When I Paint - vanessa patitucci artist

When I stand in front of a canvas, all the noise fades away. It’s just me and that white space asking to be filled.

Sometimes I feel fragile, almost lost, as if I don’t know where to begin. Other times, it feels like the color already knows the path, and I just have to follow it.

I paint to breathe better. Because the emotions inside me are too many, and on the canvas they find an order that my mind can’t hold. Every brushstroke becomes a relief, an act of honesty I can’t express in words.

It isn’t always easy. There are days when painting feels like a struggle, a weight, almost pain. And then there are days when everything flows lightly, and I feel free, as if I’m dancing with the colors.

Maybe that’s the point: painting is how I truly listen to myself. I

t’s where I recognize who I am, even when I no longer know.

Vanessa Patitucci artist