I can remember when I was a child of having a recurring dream of floating above my bed ,way out, so I could see roof tops and stars. But I was always tethered. I was a sickly child and this out of body type of experience might have been as a result of medication. The image is done in Painter 5. I used pens, brushes, chalk, watercolor and plain water.
This is a recurring dream that I have tried to express in a painting. My dream is of being in complete darkness and seeing a sliver of light and going to the light. I try to enter but cannot, however I do see paintings along a wall. The paintings are not clear to me, but I do know that there are paintings and a very bright light. I'm always trying to see more, but it never happens. Maybe I'll be able to see them when I move onto the next plane or wherever. In the painting,I made small minatures but I did not see them in my dream but thought it would be more explanatory.
I'm not sure where it comes from, only that it is a different reality than the one experienced by my physical self. I would imagine that the dreamlike, cosmic quality of this work is something that one would experience on a subconscious level. A window into the lessons we are are taught during our dreams and a preview into lives to come.
In my personal art I'm very much drawn (no pun intended) to the portrait - and the eye in particular. So when I switch from the hard edged left brain mode of the day, eyes are often my subject. This image was created on one such occasion just a few days ago. I found it haunting, abstract, indeterminate, dreamlike and 'dark'... unusual for me.
"Childhood Memories" is a combination of two sketches I already had, with a few modifications. I was commissioned to do some children's fantasy sketches, and hardly knew where to begin. I realized that all I had to do was start! The ideas were already in my head somewhere, and to my surprise just flowed out as I drew and daydreamed my way along. I'm still working in Photoshop LE, but have at least upgraded to a 12" Wacom drawing tablet (instead of my mouse). Don't know enough about digital graphics to contribute to the list, but enjoy listening!
