oh boy

i remember when i was studying painting with Joseph Mann several years ago, and he was describing his own painting process.  he was mimicking himself in his studio, getting ready to start a painting.  as he stood before the easel in mock-preparation he said "oh boy, here they come again", referring to the figures that inhabit his paintings.

i took it to mean that he had little control of the fact that they were going to show up.  that somehow it was his job to paint them and they were coming from the brush whether he liked it or not. the figures needed to be painted and they found Joseph as their Creator to bring them to life.

i think that is true for many of us.  we start to paint and eventually we lose control and the painting takes over.  here it comes again.  oh boy.