I was watching PBS the other day and Bob Ross, the painter, was on teaching in his transcendental way. I was reminded of one of the first TV personalities talented at painting and allowing the viewer to experience their own brand of creativity peacefully. He used to refer to variants in one’s paintings as “happy accidents.”. His soothing voice, comfortable clothes, and well groomed afro made me feel like I could do anything artistically. The main idea is creativity in any form is valid and the starting point is the desire to create. Often in the past when someone saw my artwork either they would say “I like that work,”and/or “I couldn’t do…..”. They were comparing themselves to an artist that had been crafting for years and often to the child within them at 6 years old drawing stick figures who stopped creating artistically.
“There is no perfection in artwork,” I once read. When creating a painting, sketch, sculpture, etc., one needs to enjoy the moment of creative bliss and accidents. Creativity stops time and shuts the brain off. It can be a form of meditation and escape from the world of “hustle and bustle.” Creativity allows the unique unquestionable identity of the soul to be seen. What is so great about creating is the exploration of the unknown without knowing the next step. It lets one open to the possibilities of the imagination connecting to all areas of life. A simple act of dipping a brush in colorful paint changes how one sees their world. The motions of mixing paint or shaping clay in one’s fingers unlocks the illusion of the mind’s control.
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