C'est La Vie

I have so much respect for artists that create something like this ^. It's amazing to look at and I wish I could have it hanging on my wall. With great admiration for it comes some jealousy though, because I wish I was gifted in that way to be able to create something with my hands. It's empowering to think about when you really look at how an artist carries themselves and their brush - it's like symmetry; it's effortless yet painstaking all at the same time. They embrace their craft as if it was their own child, treating each painting or portrait as its own separate entity to be equally admired. Such passion and drive for a single painting can't really be bought at an auction or department store - an artist gives a piece of themselves with each stroke, a heart beat without a sound but a pulse none the less. It's amazing and it speaks to you when you find the painting. It's kind of like a friend that you find in an entirely new situation and you wonder why you haven't met sooner. Yeah, it's like that. I wish I could make people feel that emotion.

"I love surprises and coincidences. I love them even more when I don't pass them off as luck, but rather recognize them as a sign that my life's course is right on track." (Jason Mraz)