Article June 9, 2008 Issue

THE ARTIST WITHIN

BY FENELLA BENNETTS

HAVE you had a good idea today? Is it something that you haven't thought of before? Have you savored it, defined it, refined it, and then expressed it in some special way? Can you speak it, sing it, paint it, dance it, photograph it, write it into a poem or a book, or experience it in some way? Does it indicate more ideas to come—a sequence and flow which could continue indefinitely?

We all can find in ourselves some measure of artistic sensibility.

A sense of adventure and the joy of discovery generally characterize people who are specifically involved in the arts. They are constantly developing a heightened awareness of beauty, color, form, space, light, sound, movement, rhythm—as well as the skills to translate ideas into tangible form through their chosen medium. They know what it means to observe, listen, experiment, and communicate.