by The Painting Experience | Apr 9, 2022
The idea of talent can be divisive - some have it and some not. In my view, the important 'talent' we all possess is the talent of being ourselves.
by The Painting Experience | Feb 20, 2022
The object of painting a picture is not to make a picture— however unreasonable this may sound. The picture, if a picture results, is a by-product and may be useful, valuable, interesting as a sign of what has passed. The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of [...]
by The Painting Experience | Jan 29, 2022
How can we learn to participate in the mystery without destroying its sacred quality? It seems to respond in depth only when we listen and join, without any objectifying motive. It’s not something we can offhandedly learn and apply as a technique for transcendence. We must be willing to leap into the fire and be [...]
by The Painting Experience | Jan 22, 2022
It is because the world is so full of suffering, that your happiness is a gift. It is because the world is so full of poverty, that your wealth is a gift. It is because the world is so unfriendly, that your smile is a gift. It is because the world is so full of [...]
by The Painting Experience | Jan 19, 2022
We have to deepen our understanding, make ourselves more equal to circumstances, more easy with what we have been given or not given. We must drink deep from the well of things as they are.
