I was feeling uptight tonight.
Watched a video on Andrew Wyeth, who is my absolute favorite painter. Ever. Sweet leaping Jesus, if that man didn't paint in exactly the palette of my soul...
But the thing is, for some reason I get SUPER uptight when I watch/read/view the work of my idols. I go to my canvas and all I'm thinking about is them. Their work. How THEY did things. As inspiring as I find Wyeth, David Mack, Dave McKean and many others, something about my love for their work stands in my way.
Perhaps this is the lesson. Adore the work of others, let it work its magic on you. But fight it out of your heart and mind with everything you've got as soon as you pick up a brush. That canvas is yours.
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