Reflections of Tomorrow

Reflections of Tomorrow: A journey through some of the works of my recent past, and therefore a glance at where I'm headed. The image below for instance is debatably my first painting, from third grade and of course it is dedicated to my MOM! Many of the line making tecniques and use of color are still evident in my paintings today. There is a thread that connects decades (wow decades) of work together. I have yet to discover what that thread is specifically, other than something deep in my spirit that cannot be transferred effectively into words or perhaps it is the creativist in me erupting.

For this post I have selected a few different groupings of my work. Some of images are from my beginnings and some from last week but all have an influence on the path I tread.

Group One: Sporadic, Free-form, "writing in tongues", Gibberish, letting my hand say what my heart is feeling without my mind getting in the way. It all started around age 13 when I had a major shift in my life and spirit.





Group Two: The body, female, male, young, old, tall, short, skinny, not-so-skinny; what ever it is I am thankful I have one and fascinated with the variety and individuality that there is in our world/country/city/neighborhood. Basically I am a "people watcher" and I love to dissect what makes us all so beautifully unique.




Group 3: Give me a lump of clay and this is what I'll do, I'll make a this or a that, maybe one or maybe two. Ok enough Dr. Seuss! Below you have a few examples of how my mind works in 3-D and as you can see that the threads are being stitched together. For instance: seemingly random mark making, human form, emotion and anything unique.

Group Quattro: This group has been created and developed more recently but it represents a way of seeing that I have had for a number of years. These images are often taken with my camera phone (1.3 megapixel) and are achieved by finding a unique color scheme and then just moving the lens rapidly to create these light trails. I have never taken any mind altering drugs because art was always my drug of choice, these images are proof of it.

Group 5, 6, 7.... to be continued.

And the story continues...

The story of my life (well a fractional element which can be expressed via the Internet anyways.) This is a visual journal of my life expressed through the artworks that inspire and motivate me. Some of these artworks have been created by others, some have been created in collaboration with others, some may not even be considered "art" to others, but they can get their own blog.

 For me the creative process is a means of developing ideas and for solving problems which cannot be solved solely through verbal communication, mathematics, written word or the traditional breaking and bending that often solves problems or develops ideas. Most of my artwork tends to be a visual/outward expression of an internal interaction. This interaction, which is expressed through my works, is a transformative myriad composed of intellect, emotion, spirit, and body. Oftentimes what is revealed or expressed is not an object which can be simply dissected with the mind alone, because the complexity therein is beyond just human intellect: simply put, it cannot be reduced to words or numbers.

 There are many influences for my work: all erupt from life itself; joy, water, community, cosmos, love, animals, dance, clouds, song, flight, rest, growth, strength, color, light, form, peace, family, freedom etc... My artwork's often don't "make sense" however, for me that is the beauty of  it. It is our human nature to attempt to explain or define everything, but I rejoice in the ambiguity of the unknown, the mystery of the unexplainable, the glorious unseen. A song can be reduced to notes, chords, time, and intensity but there is a great deal more to be experienced. A painting can also be reduced to the elements and principles which it is constrained to, however there is so much more to be seen and experienced than color and canvas, there is a capturing of life that occurs. And I suppose that is what I strive to achieve with my work, to capture life.

So as you meander through this journal, it is my hope that you experience more than color or form, but rather, something within you would be able to identify with what is being expressed.