I always fully, wholeheartedly trust and believe in myself when I paint.
No matter what I do, no matter what colours I use, or whether I use my own bare hands to spread the paint. I always feel very human when I get to paint.
Almost like I am tapping into depths of myself which need to be discovered more.
Reality within oneself, that we often forget to wander in.
I painted over and older project of mine. I wasn't fully satisfied with it, and I could feel that it needed to evolve into something much more.
An image, once representing protection and worries, yet pride, now exists express loudness. Myself. Not secrets.
This is ME. I love it. It is me in more ways than I first planned it to be. But such is usually the story with my art. I wonder if I will change it more, paint over again to try a different font. Who knows. I certainly don't. But I can Feel.
As long as I feel, I know I am. And I need to be, I yearn to BE.
Am I defined by the art I create, or am I defined by myself, and art produced by me is merely a result of my existence?
I believe I am. And art helps me feel it. Without it, I wouldn't be happy, not fully anyway. So yes it is an integral part of my life that can't just casually stop existing.
It'd be foolish to assume that a soul this damaged and confused, is to ever yearn for normalcy. I am pulled and fascinated by the bizarre. By the weird. By the strange. The unusual.
You look at all of it and realise a crucial fact about the world, about life and existence around you. And the fact is, that all of it is how it's supposed to be.
You Will disagree, such is life, even I am this way. But all is alright
No matter how ugly.
It is the decisions that we make, that make us. Define yourself By yourself.
Be the creator of the life you want to live.
And if you are simply not sure what life should you live.
If you think that you have it all wrong.
That you are behind, you're missing out, or in some way feel that you are unsure about what way your life is heading.
Then that means that you are doing everything right. Allow yourself to breathe. Allow yourself human emotions you have been born with. Everything will be alright, you will have a good life, but you must allow it yourself internally.
Accept that life needs time to grow into its shape. The same way you need to physically grow into your shape. Remember how it used to hurt when your bones were growing.
How strange it was for your first teeth to fall out. And how the world seemed to be much much smaller.
Well in a way things haven't changed that much.
Sure your have your adult teeth. But it feels like everything around you is trying to beat them our of your mouth. But be told to keep your mouth shut if it hurts.
Take your first steps and make sure that they are recorded and memorised. But sit down and stop fucking around the moment you have a meaning in where you want to walk.
You have the right to grow up as a person, and it is okay to express that it often sucks.
But growing doesn't stop when you turn 18.
Well what about 19, 20, 25? Maybe 30?
Absolutely fucking not
You are barely starting this life.
You grow up physically, biologically, and you somewhat know the basics.
However now it's time for YOU to allow YOURSELF, to grow up more, accept new stages of life. And stop putting yourself down.
You are becoming.
How wonderful is that.
It may sound like I am talking to myself and to you like a child. But if we don't address the inner child we all often forget about, we lose ourselves. And we can't let that happen.
Practice any art. And don't let anyone stop you. For you to express yourself in any way possible, is your right.
Paint, draw, carve, cook, sing, dance, act, produce. Anything. Do it. And be loud about it. Make sure that the layers of the earth feel your presence.
And even thought you will once turn to dust. It is important that you know. That it's not a bad thing. You live to live. And you die, for it is fair. But you get to live. Use that time given to you.
So be proud of yourself
I love you all.
"Muuah"
