AleHouseDrae

When I participate in art festivals and pop-up exhibitions, I often prefer to carry a few items to create while sitting at my designated table. Two reasons are (1) It helps the time go by faster if we experience slow moments during the event, and (2) I find it recuperative to keep my anxiety and depression at bay. I'm not overthinking the event and can practice breathing exercises during the creative process.

These pen and ink journeys are always unknown to me, so I never tire of them. During this process, random memories and thoughts constantly come and go. It is as if my body is seeking a way to rid some of these thoughts once and for all.

"Purge" These pen and ink journeys are always unknown to me, so I never tire of them. During this process, random memories and thoughts constantly come and go. It is as if my body is seeking a way to rid some of these thoughts once and for all.

From late Spring through early Fall, I participate in art festivals, selling original art and my art on printed items. Every event I attend, I like to bring a pen and pad and doodle, zone out, and let my spirit take over the creative process. Creating art with just a Micron Pen was my first discovery from my former art professor, who encouraged me to further my art-building skills.

The heat, the warmth, the humidity, trying to stay cool and yet maneuvering ways to enjoy the hot outdoors. That is how many of us, in reality, try to handle our everyday summers until the Fall Season.

Shamata roughly translates to "peaceful abiding." It is one of the terms you learn when learning the meditation tradition based on the Shambhala Meditation path, which Chogyam Trungpa laid the groundwork for. For me, the path of Shambhala was intended to be part of a group to meditate and release stress back in 2012 simply. Instead, I went through a rabbit hole of richness and wisdom and unintentionally recreated my overall self, so much so that it seeped through my art for a while.

Pen and ink series

The path of the artist is hardly ever a straight line. Not for me, at least. Throughout life, some doors were sealed shut, and others mysteriously opened when I thought there was no other way. My path as an artist is also a spiritual path as well.

Prismacolor markers and Micron pen on cold press watercolor paper.

BETA Test Shirt Design is based on my website, where I sell original art. Copyright Protected 2023

This idea surfaced after creating about 20 canvas magnets. Inspired by the idea of creating a 'collage' of these mini canvases as one unique piece of art. These were really fun to create and I can't wait to create another twenty.

Drawing created on watercolor paper.

The photograph was taken with an old camera phone and edited with GIMP. This has always been one of my favorite camera pics. I was catching the transition of the previous evening to sunrise. I didn't have a car then and was lucky that work was close enough to walk to.

Inspired by a song written by Tom Waits

A fun painting. The Love Doctor will solve all our relationship problems and everything will be easy-peasy! lol

This is a story about...well..anything the viewer chooses it to be. During my personal creative process, I've learned that mindlessly creating pen and ink pictures can invoke some exciting images with little effort. It's a pleasure to employ a sense of randomness for the viewer to use his/her imagination to what it may entail.

Image created with gouache, watercolor, markers, pen ink, and white India ink

Our minds seem to conjure so many exciting and dreadful ideas about ourselves and the world as soon as we develop consciousness. Every waking day of our existence, our minds are harmonizing and warring simultaneously with reality. With this presence of everyday life. As we age and mature, some of those ideas and fantasies become casualties of our mind war. Perhaps those cloud casualties are a blessing in disguise. Maybe the evaporating thoughts are meant to cease somewhat so we can be more at peace with ourselves before exiting from this present world.

Gouache and watercolors bleed and clash, but this is not a conflict. Lines and patterns create boundaries, sometimes overlap, but no territory can be claimed. The unconscious being manifested on paper to create some identity for itself, but it's non-existence and changes often like clouds that pass through the open sky. The “Builder” suggests a moment’s pause and enjoy what is right in front of you.

We only have one life. Let us not take it for granted. Be gentle to yourself and be gentle to others.

Image of the sun with a warm neutral background

Image of the sun with a gray and purple pattern. Highlights of lighter orange and hints of yellow.

various tones of brown and orange to create a fun and spirited patterned image.

Being from Columbus, Ohio I wanted to create an abstract pattern that resembles the spirit of Ohio State University. The "Red and Gray" pattern can also resemble any sports team that use these particular colors illustrated

What does your soul look like?

Markers, ink on paper

Prismacolor markers and ink on paper

The message is simple and the art speaks for itself.

An image created for a jazz competition

"Between You & Me" is a large abstract work on Stonehenge paper. This was one of the final works I created with wax pastels and took a break from art shortly(2010). Uploading the work, I must have really been trying to process ways to communicate better. Not only that, it felt(at that time) I was putting my trust into to wrong people. It is something that happens to all of us. It's how we learn, mature and learn to grow.

Fun abstract painting

Fun piece of art I completed, while I was participating in a pop-up exhibition.

Fun painting

May your dreams help solve some of your biggest life problems.

A simple and fun series using the front features of a skull. Incorporating patterns of colors and lines. Resulting in a unique work of art.

It feels good to take a trip back to your creative rawness. A place where it doesn't matter is a piece of art may appear incomplete or lacks a meaning. An open space to express no regrets.