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Artist's Statement
I think this is the hardest part...telling why I do what I do. After hours and hours, spent writing it down, I read it over and it always falls short, or too far to the left or right...too self-conscious, over-thought, over-explained, under-explained...and, in the end it always just boils down to the simple fact that I do it because I can't help it.
But ...I can tell you my favorite parts of doing it... I love lines and colors. I love the human form. I love what light does and the challenge and reward of recreating the illusion. I love the magic of inspiration using me as conduit...the miracle of a thought or feeling or vision becoming suddenly or painstakingly tangible. I love getting dirty hands and paint on my face. I love it when someone finds something of themselves or for themselves, in an image that I realized. I love the solitude of the process. I love blank sheets of 300 lb. watercolor paper. I love sharp pencils and new pointy brushes, and old scruffy brushes. I love the smell of turpentine, but not all the time. I love it when a painting paints itself. I love my sketchbooks, ink spilled on the floor, new kneaded erasers, 5 minute figure studies, getting lost in working, painting all day outside, making a mess in the studio and cleaning up the studio so I can start a new mess.
I love my family for letting me have space for this in my life. I love the other artists in my life who shore me up and support me and excite me and inspire me. I love this cursed blessing and this blessed curse.