by Dawn Patel | Dec 19, 2016 | 2016 election, acceptance, art process, art world, artist, artists, artists journey, artists manifesto, artists process, consciousness, contemporary art, contemporary storytelling
A Confession, a Conclusion, a Manifesto….Otherwise titled, Five Years in the Journey of a Artist in the Age of UnenlightenmentOtherwise titled… Onward!Five years ago I sat a table with a small group of friends and revealed to them my decision to step away from the...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Dawn Patel | Mar 30, 2014 | art, art therapy, artists, artists process, blogging, domestic abuse, healing, healing from abuse, healing through art, life is stranger than fiction, living your dream, spirituality, visionary art
“The Way Home” Finished PaintingSometimes life is stranger than fiction. Life certainly gets interesting when you are truthful with yourself. Somewhere, deep inside our subconscious, where no one else can give...
