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Author: Mary Baker Article source: http://www.marybakerart.com/. Used with author's permission.
Women have been given the greatest gift of creativity there
is—the capacity of creating and having a child. Even if a
woman has never had children, just the biological
possibility, is life defining.
The theory has often been that artists create their best work
when they are young and after that "peak" in their career,
their art becomes stale and predictable. The assumption is
that an artist's work is the most important early in their lives.
I would beg to differ, especially when it comes to women.
I have a theory that women come into their own as artists
later in life, after the possibility of having children has
passed and while the potential of having children is
beginning to diminish.
Because of the biological ability to have children, women
understand intuitively that creativity is a life long process, not
a destination. The tremendous urge to create is still there
after the capacity to have children is gone.
The passion and drive to create is combined with the
wisdom learned from life's inevitable lessons. Women
frequently find that their "artistic voices" become more
confident and self-assured later in life. That is why women
often come into their own artistically in their 40's, 50's, 60's
and on up; Georgia O'Keeffe, Louise Nevelson and
Grandma Moses are three examples.
This is not to say that younger women do not create great
art, they most certainly do. For younger women creatively
your best years are still ahead—very good news and
definitely something to look forward to.
Women who have created during their earlier years have an
advantage for two reasons:
1. A woman who has been creating continuously doesn't
have to play catch-up in regards to the technicalities of
making art. She has already spent years learning her craft.
2. "Artistic creativity" is like a muscle. If you haven't used it,
the muscle atrophies, and it takes longer to get " in creative
shape".
If you are a young woman and struggling with how to
balance work, family, friends and the multitude of things that
make up life, don't give up your ability to create art. You will
be way ahead of the game when you get older and it is my
very firm conviction that the best years for creating art are
still ahead!
Mary Baker © 2005 Mary Baker is a contemporary realist painter, whose studio
is in Newburyport, Massachusetts. This New England city,
north of Boston, has been the inspiration for the artist's
realistic oil paintings. Mary Baker is a professional artist and
has shown in New York art galleries. Mary's art work has
passion, depth and beauty, capturing moments in time that
many people pass by.
Mary hopes that if you have a vocation in the arts that you will
share your artistic gifts and artistic voice and be delighted
that your art brings much needed beauty, depth, wisdom
and integrity to the world.
You can visit Mary's website, Mary Baker Art and see her
beautiful paintings at http://www.marybakerart.com, as well
as read her many comments on art, artists and creativity.
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