Been reading another of Michele Cassou's books in the evenings, "Life, Paint and Passion." I think the thing I love about Cassous writing/philosophy is that it's all about the process rather than the resulting product. How liberating is that, to be free of concern for how nicely a piece turns out! There in lies the great mystery of creativity. As you delve into the process it becomes the conduit of all that raw emotion, often resulting in works that vibrate with life. The more you paint the freer you become!
Makes me wonder about other areas of life. If I worry less about outcome and more about what the process has to offer maybe there would be less anxiety, less need to control or predict outcomes, greater freedom just to enjoy the now moments and the people in them. I suspect it may already be at work without me fully realizing it. All I know is, it smooths everything out as I begin to paint!
"Beauty is in the honest brushstroke that manifests without choice. It thrives on life. To create is to recognize that real beauty is found only in following your truth..." M. Cassou
