I was sorting through some of my old paperwork this morning, and came across "Artist Statement Guidelines".
There were 7 questions and these are my honest answers as of TODAY:
1. What am I doing?
Answer: Most of the time, I don't know.
2. How am I doing it?
Answer: Experimenting and mostly play.
3. Why am I doing it?
Answer: To satisfy the need to express myself.
4. What influences me?
Answer: Mostly 19c Masters and Modern mid-20c masters.
5. How does my work relate to the art of my contemporaries?
Answer: I don't really relate to my contemporaries.
6. What do I want people to understand about my work?
Answer: Nothing. I want them to find something in it for themselves.
7. What do I want to share with people?
Answer: I want people to think.
What would YOUR answers be today?