Key to the self: Painting as oracle
An intuitive painting exploration, plus a creative practice invitation for you.
When I first started painting intuitively, I used music as a tool to quieten my mind. Trance drumming, and artists like Wadaruna and Deya Dova were my favourites to paint to. The rhythmic, hypnotic beats would help me to empty my mind and get into an almost meditative state while I painted.
Slowly, I moved to a playlist of upbeat songs, which helped me to connect to my body, responding to the music and to what was happening on the page. During this phase of my journey, I would often dance around the studio as I painted — especially when I felt myself tightening up, trying to control a painting, or getting stuck on what my next move should be.
This was a particularly important exercise for me, because I am often stuck in my head, tangled in my thoughts, letting them run the show. I tend to forget that I have a body, and that my body has its own wisdom, and that wisdom is often revealed one step, one move at a time.
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This is so beautiful.. what a profound process! I am going to listen to the music you linked and start painting right now! I have been suffering from depression and agoraphobia for 4 years, but this past year I’ve been working really hard and getting a bit better every day. Today was the best day I’ve had in YEARS and I wanted to make art but couldn’t figure out the direction. I had so much inside me.. grief, joy, gratitude. This is no coincidence that I stumbled upon you about two weeks ago and finally now found my way to this particular entry. I scrolled and scrolled to see if something jumped out at me, and it was this one. And it’s perfect. Thank you so much 🙏❤️🌈