"Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor." ~ Andre Gide

Happy New Year!!!

"Art begins with resistance," so does my New Year.  Have been doing anything but starting a project.  I am not one to start any year with resolutions, I feel they can be fruitless...resolutions last as long as a very strong will lets it.  Anyway, I will not allow myself to get caught up in a mad artist block by trying so hard.  It doesn't have to be so difficult.   I remember years ago, when I also resisted doing any kind of art, I met a well known motivational speaker whose name escapes me. :(  After discussing my situation with him, he suggested I do one thing everyday, no matter how small, toward my goal.  So I bought a paint brush one day, held it the next, organized my paints, etc. After some time doing this I finally painted like mad!!  Didn't start out creating anything worth writing home about, but the feeling was there.  I loved every moment of it and I guess that is what the masterpiece is: the moment of creation.  It does start with resistance, for me anyway. With gentle nudging leads to something incredibly awesome: that explosion of art when resistance is "overcome."  It soon will be...
 
Until then, I wish you and yours a joyously creative New Year!!  God Bless!