Losing ones self is the greatest joy of being a true creator. Reaching inside of yourself for that energy that is distinctly you, that is looking for a place to exist. Whether reading a great book and running the movie of it in your head, awesome. Listening to music that stirs the soul, awesome! In the truest since of the word, losing yourself maybe the best way to find your true self. You cannot fake the feeling of having been lost in a moment.
I have been an artist for years, longer than most of you have been alive, and there is nothing more soul stirring than losing time, a complete break with reality, as you soar through the creative cloud whispering to us all.
Every time I am blessed with a vision that is a series of painting, I cannot wait to get to my easel to begin. The spirit of Inspiration is an elusive one, it’s a gift given and then must be received. And as an artist I love visiting paintings that stir my soul, Cy Twombly is a massive favorite right now!
When it’s not paintings, it’s writing, I love to use words creatively. There are so many wonderful words.
Things that move me and move time are also in the work of others inspiration, like I mentioned a great book. When life gets tough or boring a good sci fi read takes me away, and great movies have always been a favorite, anything Christopher Nolan has done, does this trick very well!
And then there’s music…I am one of the ones who feels music deeply. I played in my Dad’s bands growing up and he taught us how to listen. My skin tingles and my mind moves, and truly, I wished people could feel music the way I do. True creativity moves me. I will lose myself in it as often as I can, for real life is a bitch and sometimes getting lost in Art of any kind is the answer.
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