Although I find the following quote from Georgia O'Keeffe inspiring (she is one of my only favorite landscape artists, I'm not real big on landscapes usually, although it's her large flowers she is most famous for) I'm not sure I completely agree, at least for me on a personal level.
To create one's own world in any of the arts takes courage. - Georgia O'keefe
I've always had an active imagination. You could say I've always been a bit of a daydreamer, and that's a good and bad thing. It's good to have a strong imagination of course, but that can also be very distracting. The point is, for better or worse, I've always loved to create and dive into my own world, or the worlds of others in the form of sci-fi and fantasy books.
Speaking of daydreaming though, does anyone else out there remember that old Warner Bros. cartoon short where the kids are in school, methodically chanting math problems in unison, (2 + 2 = 4, 4 + 4 = 8, 8 + 8 = 16, etc.) and the one boy stares at the fish tank and drifts off into a daydream where he is saving the teacher who's in a sinking submarine? I always loved that cartoon and have never been able to find it anywhere. Maybe someone knows the title?
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I've often felt my imagination was more limited than many others and always envied folks like yourself whose imaginations are always going at full throttle! Never realized that such a trait could be a distraction but it makes sense. I'm still envious, however...
This is a cool drawing (no pun intended!). I especially like the use of a little yellow to serve as a counterpoint to the blue and green. Limited palettes like this are always interesting. I know sometimes I get so tangled up in color that I have to do some limited palette works just to reconnect.
That cartoon's the story of my life...seems like daydreaming's my gift and curse, since it's both the source of my creativity and something that keeps me from being productive (including being productive with creative work). I could say that the latter is because I don't have it under control, but that would be true of the former, as well. Creativity happens when one is not in control (or maybe I've been reading too much Krishnamurti)......
I like Georgia,too,
but I think she is more famous for her feminist stances and for her huge sex-flower painting... As for courage to create your own world I think she refered to the fact that if you are a proffessional artist the public/merchants could not like -usually they don't- when you are faithful to your own imagination...
Bob- If I was just more disciplined maybe I would get more work done! But don't all artists say creativity comes in spurts? Or can it be harnessed with daily practice?
I would agree Yoga, creativity happens when you're not in control, I like that. My work always starts out bold and free and the closer to finishing the more control I have and the less fun it gets.
I would also have to agree with you Vincent, most galleries like to work with trendy or sellable images. As a framer this became painfully obvious to me, lol.
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