Comforting Dreams – Acrylic on Canvas 24”x24”

I have been having some crazy dreams lately. Some have been inspiring, others thought provoking, others obviously dealing with something. And my yellow figurative pieces usually serve as a mirror to what is immediately happening in my soul or maybe it’s my subconscious and therefore aptly what has transpired in my dreams.

Dreams inspire emotions, provide insight, and show our attitudes that need our attention so that we might travel toward our successes. Everyday we are inundated with information, such as advertisers explaining how their product or service can fulfill our dreams, dealing with interpersonal relationships, all of which can be daunting if not examined. Each of us has to face our own personal perceptions of our daily lives and the stage of our sleeping mind can provide an outlet for our conflicts and triumphs. Not to mention we can travel through imaginative dreamscapes and do things that we can not do in our everyday life, such as fly like a superhuman.

Being sentient beings, we are aware of the human condition I believe the dream world is a gift that if taken for granted or dismissed will not provide important exposure to resolutions and avenues that are helpful in our life’s journey.

Although not all dreams are remembered, the ones we do remember are remarkable, bringing into our lives intimate details. Some linger long after we have awoken, holding captive their powerful symbolic images. Full stories presented in a full surround sound and virtual reality setting or in a simple third party theater perspective. As a remembered dream they can be highly charged emotionally, presenting us with a highly personal space to become adventurous. They can even bring us closer to our loved ones alive or deceased giving us a sense of being with them only moments before.

Then there is déjà-vu, precognition, communication and visitations, all which belong to the realm of clairvoyance. All giving a truly personal experience that must be experienced in order to be believed of which acceptance of the truth in these can only be debated on the principles of faith. It would seem to me that God would not merely produce an accident or worthless chain of events drifting from one state of consciousness to another, but a connection to something instead. Fascinating!

It’s amazing how the mind works and we spend at least one third of our lives in the state to experience dreams. I have a hard time believing that they are not significant to our existence. How significant these nocturnal events are? I don’t know, but they sure spice up our lives. Don’t you think?

I often get a critique from family members when I believe I’m finished with a piece. It’s a way to explore the finish product, to discuss it with another human being, kind of like sharing last night’s dreams and get a little feedback. My son had some thoughts about this piece that revealed his teenage hormones; I’ll leave it his reaction up to your imagination. Be that as it may, it was not a direction I had intended and decided that sometimes a reaction to a pieces is not only a reflection of my mind but also the mind of the viewer.

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