This quote by Leonardo da Vinci was on a beautiful poster in the window at Seranya Studios Art Boutique when I arrived "at work" on Tuesday. I put "at work" in parenthesis because being at the studio isn't really work. Being there opens the senses, feeds the soul and brings peace to one's life.
The first part of this month one of the contributing artists at the studio, Richard Rooker, our amazing water-colorist, took time to find and display all these fabulous quotes in the windows at the studio. These words struck a cord with me, and I wanted to share it with all of you.
In our extremely busy lives (and whose isn't?) it seems as if simplicity is a thing of the past as all the technology screams at us to do more, do it faster so you have time to do more. Where does this leave us?
So often it leaves us going through the motions of a very happy, busy, accomplished life--but is it? In our area, many Internet Service Providers were down for a good day, and that brought forward how often we run to our computers to do yet one more thing. How much time is consumed in a day?
Simplicity-------------what a wonderful thought. Simplifying our lives to bring sophistication and calm. As an artist when you find yourself slip into that "zone" while working, doesn't that bring a simplicity to the task at hand and also a quiet peace to the soul?
Living simple in the world today takes thought and dedication to achieve that goal, but wouldn't it be worth it?
Share with us if you crave a simpler life that leads to sophistication and how you can accomplish that.
Stay tuned.
What an ironic statement coming from Leonardo. He was perhaps one of the most LEAST simple artists of all times. The guy was extremely complex. Think of all the works he has done. The man was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. I will agree with Lynda's idea of the "zone" and a simple place that takes us to. I can think of so many different activities I can and do get involved in, and how easily my thoughts and actions can be diverted. But when I am painting, the world around me might as well not even be there.
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