qUESTION tO aLL.

If you are reading this blog answer this question. Why are we here? this is not a religious answer. This is not a sermon of what my beliefs are. Simple question. Why are we here? For all of you ignorant people out there who do not expand your mind. Look at the sky for a few minutes and answer this question. Why are we here? If this is the first time you have visited this new blog of mine...yes this is an art blog. But I am asking why are we here? Here at this moment in time. Here. Look at human history and figure out how long have we been here. Di sect the traces of humanity and scientists claims of mapping the age of fossils and when they were frozen, buried, and so on. But can they answer the question why are we here? I personally want to believe I am here to be happy and make my fellow human happy. Is that a movie or a fantasy belief? I don't really care. I have been criticized recently over the way I look at life. I have been criticized for the comments I have made over religious beliefs and my disagreements. I have watched friends, loved ones and people I never spoken to get taken advantage of from so called "religious" groups or churches. Their faith is always strong but their disappointment intensifies along side the same passion they spent on their faith. Why are we here? Are we here to create war and hate? Are we here to create uncomfortable situations for our fellow human? Are we here to pass judgement on each other? When we are in a hurry to retire, or rush to work, or rush to make allot of money to buy that happiness we have all been looking for, When we pay for the sex in MANY forms to stimulate that part of the brain that gives us pleasure, When we keep to ourselves and stay away because of our low self esteem, when we hide from the world because the world is cruel and harsh. When we.......stop loving..... Then we ask that question directly at the mirror...Why am I here? Is there a purpose? Has it been explained to us correctly? Have we been informed with the correct translation? I am here to create love. Creating love in the emotional sense. Showing gratitude to that idiot that cut you off on the road. Yes thank him and smile. Because they have given you a reminder to love in any situation. Have you smiled at a co worker in a thankful way? Have you smiled at a total stranger and at least said hello. Good morning. Afternoon. Whatever....Most artists know why they are here. they are here to create. Once you get the sensation in your being you know in order to be at peace in this world you have to create. If not to create for anyone to create fr ones self. Fill that void in you that craves letting go of your inspiring thought process. Letting it out to calm that overflowing creative thought process. Artists know that it is for the world to see and not to be stingy. Artists of any kind need to create words images thought...Artists need to create an environment and change our culture to love on another. Artists have that power. Yes they do. whether they use that power ofr good or they are told to impress upon the masses another thought not owned by them...they have that power. For the life of their interpretation that power is there. Look at the Pyramids. They are filled with interpretation. We read and try and figure out their meaning. Why? When? Who? Where? caves are filled with art telling a story. Images fill the screen you are looking at to influence the masses. Shock and Awe! Is that when you are shocked to see a result and only to be wowed ....Art takes on many forms for many different reasons. Art can display a culture and reveal it 1000 years later. Art can be a truth to someone or several. So Why Are We Here? Forget all the theories. throw aside your rituals. step your ass outside look at the sky and tell me Why Are We Here?

WHo is it about?

