van gogh on facing a blank canvas:

"just slap anything on when you see a blank canvas staring you in the face like some imbecile. you don't know how paralyzing that is, that stare of a blank canvas is, which says to the painter, ‘you can't do a thing’. the canvas has an idiotic stare and mesmerizes some painters so much that they turn into idiots themselves. many painters are afraid in front of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the real, passionate painter who dares and who has broken the spell of `you can't' once and for all.”


before last night, i had never heard the van gogh's story. but now, i walk with confidence that one more of the world's most dynamic individuals grappled with the same questions and ideologies that i'm encountering. more importantly, i'm reminded today that creativity and innovation always leads me closer to the heart of God. and the more illogical and unconventional the creation ... the more clear it is to me who He is and why i'm here.