David’s Self-Portrait with Raven reminded me of this picture of a black bird that I carried in my mind:

I thought that it was a painting by Georgia O’Keefe but I could not find it in my art books. What I found instead were these two paintings by Georgia O’Keefe:

A Black Bird with Snow-Covered Red Hills + It was Blue and Green.

Have you ever unknowingly invented a picture in your mind that is based on other people’s artwork? In my mid, the artwork of others appears a life of its own.

Does your mind also usurp artwork of others and then plays with it? If yes, does it diminish as you focus more on your own art?

January 14th, 2007