An Inuitive Moment

This project of exploring intuitive drawing is turning out to be a rather interesting journey. Albeit, it's just the beginning, and who knows what I'll think of this project in a month or two. Sitting down to draw without anything in mind - a blank mind actually, and an openness requires discipline. I haven't been very good with this kind of discipline in the past. I only produced art when I felt inspired. This new method, however, is a different way of producing art. I'm sitting down at my art table, regardless of how I "feel" (in the mood or not), with a clear mind and a pencil in hand - open to whatever inpiration moves me at that moment. I start drawing lines and hope that something worth looking at is going to materialize. It's a little like meditation on paper. The true lesson for me is twofold. First, I want to develop the discipline of being able to draw at just about any given moment. I don't want to be dependent on a mood in order to be able to draw. Second, I have to learn that whatever is created is valid and worthy as "art" no matter how I think it looks. Logic and ego make those judgment calls as to what is good and what is bad. But intuition creates whatever needs to be captured at that moment, and it's neither good nor bad - it just is. This is part of putting the inner critic away and making room for authentic creativity to unfold. 

This attempt was my "make myself sit down and draw" piece last night (this is my idea of fun on a Friday night!). I will probably do the initial drawing portion on the weekends and then spend the rest of the week finishing the drawing. It seems slow - but it's an exploration... wish me luck, inspiration,  and awareness!