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of stress returns, remember that it is only the self in the studio
and a white canvas to play with. This canvas can be ripped up,
burned, destroyed, or hidden. No one has to see this creation.
To let reckless abandon fill the heart and guide the hand is the
way to let opinions be expressed in their purest form. Don’t let
the emotional tides of others fill what is only one personal
canvas and what should stay the personal endeavor of the
artist. In this state, whatever may fit the situation, an artist
may be free to shout out their rebellious ravings or sit in quiet
contemplation free of the burden of whatever society they may
be a part of.
To all the young who may be riding high and cocky. To all
the old simply sitting at home coloring in the flowers of their
minds, let’s leave with this. The toils of the day will sometimes
seem lost. The fruits of the labors of the day may seem rotten,
bitter, unkempt, and unworthy of market value. But that is
never the point. It is instead the harrows of the start that tend
to stop and grind those away from what they love. It is the
work that may have been born from judgment, happiness,
frailty, or kindness that was made in an honest attempt at
making something new and lush. It was started, and if it was
finished or not does not matter. The fact a painting stands is a