When I look at art, I want to “experience” it. That’s how art resonates with me. I turn off my mental editor and just look. I let me eyes settle in on the painting and quiet down to “feel” it. Sure, I could examine the use of color, the texture, the composition, and I do that eventually, but my first approach to a piece of art has to be on another level. I want to feel it and internalize the emotion of the painting. Then I can look at the surface and evaluate the technique and whatever else appeals or doesn’t appeal to me. But a painting that does not give me an experience and stirs up an emotion is not interesting. I want more than just a pretty piece of art. That’s how I paint. From emotion.