With not having the focus, space, nor vision to paint again; I find that my creative energy will find another way to emerge. I have been finding that playing with pictures, taking what I call "quotes" from nice pictures that I like and holding onto them is an alternative. Jacob Gerritsen is a photographer who has remarkable skill and has taken some phenomenal pictures of Emily. It is fun to pick out a little detail within one of these great photographs to remember. It is like taking a good quote out of a book or talk that I want to hold onto and have on my wall. Jacob's eye is quite sensitive and he has a very gentle way with his lens. In his pictures I find that there are many layers, possibilities and depth to each image. It is helpful to look at each one in different ways. I have included one of them here and the "quotes" that I have taken from it.
In the same way, when I go through a museum, I will pull out a piece from the various masterpieces to hold onto. Otherwise it is simply too much and too many works and I remember nothing.
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