It is extraordinary to see how the discovery of one single free stroke of paint can fill you with such joy and amazement.
Michele CassouPainting for process is the visual equivalent of journal writing, done not for the sake of being seen or published, but purely for the telling itself.
Michele CassouIf you paint for product, you have to follow the rules that keep you on the track of your expectation. You have to calculate, organize, plan every move. When you paint for process, you listen to the magic of inner voices, you follow the basic human urge to experiment with the new, the unknown, the mysterious, the hidden. Process is adventure; product happens only within the parameters designed.
Michele CassouTo play is to listen to the imperative inner force that wants to take form and be acted out without reason.
Michele CassouIntuition comes from the whole person, from a place that includes the conscious and the unconscious. The total result of all feelings and perceptions manifests spontaneously through intuition. Intuition gives expression to the feelings; that expression is unique and perfectly fitted to the needs of the moment.
Michele Cassou