Leonardo
Intention vs. intensity
In Venice, I was lucky enough to be visiting while a Da
Vinci show was at the Accadammie very nearby my hotel. I was the first in line
yesterday morning!
Among the many other art work there, those gorgeous, large
painted canvases; there he was Leonardo! Really.
As I toured through sketch after sketch, yes, from his
original sketchbooks…I said to myself, I wish I could draw like him. OK. So,
what was I getting to with this idea?
Beyond the thinking, what was I really feeling?
I saw in his work amazing intention and most importantly,
intensity; a beauty and genius in investigation; what a drawing should be.
Intensity: meaningful, life changing investigation, with
sincerity, world changing images, genius problem solving…evocative works seeing 'beyond oneself', with intention and wondrous intensity.
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