Tuesday, July 15

Why Do We Paint?

Grazing in the Grass
9 x 12 in/22 x 30 cm
Copyright Byrne Smith 2014
What could be more relaxing than painting a beautiful, bucolic scene? Not a whole lot of other things in my opinion.

That begs the question, and the title of today's blog, Why Do We Paint?

Well, why do we paint? I suppose there are almost as many reasons as there are painters, but here's my list of reasons for probable cause:


  • We have no other choice than to paint--once we started painting, we must continue.
  • We like the idea of putting our creativity on a two-dimensional surface.
  • We must use our hands to create art.
  • Paint--all kinds of paint, including pastel--is intriguing to us.
  • Mixing colors is a never-ending pastime.
  • We want to find out just how well we are able to paint.
  • Painting is relaxing, most of the time.
  • We love it
Feel free to add your own individual bullet items!

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