon, understanding and revealing what it is I'm supposed to show people.

Hours pass and, although I've lost hours in time, I've gained so much more in clarity. Art heals me. It breaks me down to pieces, shards of broken experiences re-examined, then builds me up to give me strength like nothing else can.

The parallel between 'self' and 'soul' and between Art and Artist is overwhelming. And yet it drives me. I am my Art and my Art is me. It's the process of everything in between that I have to trust, then stand back and see what happens.

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