"What experience has shown me is that it takes your life to become an artist."
American Artist
1948 -
Becoming a painter, a poet, or a novelist takes a lifetime. We are always in a state of becoming. If we stop growing and changing, if we plateau, we die as artists. We are on a journey. The work we leave behind is the record of our journey.
Where are you on your artistic journey? What challenges are you facing today? What challenges have you learned to overcome? What are your dreams for tomorrow? What paths have you taken? What roads have you avoided?
Don't despair if you feel you have lost your way. Maybe you have just taken a detour and you will soon find your way again. What we sometimes feel are the wrong roads turn out to be the right roads in the end. We often cannot see the forest because of the trees. Climb up the nearest tree and your world will change.
I often hear people complaining about the weather. It's too cloudy. Too rainy. Too cold. Too hot. Can't see the sun. Yet if we get in an airplane and fly above the clouds, the sun is there. It is always there. So don't become discouraged. Instead change your perspective.
Here is Eric Fischl talking about one of his paintings.