I want to paint in one base colour. I want to make a series of pieces in one base colour where they all flow in a set yet they are all unique respectively. There are so many different ideas I can flow with a set like this I am going to do it. I have shared this idea with a few artsy friends of mine and they were excited for me. Thanks ....Then I shared the idea with a couple of family and friends at the conversation table and wow. what a let down. It is OK. I am doing it anyway. I think it will hit. It will hit with me anyway. There is a painting waiting to meet someone every encounter. I will show my work and someone will fall in love with a piece. It always happens. My calling is to share my love of life through my art. I will ignore assholism. LOL. yeah assholism. for all of those assholes that cannot seem to control or stop being an asshole it is like a disease(alcoholism) they have it strong. But I love them anyway. I am kind and am a genuine gentleman. I met this artist at work...what a coincidence. He was one of these assholisms...the more we shared our love for our creating the more we bonded. he is a very good person. even though he is a homeboy form the barrio(neighborhood) He speaks so intelligently when talking about art then as soon as he talks in his normal way...or what he was conditioned in his little world...he turns in to an....you guessed it....asshole. In MOST cases art seems to bring light to love. Art is an outlet to anger, love, frustration, randomness, extremeness, abstract....it is a way for a person to let go with out numbing the senses. although some artists create best when their senses are numbed. I like to be sober. I do get high when I create. it feels like I am taking a hit of creation. I toke it all in. TOKE....not take. I have not used that term since high school. LOL ...funny I would be with my neighbors smoking all that green stuff and then I would come home and draw some weird stuff....my poor mom was scared. She thought I was loosing it. Well I Will stop there. I was loosing it in many ways. Another story! I might blog it in NONSENSE...this is about our ART senses. Yes we all have it. Art senses. Creating. Anyone can take a brush and a can of paint and make shapes. then manipulate the strokes to make an appealing form. Then add a different color to make another appealing form. then add an unappealing form next to what you created and then step back and I bet it is something that flowed from the heart. I bet it would feel great to just see what was made so simply. All that positive energy will come from it. I know some writers that experience that kind of high or positive energy from creating a masterpiece of literary works....something that people can be intellectually stimulated from reading it. OR aroused in some cases. Some of the novels I have read are better than seeing an erotic movie. It is so descriptive. The Art of the written word. Wow. There is a book that is a work of art yet it is more. It is actually a divine work. Yes. The Bible. Enough said. I began this blog telling you about my next project. One colour yet each piece unique. Very old idea my take. Who is it about? you! the person looking a the work. I will be showing here in the next couple of days because they are very easy to paint. they flow. So get off of your ass and create something. define yourself. Make an impression in your minds eye. Dream of your masterpiece and then get high! Did you get high today? We ARE talking art.
Que Dios Te Bendiga!

Skin Art?

Yes skin art. Art OF course it is. I have heard so many "traditional" artists say that tattooing is not the same as what artists do. Bullshit! they are just as much of an artist. They endure so much pressure. Imagine the stress involved of not being able to make a mistake on the piece you are creating. You really only have one shot to get it right or you will have to re-work or redesign your idea. There are so many people wearing wonderful art. Walking canvas. And also there are some people wearing some kindergarten art.....very embarrassing...we wont get into that. The detail involved in some of these art creations is amazing. How can you not agree with me that this is art and these are some of the most Creative of Artists. This art blog is to think of art in a very special way. We have to change our ideas and precepts. We have to look beyond the canvas and brush. There are so many ways to create works of art to make people inspired to love and be loved through our art. Make sense?

Say No.

I know it is hard but say no. I am learning the hard way. For all of you self employed Carreer artists you have no problem saying no. I have a bad habit of offering to paint something for someone. They get all happy I get all happy and then I think to myself as soon as I offer to paint them something....How the heck am I going to find time to paint them something. As for the paid requests when do I have time for them? This is too funny. There is only enough time in whats left in my day when I get home from my day job. I know this is my year for breakthrough...but until that breakthrough materializes I am stuck waking up going to a job where I am going through the motions. I am fiercfully leaning towards committing to a second job of creating pieces of work every evening to sell to my long line of buyers. I also want to make time to create pieces of work for loved ones and friends and even charities. But where do I find the time. Sometimes we have to say no to adding more projects in order to get the first list of projects done. It is great to have this problem. And if we learn anything from this is we are blessed with a God given talent and if we have the resources to make it happen then we are so lucky. Take advantage of the opportunities in your creative world. Network with other artists. Get together and share ideas. Work together to market your work. Collaborate and create more interesting works. Lower your pride and be a part of something bigger. Art is for the calming and soothing of the stress in this world. We all have a part in our spiritual enlightenment...yes we do....Art is almost like a spiritual experience....visit an art gallery and register leaving the artist a wonderful comment of how brilliant they are....share your love for the Arts. Heck!!! GO TO A TATTOO PARLOR AND TELL THEM THEY ARE AWESOME! they ARE ARTISTS TOO.....I will post of how tattooists are not consider artists..which is the most disrespectful thing to me. I will get into that later....