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| Ampere's Law watercolor on paper 26" x 20" Katharine A. Cartwright, 2012 |
Creativity in the arts depends upon one's ability to be simultaneously intuitive and analytical. It's the melding of one's spatial thinking (non-verbal) and stored knowledge. It's allowing the mind to play and still adhere to acquired skills and the results of experiments. It's shedding inhibitions and discovering the far-reaches of your mind that you often ignore or wall-off. It's having some guts and not caring about what others think!
I've spent decades (nearly a half-century now) creating art and it has taken me most of that time to reach this conclusion: creativity is a powerful tool in every discipline (not just art) that leads to innovation. Without innovation, we stagnate; our society stagnates; the arts stagnate. So, why look to others to create and innovate when we have it within ourselves to do so? What's holding us back? We, ourselves.
I've spent only a few years as an art instructor and have been very lucky to work with both professional and amateur artists. The number one lesson - the thing we spend the most time on - is discovering what to say as an individual and then how to say it in two dimensions. There's nothing more important than the artist's voice.
What are your thoughts?
5 comments:
Speechless at this. Amazing.
I think this painting captured just a smidgen of your creativity--looks like it could go on forever. Beautiful.
Hi Casey, Thanks so much! I just love your work, too.
Hi Hallie, I'm hoping that's the case, too. Just love your creations!
I'm so glad to have you back - does this mean you Maine folks have better internet service now?
Your series is marvelous. This one, for some reason, reminds me of the islands. I see tropical fruits and palm trees. I hope you don't mind. And a party atmosphere. Do you see it? Electricity! Magnetism! Ah, Ampere's law. I like.
I agree that some of my best work has been when I'm not thinking about it! Sounds strange doesn't it, but that really does seem to happen.
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