Meds1

I’m calling this piece ‘Meds 1’ after the use of meditation to create from.

Automatic Drawing

Here are a couple of examples of drawing as meditation that I did this week in response to a video on Automatic Drawing. In the first one, I sat quietly and made random marks on paper with pen. Then just dragged my brush through various colors left over in my palette and mindlessly dabbed on top of the ink.

I think I rushed a bit as I was eager to feel something from this process. When I finished I felt unsatisfied and not a bit calmer.

The second time I used a soft pencil and took more time.  I had emptied my mind. I put on music and consciously focused. When  I finished, I was much improved. I had a glimpse of how it felt when I first started making art.

Bb

Happy Hour At The Home

They love their snacks and beverages. A lot of red wine being consumed.

Pillow Talk

The inner landscape...for today

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It’s all in my mind...not out my window

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The hand is quicker than the I

Well I don’t have a caption for this one. The story is unclear as my mind went many places.
It started with Michele’s post, “Creative Boundary” which had got me thinking about words related to boundaries like edges, borders, limits, containers; and that took me to respecting, appropriate, fitting, spilling over. All the while I was sketching and doodling, letting my hand go where it wanted to.

At some point I had an idea about TV broadcasts having to be the correct size so that we can view appropriately...

Anyway, I drew a number of pics on this theme. My hand had a mind of it’s own. There were a number of doodles then. I can’t explain what happened next, so I’ve just posted the result. Perhaps you can come up with a caption? Or maybe you can explain using quantum physics? Beats me. Sometimes the hand is quicker than the I.