“There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth.” -Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist
My purpose on earth is undoubtedly to create art. Like frost on grass as winter approaches, art clings to every aspect of my life. It’s in the air I breathe, the fog, the clouds; it’s under my pillow, in the windows, beneath the skin on my fingers. Even when I get so weary of it that I never want to touch a paintbrush again, it always returns to me, like an old friend who has come back from vacation.
