Meditation through abstract painting

Meditation through abstract painting

I believe in the right brain, left brain philosophy that specific attributes are used by a dominant section of the brain. Left is considered more logical, analysis driven and factual while the right is more creative, intuitive and feelings based. What is meditation through abstract painting? My personal creative process in painting is a meditative process that moves from the left-brain, analysis driven aspects of myself to the right brain, creative, feelings based side. The way I do this is through pure focus on colour blending and the feeling it gives me in that moment. I get lost in the colours by mixing and layering them with the over arching goal to create a vivid, saturated, beautiful colour combinations that moves me to my core. Can anyone do this?   Yes absolutely.  Like anything there are different ways of approaching meditative painting. It’s based on ones experience with colour combining, painting and meditation.  Here are some exercises and things you can do to get started. Go to an art gallery.  Look at different types of paintings and ask yourself how does it make you feel?  You will learn what you like and don’t like based on this.  You can also try different types of art (scenery to abstract) to see what you are most attracted to. Learn about colour combination in painting. Pay attention to what colours you like together and the feeling it gives you. When you thoughts are cluttered, what gets you into the present moment? A  cup of tea? Breathing? Bring that into your painting meditation process. Create a space that’s ready for you to create and...
Inspirational Mondays

Inspirational Mondays

Rumi is one of my favourite poets of all times. So I’m working on having a regular meditation practice. Have you had those days when all of a sudden you hear people on the streets talking about it, you see a poster for it, you hear a radio show about it, you see it in a tv show and all of a sudden what ever you are thinking about is everywhere? It’s been like that for me about meditation for the past few days. I was taught to meditate since I was around 3 years old, and I took it for granted that it is an important aspect and ritual of my life that helps calm and ground myself. I’m the type of person that gets so excited about life; I can easily be on the go all day and night. As I’m learning the fine art of balance (a life long endeavour), I keep coming back to my meditation and the need to do it regularly. I’ve tried everything from Kundalini breath work, om meditation, guided visualization, Buddhist mediations, breathing and emptying your thoughts, and I still haven’t committed to one that works best for me regularly. I’d love to hear what kind of relaxation, meditation etc.. you do, please share! Lately I’ve been excited about: • stevia, coco powder, mint hot chocolate; • juicing experiments with ginger, apple, celery etc..; • Two words: Whole Foods; • Kombucha filled with chia; • My best friend having twins (I’m a twin and it’s my first time being around twins); • Making art; • Experimenting with colours and vibrancy (I...