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 may mean letting go of control.
I want to thank you all who continue to support me, I feel loved. Peace to everyone.
(Mixed-Media/paper – “O’s Totem” – 22″x30″ Copyright 2010 Indigene)
Nancy Lefko said
Lovely piece….enjoy the creative journey 🙂
ArtSnark said
Great color & good description of the creative process too.
Many thanks for stopping by with your kind comments
Ren said
I hear you!
soulbrush said
i read back through your posts and you inspire me, wish i were as ‘driven’ as you are in many ways. hugs.
studio lolo said
Wow, what a beautiful finish!
i know what you mean about feeling anti-climatic after such a powerful and personal piece of work is done. You’re spent Indigene, emotionally and creatively but just until the next rush of ideas come through!
This is a wonderful totem piece. I was born in the year of the snake so I’m partial to them in totems or otherwise. (But not in the house!)
I also feel that Raven is in my totem as well as any cat…domestic or wild, little or big.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful work!
XX
" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">T.M. said
I totally here you! You got the path of a painting so right on! Right now I’m in the drifting part…after an intense time with 12 pieces at once. I’m finally in the peace before the next painting calls to me…or deadline looms. 🙂
valgalart said
yes, it can be a rollercoaster of emotion but it is the price of the life of riley 😉
what an amazing creation and I share your feelings and am right there with you my
dear friend 😀 Beautiful and inspired!
Deb Keirce said
what a nice illustration!
I’m not sure my creative process is the same. Yours sounds very exciting Indigene! I just get into a sort of meditative zone, where I lose track of time, and create. Sometimes it’s hard to get there, but when I do, that’s when MY magic happens.
Hoping you get possessed again real soon! 🙂
AscenderRisesAbove said
very nice, thoughtful. i really like how your table goes from flat to standing,
Laurel Musto said
Hello:
Regardless of the very little time I have had lately….I do try to keep up with what you are doing. Good for you…….go with the spirit…..and become….as you do…
Great project….beautiful art…beautiful woman..
Blessings…..
Nancy said
How interesting to hear you talk about your creative process! And, as always, your paintings are something to feel.
LStern said
Very dynamic work. I love your abstracts! they are powerful!
Linda
Bella Sinclair said
Indigene, this is a very powerful and wonderful piece. I love the palms that cup the portraits. So much meaning and beauty. Rest, dear friend, and store up energy for that next big project. xoxoxo
isay said
so cool and i like what you did with the snakes. this is meaningful.
heidi aldin monteleone said
Beautiful and soulful piece, so much to take in. It fits perfectly for ‘adrift’ you timed it just right!
Susan said
Thanks for your visit awhile ago! I’ve been meaning to stop by, but didn’t mean for it to take so long – your work is wonderful, so colorful and creative! LOVE that creative zone!
michele said
Thanks for sharing this personal account of your creative process and the finished piece. It’s a special place to be able to tap into and use productively, a real gift in many ways. On to your next challenge!
kylie said
I think the creative process is so much like giving birth, so incredibly intense and focusing, then just when you think it’s never going to happen a final push and there it is and you are totally spent. On the other hand I find there are different types of creation that take you out of yourself and renew you. Well done on finishing…next!
Nancy Bea said
Wonderful! I really get this, and wish you would come over for coffee one day!
paul said
strong piece – i thought totem or mandala the minute I saw it. as personal as it is, the symbolism, layout and hierarchy allow for a universal understanding. strong work.
Nicola Toms said
Wow this is a great piece! I love those colours and what you wrote i could really relate to!!!
MiKa said
Your works are so soulful – very powerful!
Celine said
Beautiful work! I love it!
Andrew said
The iconography in this piece is well put together, nicely designed.
Helen Wheeler-Shaw said
ah yes the creative roller coaster .. I know it all too well!
Good on you for keeping disciplined at it.. lovely work and detail!
Evelyn said
Wonderful. Adrift… but not for long :). Look forward to seeing yr next piece!
Annette Q said
I love all the different elements of your piece. So many lovely things to look at!
Kaitlyn S. C. Hatch said
Couldn’t have said it better.
Hannah M said
Lovely work. Loved reading about your creative process…very inspiring.
cobol said
the finished piece is wonderful and I loved your sharing of the thoughts and process that were involved in getting there
yoon see said
Sorry to be late here. Wow! I have missed so many posts of yours.
I am the one that adrift!!!
Love the process and the finished piece.
Good use of word on Crescendo.
Uplift our life and do creative work just like you. Lovethe composition and new style of your prsentation Indigene:)
Dustin Covan said
I really like all the different points of interest in this painting. It’s very cool. I also like how you show your process. Great job.
Deb Keirce said
Really kewl…Isn’t the canyon beautiful? the thing that impressed me is you can never do it justice with a photo. No matter how high the resolution, it’s just that the canyon is an experience – It’s so much more than an image.