by Dawn Patel | Mar 11, 2017 | allegorical painting, art, being human, Brilliant Stranger, dawn patel art, faith, hermit life, hope, jung, nervous breakdown, painting, tension of opposites, visionary art
The Prophet by Kahlil GibranAnd a woman spoke, saying Tell us of Pain.And he said:Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 8, 2017 | allegorical painting, ancestors, art, art and nature, art process, Brilliant Stranger, female power, feminine energy, visionary art, visionary painting, women
I sometimes hear voices. I kept pretty quiet about that my entire life, because, well, I was afraid of being judged by minds that do not understand such things. This has been a month of letting go of fears… so that one’s gone too.In the early...
by Dawn Patel | Jan 5, 2017 | allegorical painting, ancestors, ancestry cloth, art process, art therapy, artist, artists journey, artists process, buddhism, conquering fear, consciousness, dark times, darkness, india, mystery, usha
The Dark. A natural and essential part of our existence. Not evil. Not inferior. Deep. Forceful. Darkness is intense, and so widely misunderstood. Who has not used the word “darkness” to describe something ominous and...
by Dawn Patel | Dec 12, 2016 | allegorical painting, ancestors, Brilliant Stranger, dawn patel art, kali, painting, refugees, usha. dark times, visionary art, visions
I have made two decisions this month.One is to leave paintings in their raw state.The Other is to share all of my visions, even the ones I have been quiet about.I don’t turn on a lightbulb. I see in the darkness and find my way through it.What i see in the dark,...
by Dawn Patel | Nov 2, 2016 | allegorical painting, art process, art world, artists, clean water, creative process, energy, meaning in art, oil addiction, painting process, styles of art, visionary painting, visions, water rights
Visionary Painting is a very broad term that many people claim. In my opinion they are all valid but they are all not the same.I am not borrowing other’s philosophies that speak to me and making illustrative collages with known images in order to...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 7, 2016 | allegorical painting, art, art process, Brilliant Stranger, butterflies, cocoons, contemporary art, dawn patel art, evolution, metaphors, storytelling
It’s one of many overused phrases in our culture, that, once full of possibility, have become slogans that sell everything. (especially cars) But… nevertheless… I have to start this post with these words:It is not the destination.It...
