The Artists

I obtained this quote from somewhere, I’m not sure where- (if you recognize it and know who said it please let me know!). I keep it in my painting studio and look at it from time to time to remember my true north.  At the turning of the year amidst all the ugliness rearing its fearful head, I have the strangest feeling that the artists are going to rise up and remind humanity what is good and beautiful about being human. I encourage you to lend your voice to expressing the joy and suffering, hand in hand, that you see in the world and in your life now. Your voice is important and dearly needed.

 “Do not forget life, artist. A picture in not a collection of portrayed objects nor is it a certain effect of light and shade, nor is it a souvenir of a place, nor a sentimental reminder, nor is it a show of colour, nor a magnificence of form, nor yet is it anything seeable or sayable. It is a glimpse of God interpreted by the soul. It is life to some degree expressed.”