I was trying to let my subconscious flow out, through the art of painting. I tried to let my brain freely find design-relationships between the various forms, lines, shapes, transitions, etc. without an objective end in mind. The technique is a mixture of making compulsive strokes and maintenance strokes. The maintenance strokes are based on a loose visual concept, a concept that serves more as a starting point than a foundation. The ultimate goal of this painting process is achieved when the painting is collectively effective as a complete and stylized composition. Primarily, style and how that style is applied dictates the design but there is always evidence of the original concept, which at the finish of the painting has been interpreted and visually exicuted. This painting technique gives me the opportunity to be intuitive with style but form the approach one might have when attempting to put together a jigsaw puzzle but not knowing what the puzzle looks like completed. This process could be compared to jazz but not nearly as emotionally driven.

In this particular painting, I tried to use my technique to make a more objective image. When trying to use my subjective, loose painting technique to create a more objective design, I found that my more literal, associative thinking processes took over. Basically, my brain drove me to approach this painting from an objective perspective. I ended up having to oscillate (thus the title) between my subjective and objective thought processes.

Klox, I study your work for color and brush stroke. Your style is strong and consistent ... this in my oppinion is the greatest challenge an artist faces, a defining style. I've learned a lot fom looking at your work, thanks! Jillj

I love when you talk dirty Klox....:0)

LOL @ dave again. :D
Sounds to me like the left hemisphere of your brain was fighting with your right hemisphere Kloxboy. I have tried mimicking your drawings, but that left hemisphere takes over and the drawings look like crap. In your drawings, I can see all the detail, all the brush strokes. But when I try to apply what I see to my drawings, it looks like garbage. So if you see me draw what looks like something a child drew, and they look like nothing more than spam, they are not spam at all, they are drawings to help release my right hemisphere. Such as your piece here. ( Yours is way better though )

Great Drawing! Very Stylish.

Thanks guys.

Wraith: It's something similar to what you're describing but it's a bit more specific than the general functions of the brain hemispheres. In regards to the hemispheres, painting like this is more of a collaboration occurring in the brain than a battle. The battle I spoke of earlier is more about connecting with my subconscious, not in the abstract psychoanalytical realm but more in the sense of distancing myself from conceptual thought. Like I mentioned before, it's more of a puzzle than anything else. When I'm executing a piece like this, there is very little emotion involved, unlike some of my other paintings which are very much reflections of my emotional state. This is not about creativity as much as it's about process and following that process as best I can without getting lost in objective thought. And believe it or not, this type of painting is more about a logical, semi-calculated and literal process, a process that one would use the left hemisphere of their brain to execute. The process comes about through compulsion, design, intuition but mostly pattern, it's pretty systematic. It's not at all as absolute as math but it could be compared to a science. I'm still trying to understand this painting technique, I find the best way to do that is to produce paintings and study them.

Very creative concept klox, even if it is a "left brained" task like you say :)

Damn. That is too deep Kloxboy. So your training your brain to collab with each Hemisphere? I predict that with more of this type of practice, we will start seeing drawings from you that will blow us away. ( Beyond what you have already drawn )

Thanks NR. Painting like this is certainly not all left brain, just particular aspects of it. In terms of being more left or right brained, there is more theory to back up that concept than anything else. Such theory is not meant to be applied too specifically, especially in regards to psychology. While each hemisphere serves a variety of different functions, you'll never meet someone who is just right brained or left brained, pending they're not missing half their brain. Even then, there is evidence that the brain can make up for missing or damaged areas by using other areas of the brain to take over the function of the missing section. Even more, the left brain can take over right brain functions or visa-versa when the brain is damaged. Overall, I believe it's a good -general- theory we're talking about here and there is some pretty good evidence to support certain conclusions derived from said theory. Just remember, it's not a fact and even if it was, it can't be applied to everyone. I'm trying to make this clear because a lot of people make too much of the hemisphere divisions, they go on to make their own theories based on popular theories, which of course, they also treat as fact. You know what happens when you assume? You make an ass out of yourself and leave me to tell you so. (I didn't mean that to apply to anyone, I was just making a joke).

I've played piano for several years, i usually pick up songs easily by matching the notes with my ear. Reading sheet music and understanding music theory? Not one of my strong suits. According to my piano teacher, understanding notes as they are on the page, and understanding how to read sheet music is a left brain task. Matching notes and understanding the sounds of the piano is a right brained task. So alot of my practice is designed to build my music reading skills, in order to help me to be a more well "rounded" pianist. I think this is a good exercise for the left side of the brain Klox.