"This is Maybe a Tree" + The title came out of this piece at the tail end of drawing it. Nothing specific to look into, just thought that it could be a tree, but it may just as easily not be a tree. Who knows what it is, really. Just tried to fumble around and grasp something from the ether ✨ + On that note, I've been giving a lot of thought to what my "idea" or "thesis" or "theme" is in my artwork. What is it that I'm trying to communicate? What's my message? Hard to put to words, and a lot of people have opinions on what this should be. For me, I enjoy when the purpose or meaning of the piece shows through during the process. Like it's presenting itself to me as a reward for committing to the work. For that reason, it can be hard to start sometimes, and I'm thinking I should try to balance the "finding meaning in the process" with "allowing an idea to initiate the process" because I believe if I employ both paradigms, I'd have less doubts and therefore, higher output of art. I'd like to have a higher output of art, so I'll continue to mull this over. Thoughts? + #Artist #Ramble #ArtistRamble #Pencil #Graphite #Watercolor #Painting #Paint #Drawing #Draw #Tree #Bowtie #Red #Gold #Demon #Angel #DreamCatcher #Key #Lock #Imagery #Surrealism #Surreal #Surrealist #Gothic #Baroque #Macabre #Face #Portrait (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxqPH9LACa/?utm_medium=tumblr
