Day 8, Over & Over Again

Over & Over Again, 

March 30,     2009    35X25 cm

We've had nothing but rain; when it clears up, I'll do my best to replace the poor quality images.

Day 7, Sirocco / Materials

Sirocco

March 29    2009       Diptych: 16.5X36 cm (total height)    

I haven't really elaborated on the methods and materials of this project. All are on open boxes using mixed media black and white materials such as magic marker, white-out, gesso, ink, pencil, tape, collage scraps, stickers. The colors you may see are what bleeds from moistened black pens - some are cool in tone, resulting in a blue residue and others warm, leaving amber tones. I know the images aren't great, but when I can I will gradually reshoot and post cleare images. Right now my focus is on making it happen!

Day 6, June - March: Abrazos Rotos

June - March: Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) 

March 28,     2009    29X23 cm

Day 5, Behind the Lens

Behind the Lens     March 27     2009     28X26cm

Day 4: New Members/ S'han donat d'alta

S'han donat d'alta / New members

March 26, 2009    22X14 cm

Day 3 & Open Box Format

"I designed this house"     March 25, 2009    21X25 cm

You may be wondering what these odd shapes are. I have been collecting open boxes for well over a year now. I started the collection after unpacking a cargo shipment from America to Mallorca, contemplating the question of  "what we take with us and what we leave behind' on  life's journeys. I also realized I had moved 16 times in 19 years! Time to address the subject in my art!

Day 2 & What is Sadhana!?

"Looking in or Out?",     March 24, 2009       40X23 cm

In my last post I described the similarity of the creative process with meditation. Both require discipline. Here is where the concept of Sadhana enters. 

Sadhana is a Hindi term meaning 'accomplishing something', or 'spiritual practice' with a specific objective in mind. I have now added the daily discipline of painting to my bountiful agenda, so as not to lose the vital contact with creativity.

Day one, "X"

"X", Monday, March 23    25X18 cm

For a long time now I have been plotting to start daily painting. NOW seems like the right moment. This blog will display the sequence from now until....? 

I have been ruminating lately the similarity and contrast in the way I approach my meditative practices with those of my art-making. A quote from Shaun McNiff has inspired me to finally get this project rolling;

"Trusting the process and accessing the energies of creative movement is a discipline. I liken it to the practice of sitting meditation. It is not simply a matter of surrendering to the circumstances and external forces. The creative process requires the active participation of the artist over a period of time.  Just as the meditator practices staying with the object of meditation no matter what distractions arise, the artist learns how to stay connected to the image being constructed and the process of creation, assimilating whatever occurs into the creative act".  from: "Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go", Shambhala 1998