Abstract from Gamma Meditation
I was sitting down to meditate to a CD designed to generate Gamma waves like those of monks in deep meditation. Suddenly, an image flashed into my mind. I quickly sketched the gist of the image and returned to meditation. The painting below is based on that initial image. Colors were worked out, and details were added as some meaning was attributed to the painting. Thus, rather than begin with an idea and make it abstract, this painting began with an image with no conscious meaning. Some symbolism and meaning was then attached to give me some inspiration for filling in details. The end product is not a perfect capture of the image I saw, but a blend of the image that inspired it and what happens along the way when putting paint to canvas. A bit of a surprise even to the painter, and open to multiple interpretations. Exactly my goal for an abstract painting.
Attention! - Brian Kelly, 2010 acrylic on canvas board, 11″ x 14″
- the Muse
