Carte blanche

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Dutch singer-songwriter Boudewijn de Groot presented his new album 'Achter glas' (Behind glass, or Behind the window). He performed the song 'Witte muren" (White walls) live. A title, as he explained, referring to the walls he had been staring at, finishing this song. To work and look at the endless white walls was a decision he had made to prevend himself watching at the magnificent view he at the opposite side of the room. This is not as strange as it may sound.

Writers can suffer from writers block, once they are confronated with the pure white paper. Where to start? A question also known by painters standing in front of a new white canvas. On the other hand an overwhelming view provides an overload of information. It's hard to pick out a theme you want to use, whereas pure whiteness forces you to focus on your own thinking. And after all that's what the artist is looking for: purity of his art.

There's a magnificent painting titled 'Carte Blanche' by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte which inspired me many years ago to write a short story. You may read this story, conveniently titled 'Carte Blanche' as well..., on my website www.eduardmeinema.nl.