New Work, New Beginning

I am so excited. I have been feeling a pull to go in a different direction with my work, and today I finally had the courage to play and try. I wasn't expecting much with this as it is my first attempt at dealing with only color, composition and space, void of subject matter. I was just playing in my studio today, which is something I have been trying to get to for years. I loved the little accidents that happened with the paint and the freedom of not "getting it just right". I am hoping that this new freedom will spill over into my figurative work. But I will be doing a series of these "Mantras" so that I can just deal with space and color right now.

"The word "Mantra" is a Sanskrit word combining the two syllables: man, meaning mind, and tra translated as deliverance. A mantra is a pure sound-vibration intended to deliver the mind from illusion and material inclinations. The Mantra's (or mantram as it is sometimes refered to) purpose is to assist your mind to focus when it is scattered. By chanting mantras (in my case it will be painting), one is able to produce a spiritual effect which is associated with the physical sensation of the vibration the chant(painting) produces. Thus when the mantra is chanted the effect is felt. This is an easy way to obtain peace of mind, but takes much practice. (Painting)Chanting mantras is also used to make the intent of the mantra a physical reality. Energy naturally follows intent and thus the chanting of a mantra will eventually lead to the physical manifestation of the mantra. (Painting)Chanting mantras affects your subtle body (electromagnetic energy field) which holds your consciousness. Since your subtle body is made up of small vibrations, chanting directly affects the energy vibration of your subtle body. Mantras start a powerful vibration which corresponds to both a specific spiritual energy frequency and a state of consciousness in seed form. Over time, the mantra process begins to override all of the other smaller vibrations, which eventually become absorbed by the mantra. After a length of time which varies from individual to individual, the great wave of the mantra stills all other vibrations. Ultimately, the mantra produces a state where the organism vibrates at the rate completely in tune with the energy and spiritual state represented by and contained within the mantra. By slowly understanding how mantras work, our understanding of the universe which is composed of energy is broadened.

Hmmm...Is there such a thing as too much Yoga???