As a painter, there’s a special moment when you step back and feel that your artwork is finally complete.
It’s that delicate, almost fleeting sensation where everything you’ve worked on – the colors, the balance, the details – has come together just as you envisioned.
But it’s not always easy to recognize this moment. Sometimes, in the desire to keep improving the piece, we push too far and risk ruining it altogether.
This is a common experience for many artists. We often find ourselves adding just one more stroke, a little more color, or adjusting the composition slightly, thinking it will make the piece perfect.
But art, like life, doesn’t follow strict rules, and there’s no clear line between "done" and "overdone." It’s easy to lose sight of that moment of completion and enter into chaos, where the very adjustments meant to enhance the painting start to take away from it.
Yet, within that chaos is where something truly amazing can happen. When the artwork seems to have gone beyond control, that’s often when the most unexpected and beautiful things emerge. It’s as if the painting starts to have a life of its own, creating something beyond what we initially envisioned.
This is where the magic of art truly lies – in embracing the unpredictability, the mistakes, and even the moments when we think we’ve gone too far.
Instead of fearing that point where the work could be overdone, we should learn to flow with it.
This moment of uncertainty is often where the real breakthroughs happen. Just like in life, after chaos comes peace.
Once the dust settles, we find something entirely new in front of us – something we hadn’t planned, but something even better. It’s a reminder that the process is always a "win-win." Even if we feel we’ve messed up the piece, it’s an opportunity for growth, learning, and discovering a new direction.
As artists, we need to trust that point where we lose control and remember that art, like life, is full of surprises. Sometimes, what feels like chaos is simply the beginning of something greater.
.
.
.
Comentarios