How My Art Evolves

My art comes from my inner landscape, as described in Peter London's book, "No More Secondhand Art (Awakening the Artist Within)". Sometimes I have a concept in my mind and heart, like "steadfastness", "fun", or "autumn". I let my hands lead and the markers follow. The theory behind this is:"the hands know before the head what you want to express." I do a complete outline of the shapes first, then color them in, usually choosing them at random, unless I want to express a theme like Irish, a holiday, or such. I never know what I will draw; it is spontaneous. This is why it takes some observing to "see" the pictures. I also draw cartoons and simple travel pictures that I keep in a journal.