Creative Revolution: Personal Transformation through Brave Intuitive Painting by Flora Bowley

Author:Flora Bowley [Bowley, Flora]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, pdf
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 2016-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

“At any moment you have a choice that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.”

—THICH NHAT HAHN

Mind

BODY MIND INTEGRATION

If you’ve wondered how our rational decision-making brain plays into this highly right-brained intuitive painting process, as in, does it play a role, or are we trying to paint entirely from a place of spontaneous, intuitive, impulsive freedom—all the time, this next section should help clear things up.

While brave, intuitive painting does rely heavily on an innate “knowing” that exists far beyond rational thought, it’s important to understand the many vital ways your mind also supports your creative process.

From your ability to gather and process inspiration, to the fine motor skills required to hold a paintbrush in the first place, the incredible faculties of your mind play an integral role in bringing paintings to life and allowing greater access to their meaning.

For example, a wild brushstroke created to the beat of a drum or with your non-dominant hand might allow you to get those loose unexpected lines your rational mind is craving. That same untethered energy may also become an important element as your composition-hungry mind works to intentionally balance out your painting later on.

Understanding and embracing this relationship between intuitively letting go and making more conscious decisions allows the painting process to become a dance where all forms of intelligence are invited and honored.

Can you imagine how interesting things become when the wisdom of our intuition, body, and mind start to intersect, overlap and inform each other?

Ultimately, the key to integrating your mind into this intuitive process is by honoring your thoughts and ideas as valuable information and being willing to “try them out,” while simultaneously staying open to change.

For example, if adding a face or using a lot of blue feels intriguing, then go for it! Just remember to stay open to change—the moment you lock into things needing to work or be a certain way is the moment possibility and freedom walk out the door.

Whether your impulse to add black lines comes straight from your heart or from your intellectual desire to add value contrast, remember all your wisdom is valuable because it comes from you.

This, my friends, is the beauty of working in layers with acrylic paint. You can explore many ideas, change your mind, try on new ideas, and continue exploring until something starts to truly take hold.

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”

—ALBERT EINSTEIN

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