Vincent Van Gogh Be Your Unique Self

You are a masterpiece. Yeah...you. The one looking around like, "Nah, definitely not talking to me cause...masterpiece? Have you SEEN me?" Yup. You. And you want to know why? Because art is open to interpretation. Art is art because someone imagined it and made it come to life. Think about it. We all start as a blank canvas. We have yet to add any experience or progression to it. Over the years, we start imagining and visualizing what we want to be and who we want to become. Piece by piece, stroke by stroke, paint spatter by paint splatter, we start adding to the once white board our story. We know what we want it to be received as, but the thing is, not everyone will see what you see. You can draw or paint out the most precise and perfect depiction, and someone else will not take in what you are portraying. You are the artist. That is your role. You are the one that creates the image. Everyone else is the audience. They ones that walk up to you in a gallery, turn their head to the side ever so slowly and begin trying to figure out what exactly you are meaning to speak through your canvas. That is their story. That is their interpretation of who you are. That doesn't change your painting. The meaning behind your colors still remains the same. Their opinion of your framed work is just that, their opinion. You will have those snobby know it all art goers that will look at you and try so hard to pick apart every imperfection and brush line. They will not understand why you added the purple so close to the yellow when there clearly was a better place next to the splash of red on the other side. And hey, that is okay. You know why you placed the purple next to the yellow. You know why the red needed to stand alone and be its own voice. Because you know the story. They don't know the behind the scenes of what made you create your piece the way you did. However, on the other hand, there will be people who help add to the artistic endeavor. These are the people that touch your life and have such a lasting impact that their colors end up on your canvas. The ones that paint beside you day after day, putting their all into what they are doing so intensely that small or even large specks find their way to your painting. And they magically just belong and look as if they should be there. These people make your painting more meaningful and bring a new perspective to the story. Every moment. Every heartache. Every tear. Every smile. Every birthday. Every loss. Every single memory finds its way to your masterpiece. The colors flow together and play off of each other in such a way that no one could recreate what you have produced. It is a one of a kind original. And one day, your story will be hung in the minds and hearts of others. It will be interpreted and gazed upon for years and years to come. Yes. You are a masterpiece. Every single part of you is exactly what it is meant to be in order to present your work in a way others can observe, critique, appreciate, accept and love. Remember, just because someone doesn't see your masterpiece they way you do doesn't mean you aren't a priceless piece of art. They just don't appreciate good work. And can't afford you anyway.