Mandala always finds its way to show up and make the mark. Mandala can literally fit in anywhere and lit up the space. Our elders always teach us to shine and befriend people who are best in their fields, kids are always told to bond with topper of the class and observe their habits. The deal is simple, we always tend to appreciate and look forward to the best of things and we imitate them, it comes so naturally to us that we hardly even notice. We start imitating our role models, it is a systematic act of being human! This brings me to a point: we always try to find the easiest way out and in doing so we start copying others, especially the successful ones. This slowly starts to degrade the creative side of our mind and we become computers from a human. Best thing one can do to prevent such degradation is to keep experimenting. One should learn from the best people around, look at their journey and their process of doing things.
This little painting is inspired by the Pothos plant hanging on my window. I look at it almost all day and love how it dances with wind. For a long time I wanted to create a replica of it to see how it goes, but I am no perfectionist in live painting, so I closely observed how it falls and how each leaf manages to turn in the direction of sunlight. Then I had my Mandala so I just went ahead and created tiny mandalas on leaves. Painting went well and now I have two Pothos to admire! This is what I call adding your own essence, it changes the whole perspective of how something will look and the same time one creates the original expression.
I call this painting "Dancing Mandalas"! Such little ways of looking up and creating new expressions fills us with joy and satisfaction. It is better than mere imitation and it is healthy for creative juices to flow.
In the comments below do tell your story of creation and how did this Pothos enchant you? Keep creating.
This is the most different and unique out of all and it's so interesting how you have juxtaposed the both entity. I really like the fact how you have treated each leaf with different mandala. Great! :)
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DeleteVery well explained. The point here is that we should take inspiration from the best but we tend to imitate them which finally leads to disappointment at some level. One's originality or you can say individuality is lost in this process !
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work !!
Absolutely! retaining originality is must. Thank you , keep supporting :)
DeleteYour blogs are addictive👌 keep them coming
ReplyDeleteKeep them reading! Thank you:)
DeleteThe way you observed dramatic nature and converted into the art is remarkable. Keep inspiring, Artist 🔥
ReplyDeleteThe way you describe smallest and simplest aspects is so endearing. While reading your blogs, I always say to myself that 'This girl is awesome'.
ReplyDeletewow.... dancing Mandala... it's totally new mandala in the universe 🙂
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