Abstract Markings Hoodies

mixed media, pencil and digital painting Markings by intelligent beings reveal the soul expressed through the hand and tool. They have meaning beyond words, though they may be called "asemic" (without meaning). I assure you these markings speak of life from my soul to yours and it is in language that goes beyond what we learn in school. On your wall, apparel or objects it is evidence of the life we are all awakening to.

Early one morning I contemplated the epiphany of Moses alone in the remote wilderness tending his father-in-law's sheep. There he was attracted to the phenomenon occasionally seen when the heat of the desert causes a random bush to catch fire. Usually short lived, a thin filament of smoke would ascend and it would be over. But, this time the bush kept burning without being consumed and, on Moses' approach to the inexplicable, he began his life-long conversation with the Divine. As the scene played upon my spirit, I picked up my oil pastels and joined the conversation by making these marks. May you also enter the conversation as you live with this drawing.

When I scrawled this expression of inner energy with my oil pastel I felt that something non-verbal was being said. The expression of being alive was further enhanced by the digital painting that I swiped behind the two versions of the writing. I hope it helps you contemplate your own life and encourages you to express it in uplifting ways.

It looks like someone already did

Many feel that diversity is about seperation and independent differences. The tide of the universe is for the many to become united while retaining the individual particle's uniqueness. We all, each in our particular contribution, make the whole together. I made these marks without thinking of anything verbal, then arranged them on the canvas like the pieces of a microscopic creature growing, or the dust and stars joining into a galaxy. Painting with my digital paint and brushes, I began to see more primordial elements contributing to the more concrete objects. I hope you'll enjoy the beautiful reminder that you are a unique member of a great Body coming together as you wear this image or contemplate it on your wall.

This flow chart started evolving in a June, 2016 blog post entitled "Art and Poetry are Evolutionary":http://horizongate.com/2016/06/art-and-poetry-are-evolutionary/ . The concepts have grown on me since then and I posted another "follow-up post":http://horizongate.com/2018/02/still-learning-to-participate/ with the expanded image. I thought some people would like the decorative version to put on the wall of their office, studio, or classroom as a thing to contemplate for their own creative endeavors. So, may this representation spark further growth in your life and community.