This afternoon, I took part in an art workshop via Zoom, hosted by the awesome @clareartista - a Scottish artist based in a picturesque town in Italy.
I learnt of this workshop called
Art As Alchemist: Stepping Out Of The Fear Body via Clare's blog.
And, in an act of spontaneity, I decided to give it a go and subscribe.
It's nice to at least 'feel' like you're in a group of people ( there were about 20 attendees, way more than I expected ), and - aside from that - creating in these times, where fear seems to rule the world and isolation is the norm.
The idea of the workshop was ( in a nutshell ) to just draw the way you would as a kid or even as a very small kid who can't even draw figures but just scribbles and scratches away intuitively, without shame or holding back.
After a while, the idea was to find figures or even a person in your art and start blocking out certain parts that you didn't like too much.
I used crayons, even though I have felt like painting for ages ( inspired by Vincent van Gogh as a kid ), and - during the process - I kind of felt like adding paint but I couldn't walk away from the Zoom call ( due to it being on my phone, me wearing earplugs and the fact that my phone was charging ). So I had to use dark colors / or black to block stuff out instead of painting things over.
I was a little rough on them but it sure felt good
I ended up drawing a bright figure ( me? ) in the middle, working up energy inside, two bird like figures, a butterfly wing that turned into some kind of ant and a doorway / black hole wearing a hat.
Anyhow, no matter what the result, the process was very much worth it. That and the fact that people all over the world were doing something similar at the same time. I could really feel the energy.
Aside from that, Clare is an amazing teacher and her talking away and explaining while she painted and we did our thing, felt very inspiring.
Thank you so much, Clare!
xx
I'm gonna cut it short here, as dinner is almost ready and time is precious, but man, this was awesome! A valuable experience.
In fact, I would like to draw every single day, make it part of my routine. I used to do this daily as a kid.
Not only does it bring you back to the now, it's highly meditative, it is also healing. And, let's be honest, we have a lot of healing to do to ourselves and this planet.
Much love and good vibes,
Vincent
aka Little Hyper or SuperZENsitivosaurus
Oh, and as a bonus, I will throw in this little practice session that I worked on yesterday. I guess it's pretty clear that this one involves dinos.
