Before a masterpiece begins, there's a moment of emptiness, a blank canvas, a choice. As an artist, I've learned something unexpected. Freedom of choice doesn't begin with a blank canvas. It starts with perception. I don't paint what I see. I paint how I see. And that's a choice of perspective, not just in art, but in life. Anon. Sometimes life cracks us open, not to break us, but to show us a new way of seeing. redundancy, breakups, divorce, illness, accidents. They're all life quakes and invitations to as ...