“Why do you keep wasting money
on new paints and canvas
and brushes and paper
when we could already tell you
that you’re just going to be…
bad?”
I paint the scenes I want to see.
I paint the places I wish I was.
I paint the escapes I wish I had.
I paint portraits of my friends
who I don’t get to see very often
so I have something to keep them close.
I paint to get my emotions out
when I cannot find the words
or cannot follow the train of thought.
I paint because when I get colour
all over my hands and arms and face,
it reminds me that I am here
and I am real
and I am my own person
and I will do what I want.
Yes, I will never be one of the great masters of art,
but that’s not why I do it.
I paint because I can,
I paint because I enjoy it,
and that’s all.

– thank you to Bob Ross, for teaching me talent is a pursued interest