Integrity has a lot of meanings- honesty, sincerity, a sense of right and wrong, morality, consistency. It is about being true to yourself and others.

Putting aside, for the time being, how difficult it is to achieve integrity in life in general, I want to consider how you can achieve oneness with your artwork. Very often, the artwork you produce, be it a drawing, painting, photograph or any other forms of art, you might not actually capture your very own state of mind or feelings in that piece. Why would we want to, though? In some cases, such as literature, the artist may be trying to put themselves in the shoes of others, hence the presence of the artist's identity is undesirable for such a purpose. What do you think about this?

Self-honesty is definitely a challenge for me though.

On another note, I'm back from a three-month hiatus! I don't know how long I'm going to be here for, but I've come back with (again) lots of new submissions of water droplets. I actually don't know where I am going with these, but I hope I'll continue to improve. I am interested in hearing any constructive criticism you've got.

I'd like to end this entry with an amazing quote I've gleaned during my hiatus:

"It's not enough to have a dream, unless you're willing to pursue it. It's not enough to know what's right, unless you're strong enough to do it. It's not enough to learn the truth, unless you also learn to live it. It's not enough to reach for love, unless you care enough to give it."
- Samuel Smiles