My life demands something of me: Not that I be fearless but that, if I am afraid, I face it. It asks me to stand in the self-doubt and the fear, to get comfortable there, to know I am human and this is part of it, to have compassion.
10 Things I Love About Being an Artist, #5
I know that being an artist doesn’t necessarily bring with it silence, certainly not for those working in large urban areas like NYC or Paris. But, for me, it was my art that brought me to New Mexico and New Mexico has delivered me to silence.
10 Things I Love About Being an Artist, #4
All my life I’ve been “different.” I just don’t seem to be wired in ways that so many other people are. I’ve come to believe this difference is what makes me an artist.
10 Things I Love About Being An Artist, #2
I never just paint. Something stirs in my soul. I experience a sort of collective sigh. My heart smiles in some ancient recognition that is surely shared. In these moments I am every artist who has ever watched a work of art being born.
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