Painting On the Way- Artistic Inquiry

One problem I have been finding myself in lately is that I cannot physically finish my work. it is probably incorrect to say that I cannot "physically" finish my work, but it would be incorrect to say that I cannot finish my pieces because I have ran out of ideas. Ideas come easy to me. It is easy to finish apiece when there is an easy flow of ideas throughout the piece's work process. when circumstance occur such that a good ideas is created to spark the beginning of a project and nothing more, I’m left with pieces such as the one shown above. This piece has caused much aggravation in that it seemed like a good idea a first, but as time went on during the process of creating, ideas seemed to stop flowing. Initially the idea of the piece was derived from my grandfather’s brother who works hand-to-had with natives of Latin America, working to preserve their cultural values of ancestral backgrounds. With this I decided to paint an interpretive and subjective figure of a native from the Americas. The flowers were to represent the soul and hospitality and the white above the figures chest was to represent vibrancy. I figured the fastest, easiest, and best way to interpret my idea would be to use quick-drying acrylic and palate knives. It all seemed to be such a wonderful idea, but when I finished the figure, I was left with open/ unfinished space. I am currently conducting research on South American natives. I am hoping that this will spark some creativity and create or be the basis of new ideas.