“I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.”
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| Pleases Give Me Quiet Creative Time by Amber D'Amato |
I started this watercolor painting of a girl with wet hair on Wednesday. I then finished it yesterday, on Friday. I wanted to finish this in one sitting, and I had the energy to do so. Unfortunately I live with someone that doesn't respect my need for quiet and she kept on talking to me even after I nicely asked her to give me some space and quiet.
After the 5th time asking her to leave me alone in the most polite way I felt myself grow irritable. Instead of fighting I abandoned this watercolor painting and took a walk. I really long walk. I think this painting would have come out significantly different if she had given me the time to create. I try not to be sad about it. I was in the perfect mood and zone to execute what I wanted to happen. Now it is lost. I am actually grieving over it. Ha! I am not even kidding.
I am not a mother or a pet owner, but I imagine that it is far worse to find time to make art when you are a full time mother or pet owner, especially dog owners. I have a newfound understanding and empathy for the people who can't find time to create. And I have a newfound respect for the ones that are able to balance their time between art and being a caretaker. J.K. Rowling comes to mind.
I always knew that it was difficult for mom's, but I felt how difficult. I deeply know that I will never want to be a caretaker because of this. I want to do something different with my time. I also would love to have a private space to myself, ideally an art studio where I can escape other humans and just make pretty stuff.
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