Its not about painting what the world see , its about painting how you see the world.

How DO I see the world? I've thought about it today after i wrote this. 

I think when you have anything wrong with you whether it be vision loss, sickness, or just obstacles you have a choice. The choice is whether to put on the dark glasses and only see the dark and sad things going on around you, or to put on the rose colored glasses and let the world brighten up.


I choose to put on the rose colored glasses a long time ago. To go with what was happening, to laugh with my self and let others know it was o.k..


I took the same path with my art going to paint what i saw instead of trying to replicate things i couldn't. I saw so many artists either trying to reproduce nature exactly on canvas or trying too hard to abstract it.I didn't want to do either I wanted to paint how i saw the world. So I put on my rose colored glasses and away I went. 


Looking back however i think I made a mistake.


I abandoned color because I was losing my color vision. So I started painting the light and shadow series double negative. And although I will never stop I have come to think about how I do still see color. 

The colors I see still are the brightest most vibrant colors. Easily distinguishable. And so what if i think something is a different color then it is,.. maybe i should paint it that way. I should try bright and vibrant and if it isn't maybe i should show the muted blur that I see as well. 


We shouldn't pick and choose what we see through whatever shades we choose to put on in life. Even if your horizons are blurring and fading it doesn't mean you cant broaden them a little. :)