I'm a painter and a musician, but I've also been a dancer

Although the title of this note is "I'm a painter and a musician," I actually have a third face... And this one has been with me longer than painting... I don't focus on it much because it causes confusion, but it's there.

Hmm... I'm still trying to figure out how to explain this state of being...

This is it...

This...

...I wonder if you'll understand if you read it...

This theory is very valid. It's one truth, isn't it?

But... "the opposite is also true"... I believe that.

I say this myself, but I am living proof, and I'm living this out. Yes. Haha.

In the "Showa" era, only the former truth existed. I thought that way and constrained myself. But now, I think both are truths. It's just that "there are two opposite 'types'." (Needless to say, I am the latter type.)

For me, painting and dancing were things that showed signs of life since childhood, but I left them alone without giving them any nourishment. It was actually more unnatural not to do them, so I just returned to my natural state. (How things will turn out in the future is something I'll find out later, and I'm observing my own path as well.)

But I'm glad I followed my heart's cry and became like this. The superficial "appearance of playing/painting/dancing" is scattered, but the "performer's soul?" at the very, very root is all the same.

If I introspect sincerely and keep moving the brush, my playing and dancing gain range and allure; if I put my soul into producing sound, my paintings gain a sense of dynamism; if I sing with my heart and imagine paintings, my dancing's expressive power increases... these kinds of things actually happen quite often.

And I'm doing all of this not so much for my own selfish desires, but with the single-minded intention of being a medium to deliver the highest quality energy possible to where it is needed...

(Hmm, I haven't been able to convey it well yet, but this is the best I can do for now...)

But for the time being, I need to keep nourishing my painting the most... so I will continue to write my notes mainly about "the path of a painter."

Well, today's article is a breather (if it even is one?)... so... Haha.