I love studies and focused intentions in my practice as much as I love free process, play and intuitive approaches. They are not exclusive as far as i can tell. They both evolve and grow you as an artist. One is not better than the other in any way (even if you see your creative practice as spiritual or sacred somehow). It's most interesting to me how the experience of both approaches interact, mingle, inform and merge in my process and how I see and engage (in art AND life). The dance of contraction and expansion. Freedom within structure. Form within possibility. Function... or purpose, implication and even meaning... within the act of consciously reaching toward the expression of a simple intention... without knowing exactly how it may present itself or shift into something else once you give yourself to seeing it through. This was a quick&simple study for a lesson that gave me more than I expected, just by staying present with it. Sometimes you go/look outside, sometimes you go/stay within... there are vast territories to explore and discover either way. . . . #creativepractice #paintingstudy #artdemo #dailypractice #practicemakesprogress #creativeprocess #landscapestudy #artpractice #practiceinpresence #artistslife ... #workingartist #artteacher #creativeworks #creativeplay #holistic #artlove #the100dayproject #halikarlaarts #intuitive #ashevilleartist ... #everythingisconnected #contemplativeart #practicewhatyouteach #paintingonpaper #natureart #organicart #earthmedicine #artissacred #dreamscape
How do you give yourself a fresh lens on your creations, perspective, habits or works-in-process? Making piles of unrelated painted pages, and casually arranging them in different orientations is one of my favorite, extremely simple ways to practice this in the studio. Honestly, the piles if painted pages happen with no effort at all. 😜 Here you see a small painted study i almost tossed + another small demo paint-sketch from several years ago. Together, there are inspired threads leading back and forward for me, expressions waiting happily in the present, to play and connect, incomplete, never finished, calling forth.⁣ Staying open to seeing beyond the expected, the judgments, the unhelpful internal narratives or dismissals is everything. .⁣ . ⁣.⁣ #creativeprocess #artpractice #creativepractice #artheals #practiceinpresence #doitfortheprocess #creativelifehappylife #artprompt #contemplativeart #the100dayproject ...⁣ #intuitive #makeart #practiceart #creativespirit #freshperspective #practiceart #artwork #bettertogether #workingartist ⁣...⁣ #dreamscape #inspiredbynature #intuitiveart #wip #natureart #artdemo #abstractlnadscape #mixedmediaart #creativework #artwork
Filming lessons is an interesting process in itself, adding layers of extra considerations to convey a message or tip - and trying to stay with the authentic process and needs of the piece as part of it. I love learning and I learn so much by sharing & facilitating creative explorations. I spent hours painting+filming yesterday, and ended the session at a frustrating point in the demo piece - not pictured. It's a perfectly natural part of the process, all will be fine as I dive back in and see it through. But I relieved that tension-point by moving the energy and my focus while cleaning up... aka. swiping my extra paint on this spread without a care! Just to See something fresh. There is such a luscious promise in just letting paint do what it does with a few smears and marks. . . . #creativepractice #arttable #inthestudio #arttutorial #creativeprocess #intuitiveart #practiceinpresence #colorlove #staywithit #halikarlaarts ... #creativeexpression #creativewomen #creativeenergy #intuitive #artishealing #healyourself #trusttheprocess #borntocreate #soulcare #healingart ... #alteredbook #artjournal #visualstorytelling #dreamscape #abstractlandscape #greenart #abstractacrylic #intuitivepainting #wherewomencreate #keepitreal
dream-catching and catching up while videos process #workingartist #idreamincolor . . . #creativepractice #contemplativeart #creativeprocess #dreamcatchers #practiceinpresence #creativeprenuer #artjournal #halikarlaarts ... #creativewomen #femaleartists #visualjournaling #abstractsketch #hsp #introvert #intuitiveart #sensitivesoul #signsandwonders #meditationart ... #inkdrawing #mixedmedia #visualstory #visionaryart #prayerart #inprayer #artheals #soulwork #liminalspace
tiny study to clear my mind . . . #creativepractice #doitfortheprocess #creativeprocess #tinyart #artheals #practiceinpresence #meditationart #contemplativeart #dailypractice #the100dayproject ... #womenartists #creativewoman #landscapestudy #earthmedicine #senseofplace #dreamscape #somewhereelse #waterforlife #acryliclandscape #mixedmediapainting ... #paintsketch #becreative #selfcarelove #healingarts
"Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations." (Cezanne) I always sense so much more than I can seem to adequately express, in paint, in life. ... #artandlife #practicemakesprogress #embodiment #creativeexpression #natureismymuse ... #creativeprocess #artpractice #creativepractice #artheals #practiceinpresence #doitfortheprocess #paintingpractice #contemplativeart #the100dayproject ... #intuitive #makeart #practiceart #creativeenergy #creativespirit #practiceart #cezanne #artquotes ... #earthmedicine #dreamscape #intuitiveart #landscapepainting #natureart #abstractlnadscape #mixedmediaart
waterfalling, evening page . . . #creativeprocess #artpractice #creativepractice #artheals #practiceinpresence #doitfortheprocess #creativelifehappylife #paintingpractice #contemplativeart #100dayproject ... #intuitive #makeart #practiceart #creativeenergy #creativespirit #wherewomencreate #arttable #practiceart #artwork #womenartists ... #senseofplace #earthmedicine #dreamscape #landscapestudy #2dart #landscapepainting #natureart #abstractlnadscape #mixedmediaart
Evening practice . . . #creativepractice #artmeditation #contemplation #dreamscape #liminal #paintingonpaper #dailypractice #natureart #practiceinpresence #halikarlaarts ... #creativeprocess #artdecor #dreamworld #intuitiveartist #abstractartist #artmaker #womenartists #supportartists #artheals #faithhopelove ... #landscapepainting #earthmedicine #holistichealing #creativityheals #100dayproject #doitfortheprocess #artismagic #colorplay