Mark making
Is like living
Intentional, spontaneous,
Accidental, serendipitous,
Colourful, dull,
Experiencial, experimental…
A life of beautiful memories, regrets,
Successes, failures and lessons learned.
A life of love and hatred,
Joy and sadness,
Ecstasy and melancholy.
A life amongst others,
A life in solitude.

Life can not only be described in words,
Look at a painting,
The marks that have been made.
Imagine the intensity,
The delicacy,
The bold and the fine lines,
The ups and downs,
In and out,
Straight and curved.
Were they done swiftly and slowly?
The drips and splashes of paint,
Were they pleasing and exciting to the eye
some, muddy and hideous?
The colours,
Light and dark.
The textures,
Smooth, rough and sharp.
Were they shallow and deep?

Will you let the world see,
The painting that is you,
The one you painted
Or the one you chose?
Do not be afraid.
They are all part of the painting,
They are all part of life.
With out mark making,
There is no painting.
Marks are like memories and experiences,
The good and the bad
The ugly and the beautiful.
With out all the marks,
What kind of life would that be?

Paintings and poetry,
Gigi Esmilla Howarth

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