Michael Divine

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What Is There Left To Paint?

A frequent question that is asked of me: where does it come from? What inspires me?

Violet reminded me that the etymology of the word 'inspire' is rooted in the word 'breath' and that 'inspire' is a way of saying 'breathing life into'. So the question really is 'what breathes life into my work?' Where do I find the momentum - the life - to keep putting brush to canvas? Everyday I wake I think about those paints, those colors, that question.

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