Creative Inspiration

Creating a work of art, whether a painting,a poem, or music comes from the soul. Well, at least for most artistic people it goes beyond just the money.Its great to get paid for doing something you like, but the true artist is driven. He paints or writes because he has to. From somewhere deep inside a voice whispers to do it. Create and express your thoughts, show the world another way. With each creation there is a piece of you. It is your feelings and the way you perceive the world around you.
As an artist you feel pain more deeply. You see a flower for more than what it appears. You hear the melody of life inside and let the instrument express it to others. No, as a artist we can not control it, the words speak to us, our visions dance in our head,it is the essence of who and what we are. Sometimes it is a curse, ideas never leave.Constantly changing, questioning, and rearranging as we seek some sort of perfection.
Yes, it is the heart and soul of an artist where the inspiration lives.The most mundane thing to the most intense of passions light the idea to create.The skills to play an instrument or paint an oil painting can be learned just like driving a car. It is what is expressed and how that is important to an artist. The brushes and canvas are just tools. Even in our sleep the inspiration grows. Probably the greatest inspiration for an artist is his ability to love and feel the world around him. Sef centered in his thoughts he turns around and gives to the world.