I have been listening to David Wilcox....a great singer/ songwriter...this song describes an accident; someone spilling paint on the floor and instead of cleaning up left it...celebrated it added lighting and it became art. I think the song is inspirational in the way it supports our individuality. He discourages a "paint by number" approach . It is a real help in thinking outside the box...not trying to be or live up to the magazine cover...If you read it you may enjoy it...if you don't have it...it is great music...
Leave It Like It Is by David Wilcox
Now when the paint jar tipped off of the table,
You watched it as it started to fall.
Glass popped, shattered and splattered,
Paint spray hit the wall.
Bright blue, glossy enamel, across the kitchen floor.
You said, good God look at that pattern,
I've never seen that before
Leave it like it is.
Never mind the turpentine.
Leave it like it is, its fine.
Now when the paint dried you gave it title,
You called it the "Kitchen Blues".
A white frame painted around it,
And gallery lighting too.
Rich folks come over to dinner.
They all want one of their own.
They say, "How much, who's the artist,
And my, what a beautiful home"
Leave it like it is.
Never mind the turpentine
Leave it like it is, its fine
Most folks suffer in sorry,
Thinking they're just no good
They don't match a magazine model,
As close as they think they should.
They live just like the paint by numbers.
The teacher would be impressed.
A lifetime of follow the lines,
so it's just like all the rest.
Leave it like it is.
Never mind the turpentine
Leave it like it is, its fine.