Something New with Supernatural

Since picking up my mouse again, I've experience a new creative path, and a new vigor to build my portfolio, and experiment. As I mentioned earlier, I've really enjoyed what is essentially a new artistic tool for me: The Cut-Out.


"Mondays in the Park with Vivian" was my first piece using the magic wand tool in Photoshop. It was more accidental. And it worked. Each time I used it, I found the possibilities endless. Mostly, still, I was using it to express some form and build that into a theme I could work with, such as "Break".



Two of my earlier attempts "I Am Here"
and "Totem" were more abstract in nature, but I felt (especially Totem which I felt was kind of an afterthought on my part) they lacked creativity, or at least didn't have the amount of expression I had hoped for.

I think I got lucky with "Color Me Dexter".



Coming back, my first stab at The Cut-out was "Spy"



"Spy" was more involved than others in the past, still it possessed an identifiable theme, which is ok, but I wanted to experiment more.

"Supernatural" was the first piece that I felt I was on to something. Simple and more pure abstract. Above all, it forced me into more "in-the-moment-pure-creativity". I just let it take control, wondering where I would end up. And when I felt that voice that says, "I'm done"...did I have something that I felt connected to, but also had to discover myself the meaning behind it. I guess an artist is supposed to have some "message" designed from the beginning, but for me I enjoy the mystery. I want each artwork to create itself. "Supernatural" definitely did that. And when I was done, I sat there and stared at it. "What shall I call you, huh?" Silence. So I waited for it to come to me. I had been watching a lot of "Supernatural" episodes with my daughter and that's what did it. If I had to pick three colors that were the theme of the show, it would be White, Black, and Red. Done.

What's fun is learning more about the piece, what I think it means, what others think it means.

I'll be exploring more using this technique. Wonder what will happen next?