Living in the moment is hard. Working within the moment is even harder.

Yet that’s the key to creating for Harris-Lee Rose.

His paintings ride the wave of right now. His pieces create a time-diary of moments long past, but still harnessed. Each one of his pieces commemorates his moment’s muse—whether it be Basquiat, an artist from Instagram, or reflections on COVID. He doesn’t aim to paint beauty. He paints his current moment—the present vibe—no matter how worthy someone else might think the moment is (or isn’t).

“It’s hard for me to go back to a piece. You have to hold on to that thought you originally felt when you were working the first time.”

For all the CREATORs out there, Harris-Lee says ‘take the step’. Whatever you need to start, start. Make that first mark. You can always return to what you were doing, but you can never return to this moment, so capture it as it calls to you.

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