(01-06-2014, 05:54 PM)Tanner Wrote: Hmm, well shifting can certainly cause a lot of "murkiness" in the self aha I know well how that is.
Patience is likely an ally here as sometimes there is a process going on which may seem to be incomplete and chaotic at its mid-stages and may not be pleasant to work with in that state, this is reflected in the process it takes to complete a full piece of art. There is perhaps a macrocosmic lesson playing out in your life right now that is related to the microcosmic part of your art. I am not sure why, but there appears to be an emphasis on your relationship with your art and the way the process of art is a reflection of greater processes that are actually occurring within the artist.
I am not sure if you have tried it before or not, but an idea is perhaps to do some "free association" or automatic drawing whereby you basically just let yourself scribble and unfold naturally without attempting to direct or really control the outcome of the marks or lines you are making, simply let your natural self express itself without plan or design except that of your perfect spontaneity.
I'v probably read this five times I'm not sure how you pick up on this things but your always so on point it really is beyond helpful so thank you.
It's really hard for me to just draw without thinking I'm very aware where every pen stroke hits the page. When I draw I usually have a reference image or two to get a general outline of a animal or shape which I then will line and dot to create the texture of fur or scales (As an example). I guess I feel when i just draw im too free? there is no direction and it quality is not there. It comes across to me personally as a mess it was the same at uni when we did life drawing I would take the piss by doing things quickly and extravagantly with no care for the outcome but I would think it looked poor. Although my tutor at the time really liked the freedom in some of my life sketches.
I was writing this for myself rather than for anyone else. I showed this to my girlfriend just before she went to bed, she said she saw and image of me digging in the mud. She thinks this might be about control? which would make sense but I have on control over most aspects of my life so how will realizing the control over my art be that significant? I think I'v dug a bigger hole and I'v made a fort of mud
