Art of Don DeLeva

⚸ 3.8.9.13.5.18.1 Enterprises 1" X 1" or 0.5" X 0.5" 〄〄〄〄〄〄〄〄〄 Off we go to some wild ocean in a raft not of my choosing. pihs fo sloof Wonderful Vivien nice left hand shoe!!

  Electroholic: oil on wood, 16" x 16" x 1", 11-23-2020 BAI Electroholic This painting is finally finished! As you can see in the post before this one it was called Death and the Maiden but it just wasn't sitting with me right. I felt it needed more work, and so here it is in it's pre-vanished state. It just needs a few months to dry and then it will get it's final varnish.

  This is still and work in progress. This painting is about 80% complete.

 Art is shouting at the universe "I believe I exist!" So "I" am going to try to affect the material world in some way. The goal for the artist is to hear the echo of the that shout. That is why an audience is important, validation that your version of the "i" exists. Notice I did not capitalize the i, mainly because the Me is just a concept.

Where honesty in art is concerned, having a day time job gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in everyone else's daily life and offers a shelter from falling victim to following trends. Lastly, it gives you the oppertunity to say "no" to any deals you might make otherwise.

Naming a painting is a really hard thing to do especially if you don't know what or why you painted it. When I started, my titles were often as nonsensical as I could make them and then I started to make them try to have something to do with the work. Then they were just dates, then lyrics and poems, honestly I think maybe I have gotten 6 title right. LOL! I feel like titles can lead people in to what you want them to think about your work, but what if you don't want to lead them? Do you just leave everything untitled?

Remember that thoughts can be similar to a limp. Once you twist your ankle.  When most of the sharpest pain was gone your body made temporary adjustments to your balance so you could walk in less pain.  As the pain diminished your leg remembered these adjustments and kept walking that way.  Over a time you had little pain when walking so now you walk with a slight limp, because your leg is to lazy to retrain your walk to the balance before the twist. If you don't like a reoccurring thought, stretch out the twist to regain good balance.