Red Region Inferno

Painting can be a release for the soul.

Often when I paint my method is to dump a color that catches me  onto a plate… smear it around a bit with a brush and then just let the brush play across the canvas until it lets me know what it wants to do.

I let the painting create itself. I release control and try to let it happen on it’s own.
It is a type of meditation.
Clear the mind, surrender, and flow……

Iris

This painting I call “Iris” is just such a painting.
It happened. It was –  for a certain portion of my life all that existed.
It’s creation was a reflexion of my subconscious and inner being.

These types of paintings are often my favorites.
They have a loose quality about them that refuses any sort of judgement.
They are therapy and what they reveal helps me learn about who and what I really am.

This one was a small painting (just 14 inches across) and it was done in a kitchen when a midnight snack just couldn’t settle me enough to sleep.