Morning light

I'm sure each person in the world has a picture or two that they've fallen in love with. Or maybe it was a song, or a speech, or a garden layout - either way, Pablo Picasso was right. "Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up"

i love art. I think its beautiful how art is just pure expression. Art is taking something directly from what you have inside you, and transferring it into something that can be seen, touch, tasted, smelt, or heard. You are making something internal, available externally. I think anyone can be an artist - you just have to look within. I truly believe thats where genuine art comes from, within. and when you see someone else do it, it just completely takes you away. Art takes you to another place. 

And it doesn't matter what it is, as long as YOU yourself are completely present as you do so. It isn't about impressing people. (off topic- this is why people have to stop using the argument that Mideo's artwork "isn't appropriate to society" - he didn't do it for society in the first place) do it because its real for you. when we were children, we never cared about how it would look to other people. We just did it for playtime, for fun. When people grow older, everything changes. Don't worry about technique. If its good enough for you, then its good. period :) 

Thats why I have a deep respect for every person I meet. Even those who challenge us were children once, and when I remember this I just feel completely in awe at how each person can be different, but real all the same. Even those who pretend, deep inside there's always a reason that they do so. I strongly believe that each person has a beautiful story to tell - sometimes they just need a little reminding. 

sometimes, I need it to. 

This is mainly where I draw inspiration from - approaching things with an open child-like curiosity.  "Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up"

because in truth if we take away all our labels, our job descriptions, our titles and such, In the end were all just children - so forget those things. Live as if the world were your canvas. We are all artists. and i see it in you and it makes me want to be one even more. 

a few of my favorite contemporary artists (from top: ilovedust, tsuneo sanda, craig thompson, brandon boyd, jason confessor [MY BROTHER!! :D] and banksy)


with that said, I hope you embrace your inner child. grab the crayon and go crazy! :)