Mystic Doodle, abstract, psychedelic, one-of-a-kind, 8" x 8" , original fine art, hotsell scratch board, hypnotic art, black and white, spooky, cool

MYSTIC DOODLE #4
Psychomanteum Series
8" X 8"
2016

This image will arrive carefully wrapped to protect it's delicate surface and will be unframed and without hanging equipment. It is signed and dated by the artist on the back.

ABOUT THE PSYCHOMANTEUM SERIES
Dreams, the subconscious and the collective unconscious have played a critical role in the development of society, culture, and art. It is the birthplace of our mythology, our folk tales, fairy stories and blockbuster movies. Each night we descend into a mysterious cavern filled with symbols, emotion and with creatures both wonderful and terrible. During this time we are able to transcend our own physical limitations, we fly, we breath underwater, we travel to far and distant places. To consciously pierce this subconscious veil has been the long held desire of shamans, alchemists, psychonauts and psychotherapists alike.

In this delightful series I explore this mysterious world and attempt to bridge the gap between the inner and outer worlds. These pieces were produced using a creative technique I call ‘Mystic Doodling'. It is achieved using both a cognitive and subconscious process. During the night, whenever I wake up, I jot down any images, symbols or other dream 'stuff' that I might cognitively remember. Then when I'm ready to create the actual piece i perform the Yang style Tai Chi Chuan long form and then place myself into a deep, self-hypnotic trance state. Then I begin to work on the piece bypassing the critical mind and allowing images to come forth, unfold, and present themselves.

The medium used is Scratchboard (museum grade Ampersand), which is a white, clay board coated with black ink. The artist uses a number of tools to scrape off layers of this ink to reveal the ‘whiteness' hidden beneath. This is highly suggestive of the subject matter discussed. I am gently scraping away an outer, external substrate, to reveal a hidden hotsell world laying just under the surface.