Edeet RavelI wondered why I hadn't realized before that art was hard because you had to recreate not merely the scene but the way it soared into your soul and changed you.
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When Jane Lamott was describing her childhood for a writer's conference, she told the audience how she used to look at art in museums and wonder why the artists couldn't just capture the scene. She said that when you looked at a picture, you had to recreate not merely the scene but the way it soared into your soul and changed you.
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