painting as a peculiar miracle

“Painting seems like some kind of peculiar miracle that I need to have again and again.” Philip Guston

“When you're in the studio painting, there are a lot of people in there with you - your teachers, friends, painters from history, critics... and one by one if you're really painting, they walk out. And if you're really painting YOU walk out.” Attributed to Philip Guston. (I first found it in Audrey Flack’s book Notes on Creating. I’ve also heard it was originally spoken by John Cage to Philip Guston.)

yes!
It becomes an intuitive, joyful flow.

an enlivening, rejuvenative,
in the present moment experience.

Sherri

creating The Fountain Within on my painting table