
Is ArtArt is how I am at three o'clock in the morning when the words
and the pictures wake me up. Art is what I am feeling when I look at a
painting and my heart reaches up into my throat. Art is what's
experienced when my fingers touch clay and I feel it sing inside of my
head. Art's the irresistible force that reaches up and surrounds me when I
walk down a country road. Art is that breath that catches in my throat
when I gaze up at the silent mountains around me. Art represents many
things to many people, for me it is the bare essence of my soul. Art
is my life's breath and blood, mingled with my tears, sweat, and the joy of
all my most secret dreams. Art is that which I possess while I am
wandering through it; not what I have when finished. Art is
intangible, but it is as real as the air that rushes in and fills my questing
lungs. Art is life, but better still it is the ability in the world
to see that life is also an art.
©1988 Candalee Swayze
Dedicated to life
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