by Dawn Patel | Oct 26, 2014 | Aristotle, art, art business, artists, artists process, artists studio, blogging, career, content, creative process, culture, focus, hamsa, hands, milagro, painting, style, symbols
Lately I’ve been pushing myself to focus. I love to paint, of that I am sure. But in the process of establishing a career for myself as an artist I have to also think practically, and focusing both the style and the content of my work is...
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 | 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 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...
by Dawn Patel | Mar 10, 2014 | art, art therapy, artists process, artists studio, blogging, dawn patel art, domestic abuse, dream, healing, healing through art, painting, victims, women's shelters
The EscapeThis is the story of the birth of a painting, but it is much more. It is the story of life events that nearly destroyed me. I was not destroyed, but these events followed me. I moved from place to place, but they were never far behind....
by Dawn Patel | Feb 25, 2014 | artists, artists studio, creative process, layered painting, mixed media, painting
The bird without feet flies to the tree without branchesI have been painting in layers for so long now I can hardly remember how it all started. Ironic, actually, because to me layers are all about time and memory, our experiences and how they sometimes fade,...
