The Waiting...

Until recently I was working on a painting for my sister. Although I managed to complete the painting quite some time back, adding the final touches took much longer than expected. There are two reasons for that. Firstly, The intricate work tends to slow down the pace as apposed to the wide spaces of a fresh canvas. Secondly, its very important to have the right frame of mind to work on the painting. Try picking up the brush when your whole being resists and you will know why it ever resisted in the first place!! =).  Anyone who's ever painted will be able to relate to that.

This is the thing about painting in my experience. An artist only ever truly paints when he gives in to an irresistible urge to paint defying everything else at that point. Appointments, phone calls, hunger pangs, door bells don't matter then. Its THAT force that creates the painting and not the artist per se. Its that madness that passes the life to the images. Its that passion alone that gives the soul to the painting.

However, these moments are rare and beautiful. They are absolutely priceless to me. People say that sometimes I take too long waiting for the right moment to start work on paintings. But its difficult to explain 'why'. Its a matter of experience and not words. One is blessed to wait! what else can i say....