I've Been Thinking

My musings lately have been about art as a medium of expressing the spirit and soul of the artist and how that comes about.  Twyla Tharp suggests that it's something in the DNA.  I'm thinking it goes deeper and more complex than our 'programming'.  So here's an invitation to that discussion here in this blog.

In her book, The Creative Habit; Twyla suggests that "We want our artists to take the mundane materials of our lives, run it through their imaginations, and surprise us."  What do you think of that?  


I think it applies, and not just to the mundane but to the delightful.  Birds that look like they're laughing found in unexpected places.  Trees that have a special quality not found in nature... the coziness of home in the bower of a leafy bush.  These are elements that come up again and again when I want to paint and many people respond to them.  (There's a story behind laughing bird, that's for later.)  They're all expressed in a uniquely, personality stamped way that is strictly Kimberlie.  Can't help it.  As my husband says, "More vines..."  Meantime:

May Your Christmas Season be Calm and Bright!

Now I'd love to hear your musings on the idea.   Please share.  No matter what art you practice or medium you use, it applies.   I'd like to hear what you think!