How many critters do you see?
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Artwork in Progress
I create just about every day, and share my works-in-progress here, and on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. You can find finished paintings from 2011 through 2015 in my Daily Paintings feed.
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Snapshot from My Studio: March 11, 2016 at 10:03AM
More critters are starting to appear in this one.
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Snapshot from My Studio: March 10, 2016 at 08:50AM
20 minutes in the morning, focused on black marks, letting my mind float where it will. It’s like meditation… but not.
No judgment, in terms of “good” or “bad.” Assessment, yes. But not criticism. The internal dialogue, instead of “yuck! I don’t like that!” is more along the lines of “hmmm… Interesting. What next?” Not striving to create greatness, but instead following curiosity.
This is Creative Sandbox play at its most elemental. My pen and paper are the bucket and sand. My headspace is that of a 4-year-old.
It’s my favorite way to approach creating.
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Snapshot from My Studio: March 09, 2016 at 09:41AM
Detail of work in progress, showing some of today’s 20 minutes.
Can’t make 20 minutes to play? Then make it 15. Or 10. Or 7. Or 2! Just DO SOMETHING!
Even 2 minutes doodling on the back of an envelope is something, and something is better than nothing!
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Snapshot from My Studio: March 08, 2016 at 11:07AM
Another 15 minutes and a few more inches of doodleart.
This is a page I started weeks back and didn’t like at all. Rather than give up on it, I decided to start adding—no expectations, pure improvisation and “What would happen if..?”, crap 100% allowed, in full Creative Sandbox mode. Damned if I’m not starting to like the thing more!
This is so often what happens. When we release expectations, it opens us up to see what’s there, rather than only seeing what isn’t there, how it doesn’t match up.
This is also the space where your authentic voice gets to emerge and flourish.
The harder you pound away trying to find it, the more it hides. Your authentic voice is shy. It comes out when you’re NOT looking for it, when your attention is focused on “What if..?” and following your curiosity. When the ego drops away and you’re simply in the moment. That’s when your true voice creeps out, tiptoes over to you and twines around your ankle.
You don’t find your true voice; when you stop trying so hard, it finds you.
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