Archive for July 19th, 2010
Creativity – Part 1
Today, I was reading the newsletter of New Mexico artist Gwen Fox regarding creativity. Gwen is world renowned for her oil paintings and what follows are excerpts from her newsletter.
Creativity is a process which takes a while to express. Some people come by it easily, but for others, it takes time to uncover their artistic talents. In order to be an artist, one must, first of all, learn the rules about color, composition, design, movement, value, texture, center of interest and many other things. But after knowing all these things, one must still figure out how to make the painting uniquely “one’s own”, how to paint from the heart.
For this to happen, you must be willing to find your inner creative voice and discover what it wants to say. This takes courage and time. I can remember my own teacher reminding me to “be bold, be bold”. What my inner voice said to me then was different from what it tells me now, so I am learning that it changes over time.