Hey Steemians, first of all, I would like to apologize for my kind of posts that I just posted without further references. I realized this is not the way to communicate with a community that shows so much interest in creating informative / humorous content. Thanks @arthur.grafo who made me aware of this!
How the project Oneliner came about:
After a long time, i started to paint again. After a short time I became quite dissatisfied with my way of painting and of course with the results. I noticed that my head was full of ideas about what I wanted to paint and what i imagined. There was a certain fear of putting something on paper, trusting in what I am doing. To understand this better, you can imagine the painted line as a path - as long as I'm on the way of the known path I feel safe, but as soon as I leave this path, a restlessness comes to me. It is unknown and you often have a cautious attitude at the first moment about unknown things.
So, then the first Onliner is born, I've told myself shit on it I just paint - without a goal - without an idea - without the fear to leave the * way. I plunge into the adventure without knowing what happens. I'm going out of my way to see what's out of my way. Uff and out of the way I was allowed to observe many new and old things from me.
Over time, I have noticed how my painting moves more and more inside, it became a kind of concentration exercise / meditation and the pictures were a testimony of how I have behaved in my practice / meditation. At each session, it took a few tries to get into the mode of * fearless * painting. But it has become more and more established over time.
In hindsight and during the painting, it was exciting to see where my concentration lingered or the fear came up. Here's an example: The pictures lose harmony or the lines become dirty.
Also to learn to stop and not to paint too much. It's a little bit like mixing colors, when I mix many colors it becomes dirty.
It is the same with painting, too much makes the picture unclean and confused. Also for this an example;)
Most of all I noticed that I have to take the time for something – to prepare myself a little bit. Not to put something fast on the paper, more to see it as a kind of ceremony. And to completely focus my attention on what I am creating. Things that attract my attention, I put aside. My smartphone or music etc.
I would be glad if you tried this way of painting yourself. It does not matter what you draw or what it looks like in the end. It's about the feeling of painting and watching yourself. It maybe help you to tackle things more free.
There is not much to say about the pictures themselves, but I think it is important to understand why and how these pictures were made. I often look at the pictures myself days later, I do not know why, but it gives me a quiet feeling. I calm down a bit. Probably because my eyes are exposed to so many impressions throughout the day. It's a bit like looking up into the sky or to the mountains, feeling the space and the simplicity of nature.
I'm happy to share my experiences with you. Questions are welcome.
Thanks!