“That a work of creation struggles and insistently demands to be brought into being is a fact that no genuine artist would think of denying.” ~    Dorothy L. Sayers, Author

What happens when a painter or writer or other creative person sits down to work?

Does she know what the end objective will be or is it an exploration into the unknown?

Does the sculptor look at the lump of clay before him and envision the finished work?

For me, in these later stages of my lifetime of creating art, I tend to sit down with materials spread around me, zero in on something that catches my eye or my imagination—a paint colour, a shape, a few words or a snippet of verse that pops into my head—and I begin. I try not to censor any idea at this point, allowing all zaps of inspiration to take their place in the beginning lineup of inspiration.

After all, what is there to lose? A bit of time? A few materials? For me, the experience is the thing, the equity, the purpose of the entire process of creating something that wasn’t there before I started.

The verse included in today’s post came all at once with only a few improvements made after the fact. I popped the text over a digital watercolour I painted months ago to create this piece.

What is your creative process? Please add your thoughts to the comment section.
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