Thinking of Matisse
- Tanya Torres
- Jul 18
- 1 min read

I love Matisse. When I see his drawings, I can feel his inner child. He changed the world of art with his acceptance of his natural lines and uncommon design ideas. He lived a long life, and made great changes in his art as he evolved.
In art, the most important aspiration is to be yourself, to find the lines, the colors, the medium, the balance that is natural and unrestrained.
And as we find ourselves in the elements of our practice, and in the practice itself, we become connected, we start hearing and feeling. And in that moment, we feel as one with the Universe.
I agree. The most important thing in art is to be yourself. It’s the expression that makes it true art