It is done! What began as night pacing (see my December 6, 2009 blog post); has culminated into the finale. I am now in that stage where the crescendo has ended. I have the feeling of not being anchored; I am adrift, until I delve into the next project. Of course, I'll sketch and create, but it is a different energy than being possessed by a painting screaming to get out! Sometimes the best way to describe the creative zone, would be mania, crescendo, then an anti-climatic feeling sets in, finally a sadness that it's over; and then peace, but...then it starts all over again. Remember to nurture your body, mind and spirit and being adrift ... Continue Reading »
Illustration Friday
Next Stage (WIP) – Obsession
I was in the "zone", (which is the preoccupation of obsessively creating an image), becoming so strong in my mind’s eye, that I am only freed from the zone by completing the actual work. I worked days, excessively on this image. I know that I feel exposed when I show any part of the process to anyone outside the zone of my head. I am aware that I am exposed. I took breaks, but it is the night of another day of obsessing over every little piece of it, adding, subtracting, pacing around the work, only stopping to take nature's breaks, which can be a nuisance when in the creative zone. It is only when the image is getting near the final ... Continue Reading »
Work-In-Progress – A Detail
Some of the details of my Work-In-Progress contain various symbols and snakes are one of them. Some cultures hold snakes in high esteem while other cultures despised them. There are cultures that associated snakes with medicinal powers or rebirth, such as the modern medical symbol of two snakes wrapped around a staff. The Judeo-Christian culture does not hold snakes or serpent in a kind light. The biblical tales of the Garden of Eden and the serpent's role in "tempting woman to trick man into the fall from God's grace" have contributed to the negative images of snakes in western culture. This deep rooted cultural biases accounts in ... Continue Reading »
Wilderness – Kaleidoscope Woods
After being in the Grand Canyons over the holidays and seeing the majesty of color in those wild canyons, I couldn't help but use an image of a painting, I made some time ago of the wilderness ("Kaleidoscope Woods"). This is how I see the wilderness, a riot of color! Ahhh...I can't imagine life without color or the wilderness, it provides balance. I'm ready for the adventure of "wilderness" this year, I think that translates into adventure. Let's live life to the fullest! ... Continue Reading »
Music
There is much written about music, and the only thing I can add is, listen to it with gusto, with your heart; your feet are bound to follow. The beat of a heart is music and so precious, embrace it! Peace. (Oil/Wood -24"x24") Canvas/Paper Prints are available! ... Continue Reading »
Unbalanced
I keep believing in hope and putting my trust in love and praying to God, that the "unbalanced" that plagues my dear ones (cancer) will disappear and the light will hold us and be with us. It is an unbalanced, much like a walk on a tightrope, that I'm finding hard to bear. I pray for all of you who cope with this and know that hope springs eternal. Peace. ... Continue Reading »
The Blur of Color…
My use of color is an attempt to create my own physical harmony, hopefully, as a way to tap into the resources of mental, emotional and even spiritual energies that sustain me, which enable me to stay sane. Hmmm...so much for poetic musing! The bottom line is if I don't color in and outside the lines, I go crazy! So Viola! the blur of my lines. (Process: Oil/Acrylic, on Canvas, filtered and blurred in Photoshop) ... Continue Reading »
