This year I've slowed that pace of go, go, go and with that, Ive been able to notice so much more. I notice the birds, the flowers unfolding with each season and how this natural cycle relates to the human journey. I'm rarely bored with this lens. Instead of referencing images and painting them, these new pieces take longer. because of one reason:
I use my intuitive nature to paint them.
What does this mean?
It means I go into the studio, and with each layer, I study it and paint again. The majority of time I am sitting in the paint chair, analyzing. My brain loves this! The analyzing of composition, color and how my inner knowing already knows what to do ---- is addicting. I just have to wait for the deep knowing on how to proceed. Sometimes this is frustrating, but it's like I'm trying to frustrate myself so my brain will grow and expand... and LEARN. It takes trust and frustration. With that leap, comes these exhilarating moments of joy. If you had a little camera of when this happens, I'm usually dancing around my studio, listening to loud music, and smiling in my own little world going through this emotional rollercoaster that I create, HA!
"They are about letting go and letting in."
That is why these new pieces are FILLED with energy. They are about letting go and letting in the intuitive knowledge that is already within me. It is a merging of mind and soul solutions, creating artwork that comes from a place of passion and feeling.
This floral piece, titled, Unravel Me merged between the natural and the product world. I kept seeing the ribbon unravel and the parallels between the floral, life and the journey of it all.
This large piece has taken on many intuitive turns in its composition. At times I loved this piece and at times it was driving me crazy! I finally got the perspective down at the end, where you go back very far into the painting, dreamlike..... yet the florals are stunning in the front of the piece and reaching for that powerful moon. It is almost like the moon is of worship here with all of the elements striving and pointing to it. I'm not sure about you but this year those full moons have felt very spiritual and powerful. I suppose it affected me enough to really get into this floral moonscape with of course, a river going out to sea (my favorite...)
This piece is still drying and will be varnished fully in a few months.