"Call To Create" Hangs for Art After Dark

"CALL TO CREATE"

$5,000

46X46"

OIL ON CANVAS

THIS PAINTING WILL HANG AT THE BUNKER SLO FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. COME SEE MY MAY 3RD, 2024 FROM 5:30-8PM AT THE BUNKER - 810 ORCUTT, SAN LUIS OBISPO.

"Opening Minds"

In partnership with SLO County Arts, Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) is featuring art, stories, and performances inspired by personal journeys toward mental wellness for the annual Opening Minds art show. The exhibit will take place during May in support of Mental Health Awareness Month. 

Opening this Friday 
May 3rd, 2024
ART AFTER DARK
The Bunker SLO
810 Orcutt Rd. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

I BEGAN THIS WORK, “CALL TO CREATE” AS A PAINTING THAT EXPRESSES THE CREATIVE PROCESS, THE BIRTH OF NEW IDEAS. IT TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN. TO MY SURPRISE, THE DIFFICULT IMAGERY AND WORDS BEGAN FORCING THEIR WAY OUT. MANY OF THE LIMITING BELIEFS I WAS TOLD AND INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT MY LIFE EMERGED ON THE UNDERSIDE AS A SHADOW SELF. AT FIRST IT WAS HARD TO LOOK AT THESE WORDS AND IMAGES OF STRUGGLE THAT HAVE BEEN PERSONAL ROADBLOCKS MOST OF MY LIFE. IT QUICKLY BECAME PAINFUL TO WORK ON THIS PAINTING. ONCE I ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED THESE ROADBLOCKS AS A PART OF MY JOURNEY, I WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE PIECE.