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...
by Dawn Patel | Dec 31, 2014 | animals, art, art process, artist, artists process, being present, belief, Chance, creative process, gratitude, healing through art, intuition, language, poetry, sentient beings, seredipity
Today it occurs to me that the language of the Sentient Beings has to be poetryWork in Progress: “Chances of Drowning”But I argue, “I’m not a poet.” Well, I’m not a good one.I don’t know what to do.”A Pigeon...
by Dawn Patel | Nov 19, 2014 | anhinga, animals, art, art process, bear, fairy tales, friends, hummingbird, introvert, luna moth, painted stones, painting, sentient beings, snake, stories, watercolor
You have already been introduced to The Introvert… here in his traveling form.The Sentient Beings are a cast of characters I have been developing for years, I guess I can say my entire life. They are all coming to life, together! I am introducing you...
by Dawn Patel | Nov 4, 2014 | acceptance, art process, artist, blogging, boundaries, dawn patel art, elections, idealism, life lessons, love, patience, values
With an election looming it’s hard not to think about values. We are bombarded by ads which presume an emotional connection to our values that will override our commonsense and analytical processes. Reading the news, scrolling through the Facebook...
