What escapes onto the page is our art
Fri, February 10, 2012 at 01:00PM "Intelligence is an extremely subtle concept. It's a kind of understanding that flourishes if it's combined with a good memory, but exists anyway even in the absence of good memory. It's the ability to draw consequences from causes, to make correct inferences, to foresee what might be the result, to work out logical problems, to be reasonable, rational, to have the ability to understand the solution from perhaps insufficient information. You know when a person is intelligent, but you can be easily fooled if you are not yourself intelligent."
Isaac Asimov
At six flags, I noticed the crisp leaves in the winter sun, and the rainbow array of holiday lights above the fence.
An idea launches an inkling of possibility, a spark, an unfinished thought. But ideas need time to simmer, to swirl around in drifts and somersaults.
Waiting for a traffic light, a window under the eaves of an old house catches your eye. The glass panes look like mirrors reflecting the afternoon sun.
Playing Yahtzee, you notice how four dice kind of look like panes of glass in a window.
A periwinkle sunset makes you wonder how to mix that exact color.
Your mind put together the random things you noticed.
What we create is a magical mix of everything that our mind takes in, jumbles up.
What escapes onto the page is our art.
Reader Comments (2)
Hi! A new fan from Pittsburgh. I love your blog! I am not really sure how I happened upon it as I have been reading your posts for, oh, an hour or so. Maybe on Pinterest (and yes I read your love/hate post too). Being so new to creating art, doodling and journaling I am like a sponge, taking in any and all inspiration I can find. And this blog has definitely been one that is easy for my pea brain to absorb. And I haven't even taken a look at your workshops yet! Thank you for sharing your talent!
Ditto what Kathy says only I am from So. Calif. Wonderful blog, Tammy. Thanks for creating it.