beth jankola

bringing color to light

She roved her video camera an inch from my painting (back & forth around & around) at the art opening, the noise of the crowd bubbling around us.

"Why do you paint?" she asked.

"It makes me feel good." I replied.

"Why do you paint?" she asked again.

"I love color. Color is what it's all about." I replied.

"Why do you paint?" she asked yet again.

I said "Dare I use that cliched word that has so often been spoken, that word 'spiritual'? Painting is a spiritual experience, that is why I'm called a 'process' painter. The process of painting for me is a spiritual experience."

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