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I was reading a great article about fifteenth-century woman artist Artemisia Gentileschi in The Portrait Signature: Journal of the American Society of Portrait Artists, Volume 4; 2000 and found this great paragraph by Virgil Elliott. The life of Artemisia Gentileschi was brought alive by Mr Elliott's excellent article, and this paragraph explains how our life experiences bring deeper feelings into our art:
"The emotional content is precisely what makes the difference between a competently painted picture by a well-trained painter, and a masterpiece. The best artists have always, and will always, put something of their own psyche, their own personal intensity, into their work, and it is that quality, strongly expressed, which connects with the sensibilities of the viewer and registers its impression indelibly and unmistakably upon them. These experiences, both positive and negative, serve to bring out that intensity and give great artists their unique identity, and their work its power. Thus the most trying ordeals, and the effects these trials and struggles will inevitably have on the artist, can be the genesis of something positive, and perhaps something great, when channeled into art."
So, if you have deep emotional hurts, or even joy that should be expressed, why not think on it today and see what you create?
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