Impressionist Art
This is going to be short, since I have to get to work soon.
It occurred to me, sometime late last night, that I don't really have clear pictures in my head when I write, as many people claim they do. On the other hand, I don't only have words in mind either. This is very much how I read, too.
Something about my creative process looks a lot like an impressionist painting, especially when it's in movement. The more dynamic the scene, the more blurred the edges, the more indistinct the faces.
If I stop and concentrate hard enough, sometimes my mental camera will let me focus on a detail that will become as sharp as though it were on film, but it's never anything larger than part of a face, an area roughly the size of my hand.
Otherwise, my stories take on a hazy, amorphous form inside my head, meandering along as pointillism and impressionism, colourful splotches on my mental canvas that somehow coalesce into narrative once conveyed to paper.
Just something I wanted to get down in writing. I'm not going to touch on the other senses, because that would take way too long.
It occurred to me, sometime late last night, that I don't really have clear pictures in my head when I write, as many people claim they do. On the other hand, I don't only have words in mind either. This is very much how I read, too.
Something about my creative process looks a lot like an impressionist painting, especially when it's in movement. The more dynamic the scene, the more blurred the edges, the more indistinct the faces.
If I stop and concentrate hard enough, sometimes my mental camera will let me focus on a detail that will become as sharp as though it were on film, but it's never anything larger than part of a face, an area roughly the size of my hand.
Otherwise, my stories take on a hazy, amorphous form inside my head, meandering along as pointillism and impressionism, colourful splotches on my mental canvas that somehow coalesce into narrative once conveyed to paper.
Just something I wanted to get down in writing. I'm not going to touch on the other senses, because that would take way too long.