Creative Process

Art processes cannot be taught—they can only be learned by those who have the courage to observe life deeply. Observing not just its highs but its lows, and even those moments when nothing makes sense to the mind.

Every artwork demands its own unique kind of attention. Every line is born from a different experience, every color carries a story untold. Starting an artwork is never just about the first stroke; it begins in the quiet conception of a thought, in the time you spend nurturing that thought before it ever touches a canvas.

An artwork’s life cycle mirrors our own. It begins with the planting of a seed—a fleeting idea that appears out of nowhere. Like life, it starts on a blank canvas, untouched and uncertain. Slowly, the identity of the piece starts to form as the canvas absorbs the essence of your thought in the form of lines, shapes, and textures. You immerse yourself in the process, and for a while, it consumes you entirely.

But then, as with all things, comes the inevitable lull. You begin to lose interest. Doubts creep in, and you question the origin of the thought that once felt so vibrant. This is the phase of abandonment, where you wonder if you’re even capable of doing justice to the idea. You convince yourself it’s not worth your time, seeking solace in fleeting distractions—other projects that offer temporary satisfaction but lack the depth of that first thought.
Then, in an unguarded moment, the thought quietly returns. It whispers to you, reminding you why it existed in the first place. The unfinished canvas calls out. This time, you don’t pick it up to finish it but simply to be with it. In this infinite loop of uncertainty, you stop thinking about destinations or outcomes. You enter a space beyond time—a space where your soul, mind, consciousness, and the universe align. And in that moment, you create—not because you have to, but because nothing else in the world feels more real.

Isn’t this the journey of a human life? Isn’t this why they say humans are art, and life itself is art? 
With every piece I create from this deeper space, I am reborn. I live, I die, and I rise again—each artwork carrying me through that eternal cycle.

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