...and inspiration. This is an Iphone photo of my 'Paris' paint tray. I had to save it somehow, and the way this photo came out, it makes me think I’m looking at an abstract painting ~ one that I could not have planned.
I once met an artist who had made an entire hardcover book filled with nothing but photographs of her paint trays throughout her time at art school. I thought it was beautiful.
I am fascinated by this idea of the art we create when we are 'not trying' to create it. It’s a lot like when we first start painting, for example, when no one is watching, or expecting our creation to turn out a certain way and neither are we. There is a complete freedom in that type of creating, that only happens once; when we begin and then as artists, I believe it is our job to learn how to tap into that sense of freedom again and again.
expectation feels so weighty,
and OH
so tiptoe the line,
and create, whilst holding the hand
of not trying and
freedom, all at the same time...
hmmm, perhaps that's why I too often look at the sky when walking and then trip and fall down... all in a creative and fabulous kind of way of course ... :) love your paint tray
xo