13 Concepts Picasso and I Agree On, Quotes from the Master on Living a Creative Life
“An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought” –Picasso
This week, I began researching my old articles hoping for new inspiration.
Nothing clicked. My past work felt like I was pulling a dress out of my closet from 10 years ago. What was I thinking?
I didn’t want to write from the same point of view, I wanted to see my story from a new perspective.
Searching for inspiration, I scrolled through quotes about art, and creative minds and came across Pablo Picasso:
“Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.”
I’d crossed many stepping-stones and opened many doors to become who I am today. And some of it was pretty damn hard.
There was nothing easy about starting a career in mid-life, or being the sole support of my kids through school and college, or surviving unexpected loss, two of them.
