comparing the arts

Before my aunt left for a funeral she supplied me with paint, brushes and a canvas. I started painting for the first time since my senior year of high school. Well, that was three years ago and if it weren't for me being artistically minded, I would've called it a disaster. However, because I am artistically minded, I realize that patience is key. I've learned quite a bit in my time as a singer/song-writer and it is natural for me to compare my visual art to my experience in the art of song composition. Having said that, I've decided to take the angle I take in the creating of my music to the painting of my visual art. In writing songs, I try to sit with my guitar and write everyday. I will often sing small phrases or hum various tunes before a true musical and lyrical expression of myself will naturally flow out of my being. I like to believe that if it weren't for my many failed attempts, I would not have the ability to create something honest and beautiful in the end. With this in mind, I will paint. I know I can paint though, right now it may seem as if I cannot just as I know I am able to write songs though at times it may seem as if I were not. So, I will continue to create and eventually, I will produce something honest and beautiful.