Just do it!

"Art is what you can get away with"  Andy Warhol

Vision

"Here's to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
Steve Jobs

Creativity takes on many forms

Make it your business to know who each of these folks are/were they have what the Finnish people call Sisu*

*Sisu is a Finnish term meaning, roughly, inner strength, determination, perseverance in the face of  adversity, and a strong work ethic.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. (Maya Angelou)

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what
 you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. (Steve Jobs)

Albert Einstein said, "Creativity is the residue of time wasted."

The artist begins with a vision – a creative operation requiring an effort. (Henri Matisse)

Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable. If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that's their problem. But if you do have a passion, 
an honest passion, just do it. (Mario Andretti)

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it's done right. (Walt Disney)

When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again.
 All the rest is humbug. (Edouard Manet)

If you stick to your work it will take care of you somehow. (Kiki Smith)

I would add: 

Creativity takes effort.  More people would be creative if they just saw the value in
putting time into it. What ever it is!

t'*s a combination of stamina, courage, and obstinacy held in reserve for hard times

ee'-soo) is a unique Finnish concept that cannot be fully translated.  One definition is: spec*ial strength and stubborn determination to continue and overcome in the moment of adversity.  It's a combination of stamina, courage, and obstinacy held in reserve for hard times

what to paint

Paint the necessary; ignore the obvious. (Bill Hosner)

Her Face to the Wind (pastel, 20x16) by Bill Hosner

More birds

We are what we repeatedly do. (Aristotle)

Oh dear.

Keep working at it.

The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all. (Julia Cameron)

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It's interesting when you make things or do things that open up the possibilities for making more things, or different kinds of things. (Bruce Nauman)