What is 'Creativity'?

I want to share something with you. Something  I read from  Max Lucado's book: 'No wonder they call him the Savior'.

He was talking about God creating the earth, to help us understand how much God loves us;
      because he created us!

This is what he had to say:

"Creating is something far different than constructing. The difference is pretty obvious. Constructing something engages only the hands, while  creating something engages the heart and the soul.

When you create something you are putting yourself into it. It's far greater than an ordinary assignment or task; its an expression of you!"

I like that. It is simple.

It takes the scary out of it. It puts the freedom in.

Amen!

Here is my belated valentine to anyone who is following me.

Artist block? Well.....sort of

Artist block? Well..... sort of.
It's not that I don't have ideas, it is just that once I finish a series I go into 'limbo' for awhile. Since I am not actually into a painting, the urgency is gone.
Once I start a project, there is nothing else I would rather be doing. It is the process and the excitement  of seeing the final result that is so much fun.
These past two days I have decided to face that dilemma face on. I brought out all of my sketchbooks and went through them with a fine tooth comb.  I rediscovered thoughts and images that I wanted to bring to life.  I found themes lying in the heaps of sketches and categorized them with large paper clips and laid them out . I couldn't use my kitchen counter tops for a few days but it was worth it.
Today I see paintings waiting to happen, I see a variety of techniques about to be experimented with.

Lets see what the future brings!