Today is the 51st day of my 51 Days of Art. I began my 51 days of art with a watercolor
journal entry and I am ending my 51 Days of Art with the same. During the past 51 days I have often pondered
the question of why I create art. I
found my answer while sitting in my screened in porch last evening. As I was quietly contemplating the beauty of
the nature that surrounds my home the image of this Fire Spirit fluttered into my
mind. I then realized the answer to the question
of why I create art within the image of her flames. Artistic Creation is an everlasting fire that
consumes my thoughts, dreams, moments in time.
To discontinue my artistic pursuits is to quench the flames of my inner
soul. It is an option that doesn’t
exist. Although I am ending my 51 Days of Art retreat
to return to the routine life where my day job exists, the fire of artistic
creation will never be lost.
