Yesterday we ventured way out of our comfort zone. Yep we painted blind folded.
Art supplies in hand, Anne Marie Karlsen (her work is excellent by the way check her out at
http://annemariekarlsen.com/Anne_Marie_Karlsen/projects.html) our shaman lead us on this journey
In the dark we were instructed to grab a handful of prismacolor pencils and to draw to the sounds of smooth jazz. Then to work with pan pastel to some hip hop smudging to the beat. Lastly in painting whopping on globs of paint to some intense rap music! The process felt really good, cathartic even!
Blindfolds off I was greeted with what looked like a big black blob? Oh dear? What am I to make of this? I tried to dab some of the acrylic paint off. All control was gone. The piece had a life of its own?
We hung our work on the wall. She pointed out flowers and faces in my cohorts swiggles and swirls and in my piece she pointed out a Rottweiler. Really? Where am I to take this? Is my work going to the dogs? (Sorry couldn't resist).
Our Shaman leader sheepishly confessed that this is the way she approaches most of her projects.
Stay tuned to see the finished product...
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