belief...

I believe in you

and your art

so, so much!!

Today,

I put a book in the mail

to you.

It is one of your favourite artists...

I put some lavender in there,

a card,

some music,

my heart.

I trust that it finds its way to you.

And upon arrival,

hope that it

brings a smile to your face

until we see each other next.

And I hope that

Frida's work

will continue to inspire you,

remind you to

keep painting,

through the pain,

the fatigue,

the rejection,

the elation,

the joy...

&

never give up.

I believe

that one day,

maybe in a short lifetime

not long after our's...

A lovesick artist

will buy another artist

a book of

your art...

He'll post it to a girl in another city,

whose art has

stolen his heart,

in turn, hoping that it may

help to inspire her

(from a distance)

to keep creating

and to never, ever

give up.

That's why you have to keep going,

to keep painting,

to keep

dreaming & painting

with your eyes & heart wide open.

That's what your art will be

to someone else

one day.

This is not a poem.

This is what 

I truly believe.

(c) Brent M Harpur, 2012.

"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress, each drawing one makes,

each study one paints, is a step forward." (Vincent van Gogh)