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 | 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 18, 2015 | abstract art, art, artists process, Brilliant Stranger, conflict, contemporary art, dawn patel art, meaning, painting
I finished this painting today, stopping at a point that I would have not been able to leave alone in the past.I’ve been thinking about getting back into the habit of writing about art lately. I’ve probably been thinking about it for more than two...
by Dawn Patel | Nov 29, 2014 | animals, art business, art for sale, creativity, dawn patel art, dreams, etsy, fairy tales, fantasy, fox, healing through art, jackal, laughter, painting, paintings, stories, wolf
Before there was Dancing Jackal there was Dreaming Jackal. He is a playful soul who has lived many lives and taken many forms. He most remembers his human self, and uses those lessons he learned in his new life as Jackal. Unlike his human self he...
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 | 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...
