Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
creativity is in the process
I have a ritual of getting all my oil paints ready, a separate container,mason jars mostly, for each pure color mixed with various drying mediums, Japan drier, pale drying oil, cobalt drier, drying linseed oil etc. 
For the past week I have been consciously painting this new batch in my head, like a professional athlete does to get that total focus, as I rearranged my apartment to make maximum use of the space and allowing my subconscious to randomly remember all the things I want to include in this cycle. We now know that memories aren’t stored in any one part of the brain, in fact, memories might actually exist outside of this physical universe which makes sense when people remember near death experiences (as if the brain is no longer sending signals between neurons – clinical brain death – memories aren’t being recorded right?).
All I know for sure is that it helps in a creative sense to let those memories float in like balloons to the beach. My three part ritual of magically maximized oil painting consists of getting my apartment clean and organized (learned from Revo-Gruv!), getting my paints and supplies organized (thank you Bob Ross!), and getting my mind organized and ready (thanks to meditation/observing nature, art books, inspirational things like you guys write (aka renemberences -yes I spelled that correctly!), and a mental list of techniques and motifs I want to work with.) I was inspired to paint a raven (and will do so soon!) after reading Mrs.Chili’s cool blog post and later found this sketch I don’t remember doing sometime last year! 
The Keansburg NJ, beach caterpillars are doing fine and like fellow art blogger Gypsy Heart writes about in her latest blog post, life is a magical thing.
A fish cannot drown in water
A fish cannot drown in water,
A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of creation,
God doesn’t vanish:
The fire brightens.
Each creature God made
must live in its own true nature;
How could I resist my nature,
That lives for oneness with God?
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207 – 1297)
http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/M/MechthildofM/Afishcannotd.htm
and here’s Youdle for Youdle fans.
Originally posted 2008-05-20 21:31:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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May 21st, 2008 at 9:39 am
And you my dear Painter, Poet, and Positive Soul are part of the magic!!
My heart always feels happier after visiting here for you are an inspiration!