Rejects offer up a dynamic working surface. Try a scrap of wood, with its uncompromising knots, or an already painted canvas, embedded with mounds of color. For one, there is less paralysis than when presented with a stark white canvas. Mistakes are rampant, and for better or worse, a hard fought relationship - both contentious and conciliatory - fuels the painting process.
Remarkably, there comes a point when everything flows. It may be after the third or fourth painting; your grip loosens on the brush; you become conscious of each and every stroke; and your risk-taking mantra - "I don't care" - now makes sense.
"...The incessant trembling, the fear of failure and self doubt absorbs you. But when you surrender to the carelessness, that's when things start to occur. When every brush stroke and line reflects in the deepest way every fiber of your being. When every image is a question and an answer at the same time, that's when all your doubts have been answered."
- Amelia R., Parsons 2013
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