It is time to reevaluate. Just the other day I took the time to listen to a discussion about how art is viewed in today’s world and how that has changed over the centuries. In our visual saturated environment we artists seem to garner respect from a diminishing few. So why do we keep painting? How do we connect to a wider audience? There was a general consensus about the why. It seems to be in our DNA; wired into our very fabric as human beings. I cannot NOT paint. I have even tried not to paint. I have ignored, denied and resisted to no avail. My soul desire rests in the creative delight. I am happiest when I am painting and there is no amount of hiding that can change that. So how do I pay for my passion? Lori Wolfson suggests a spiritual dimension in our creativity is the basis for connection. My work does have that dimension. Many people connect and remain with the images I create. Perhaps they are too disturbing. After all I am calling people to an awareness of the possibility of changing our world into a paradise through taking on responsibility in the project. Perhaps all they want in a nice place to hide for a while. So do I paint pretty pictures and abandon my mission? Do I starve my soul to feed my stomach? Does that sit with my sense of integrity? Since I am not starving (thanks to my husband) I am in a fortuitous position to continue the quest. Perhaps in my exploration I will discover the precise balance. If I listen well… I await my muse. Life is good.
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