by Dawn Patel | Jul 28, 2014 | art, artists process, artists studio, being present, Brilliant Stranger, change, commissioned art, creative process, dawn patel, dawn patel art, Door County, goals, mystery stones, planning
Like so many of us, I’ve been thinking a lot these days about Presence. That in itself seems to be a contradiction. We cannot be present in the moment and lost in thought. But here I am, day after day, contemplating the nature of my mind, it’s...
by Dawn Patel | Jun 10, 2014 | art, artists process, Brilliant Stranger, change, conceptual art, creative process, impermanence, mystery, mystery stones, technology, time, travel
The Mystery Stone project will launch at the end of June. (please note, this was June 2014) Hundreds of little painted stones will be released into the world. It’s time to write about the mystery stones. It all began when I woke up one day and decided I...
by Dawn Patel | May 25, 2014 | art, artists studio, being brave, Brilliant Stranger, Chance, change, creative process, dawn patel art, doors of perception, healing through art, nature, Randomness artists process, The nature of time
When life hands you lemons, make something nourishing, and get strongerIt’s been a long time since I’ve posted. A lot has happened and I have not been in the right frame of mind to write about it. When we are navigating through unexpected...
by Dawn Patel | Apr 27, 2014 | art, art business, artists process, Brian Greene, business, creative process, dawn patel art, On Being, painting, Physics, relativity, science and art, selling art, studio, The nature of time, time
Close up of Painted Door…as of yet this is untitledPainted DoorIt’s been the spring of slow beginnings here in Door County Wisconsin. It’s April 27 and it’s a chilly 37 degrees today. None of the bulbs in our woods have...
by Dawn Patel | Apr 17, 2014 | art, artists, artists process, Behemoth and Leviathon, Blake quotes, Buddha, buddhism, doors of perception, genius, knowledge, painting, visionary art, why paint?, William Blake
In Life As in Art: Lessons from the StudioWilliam Blake”Behemoth and Leviathan”c. 1805 – 1810 I love the paintings of William Blake. I don’t share his religious sensibilities, but when I look closely at them I share something beyond...
by Dawn Patel | Apr 13, 2014 | art, art therapy, artists, artists process, artists studio, being brave, belief, blogging, creative process, domestic abuse, domestic violence, healing from abuse, healing through art
With every new painting I essentially say the same thing, “I Am Here.”This blog has become a public platform for some very personal topics. I am driven by the belief that our most personal stories are in fact the most universal. Everyone has...
