"Vibrance" © 2004 Chris Dunmire
An abstract acrylic painting on a blank book cover. Vibrance is a spontaneous celebration of expressive colors and energy captured in full form on this unique canvas used as Found Art!

Love Expressed in Color

By Chris Dunmire

Sometimes just 'letting go' and allowing your feelings to flow into your work can achieve some surprising results.

Take for instance this painting I did. None of the design and painting in "Vibrance" was planned. It just happened spontaneously as I focused on the 'giving part' of my piece that would soon become Found Art! as one of my Dream Journals I would soon leave behind for a stranger to enjoy.

My energy level and mood was high during the creative process of "Vibrance." It was such a joy to create. I used a combination of sponge wedges and cotton pads to create the energetic design over a blank book cover.

By the way, the recipient liked it, and so did I. I couldn't paint that very same picture again no matter how hard I tried.

It's truly one of a kind... just like the things you create.

Interestingly, the same "letting go" process is available to us during journal writing too. How therapeutic.

Want to paint your own Dream Journal? See my step-by-step project instructions for creating your own dream journal with a blank book, paint, and polymer clay.

© 2004, 2008 Chris Dunmire. All rights reserved.