A Little Bit Longer . . .
24 Hours | oil on panel | 36” x 36” | sold
As thoughts spin around and stick together or disappear in a blink, I recognize that reckless abandon is going on in my head. This alchemic way of thinking deposits a conclusion through words flowing seamlessly out into a conversation that offer a
well-founded conviction. And I think, “Wow! There it is!”
This happened in a conversation I had with an estate lawyer the other day. As we chatted, we meandered into what I do for work. My answer was met with an exclamation of surprise . . . “You make abstract paintings for a living?” and “Wow that’s cool!” (Followed by a slightly blank facial expression.) I went on to explain how the four phases of making abstract art is a practice that’s rooted in intuition, honed by analytical thought, and fosters flow between thinking and feeling to reach a
wholly-founded conclusion, or painting.
The blank stare transformed into an “I get it” expression. I could actually “see” the wheels turning about how the Four Phase process of making abstract art could be applied to becoming a better lawyer, to being a more whole person. I walked away with a great sense that I had opened someone’s awareness of how this practice has the power to transform a person from the inside out. How this practice mirrors our whole human being “ness.”
You see, I have this audacious belief that our fractured world can become more whole through the practice of making abstract art - a practice that unites our heart, head, and hand. (Thank you Brene Brown for that phrase.) I have seen this transformation happen in those who go through a Whole Artist Mastery mentorship program.
And I know that going through the Four Phases - Reckless Abandon, Critical Analysis, Integration, Resolution - can be a tool for transformation in any realm of life.
I invite you to learn more about how you create Whole Art HERE
The Power of Art in a Political Age.
Several people in the WAM community sent me a link to the NYT columnist David Brook’s latest Opinion piece, The Power of Art in a Political Age. It’s just excellent.
A piece of art has served as a portal to a deeper realm of the mind. It has opened up that hidden, semiconscious kingdom within us from which emotions emerge, where our moral sentiments are found . . .
- David Brooks
READ IT HERE
The comments are pretty thought provoking too!
