Think of great artists like Picasso and Chagall, whose art changed, morphed and evolved over time. The number of canvases painted then destroyed only to be painted again. Michelangelo and the years he spent perfecting his creations on the Sistine Chapel. Think of Shakespeare with his infinite creative spirit, his extraordinary perceptions of human nature and behaviour, his exquisite use of the English language. Beethoven, whose desire to create exceptional music from a collection of eight notes never stopped even after he became deaf. There are ballerinas who refuse to stop dancing even when their feet are bleeding. These artists create and recreate as their vision evolves. It is as if they cannot nor will not stop their work until they can see that it is good, even very good. It is as if they are compelled to continue until they reach their idea of perfection. Each and every one of these artists created something from nothing. As all creative artists feel so compelled to create and then recreate, imagine God’s compulsion to create an extraordinary world, from nothing into something.
