Warm regards my friends. I invite you to a study of my abstract artform. I never intended on being an artist nor did I ever intend on sharing these wild banters however they show transitions from words of improvised jam sessions into an abstract artform that are noteworthy to say the least.
"At first it is a puzzle and then it is a maze..."
The Lucid Dream Experiments
I’ve created a body of artwork that I call “The Lucid Dream Experiments.” It all began from attempting to write a song a day for a year starting on January 1, 2003 while drinking Cabernet nightly. I was writing words to improvised songs for an original rock band and it eventually became an abstract artform. The transition is notable to say the least. This series of "Lost Songs" goes from writing words to recorded jam sessions of improvised original music to an abstract artform. After practice I would take the recordings, go home, pop a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, take a drink, listen to the improvised jam sessions while in a lucid dream like state and then start writing words that fit like pieces of puzzle to the music. These are first drafts of ideas for songs. If it did not rhyme, It did not matter. If it was spelled wrong, it did not matter. If it did not make sense, it did not matter. These are first drafts of ideas for songs. Some good, some bad, but there it is.
After the attempt to write a song a day in 2003, I would write songs for several years off the cuff yet, I didn't know at the time that 2003 was the beginning of creating my own artform. In 2010 I was in an awkward position. I had been down on my luck and was asked by a friend to help him on his farm in California, so I went out there with a backpack and childhood dream. I did what I could to help. I was living on a bus in the middle of the desert. No TV. Just a VHS player that barely worked and the radio, so I started writing again. I ended up getting some paper and some pens and continued where I had left off years ago, resuming the Cabernet ritual. 13.5% alcohol is a standard for a good wine I've found. This time things changed a bit though. I started writing and drawing to whatever it was I was listening to. It went from words to what looked like gibberish overtime. It had a defined look to it like some sort of ancient language. I must say the Cabernet did play a part in this.
After the attempt to write a song a day in 2003, I would write songs for several years off the cuff yet, I didn't know at the time that 2003 was the beginning of creating my own artform. In 2010 I was in an awkward position. I had been down on my luck and was asked by a friend to help him on his farm in California, so I went out there with a backpack and childhood dream. I did what I could to help. I was living on a bus in the middle of the desert. No TV. Just a VHS player that barely worked and the radio, so I started writing again. I ended up getting some paper and some pens and continued where I had left off years ago, resuming the Cabernet ritual. 13.5% alcohol is a standard for a good wine I've found. This time things changed a bit though. I started writing and drawing to whatever it was I was listening to. It went from words to what looked like gibberish overtime. It had a defined look to it like some sort of ancient language. I must say the Cabernet did play a part in this.
After the attempt to write a song a day in 2003, I would write songs for several years off the cuff yet, I didn't know at the time that 2003 was the beginning of creating my own artform. In 2010 I was in an awkward position. I had been down on my luck and was asked by a friend to help him on his farm in California, so I went out there with a backpack and childhood dream. I did what I could to help. I was living on a bus in the middle of the desert. No TV. Just a VHS player that barely worked and the radio, so I started writing again. I ended up getting some paper and some pens and continued where I had left off years ago, resuming the Cabernet ritual. 13.5% alcohol is a standard for a good wine I've found. This time things changed a bit though. I started writing and drawing to whatever it was I was listening to. It went from words to what looked like gibberish overtime. It had a defined look to it like some sort of ancient language. I must say the Cabernet did play a part in this.
After the attempt to write a song a day in 2003, I would write songs for several years off the cuff yet, I didn't know at the time that 2003 was the beginning of creating my own artform. In 2010 I was in an awkward position. I had been down on my luck and was asked by a friend to help him on his farm in California, so I went out there with a backpack and childhood dream. I did what I could to help. I was living on a bus in the middle of the desert. No TV. Just a VHS player that barely worked and the radio, so I started writing again. I ended up getting some paper and some pens and continued where I had left off years ago, resuming the Cabernet ritual. 13.5% alcohol is a standard for a good wine I've found. This time things changed a bit though. I started writing and drawing to whatever it was I was listening to. It went from words to what looked like gibberish overtime. It had a defined look to it like some sort of ancient language. I must say the Cabernet did play a part in this.
After the attempt to write a song a day in 2003, I would write songs for several years off the cuff yet, I didn't know at the time that 2003 was the beginning of creating my own artform. In 2010 I was in an awkward position. I had been down on my luck and was asked by a friend to help him on his farm in California, so I went out there with a backpack and childhood dream. I did what I could to help. I was living on a bus in the middle of the desert. No TV. Just a VHS player that barely worked and the radio, so I started writing again. I ended up getting some paper and some pens and continued where I had left off years ago, resuming the Cabernet ritual. 13.5% alcohol is a standard for a good wine I've found. This time things changed a bit though. I started writing and drawing to whatever it was I was listening to. It went from words to what looked like gibberish overtime. It had a defined look to it like some sort of ancient language. I must say the Cabernet did play a part in this.
I was using any paper I could get my hands on. It became an obsession. The content kept flowing so I had to use whatever median I had to draw on. In November of 2010 I have near 300 experimental pieces for that month alone. These are extremely wild due to them going from a clear vision into a drunken banter. The season was over. I had pretty much lost everything at this time of my life and was creating basic content just to keep my sanity. I have 30 of these banters from December 8th 2010 alone. I wasn't sure what I was doing but I knew I was reaching. I may have the longest series of drawings one can obtain. I like to keep each piece connected to the last, that is, where I would stop one drawing I would start the next drawing recording dates and times. You can say I've created a series of series. Transitions started taking place. I was completely alone except once in a while my friend would drop in with a 12 pack. We'd fire up the grill and listen to 88.1. Darts/Horseshoes.
After the attempt to write a song a day in 2003, I would write songs for several years off the cuff yet, I didn't know at the time that 2003 was the beginning of creating my own artform. In 2010 I was in an awkward position. I had been down on my luck and was asked by a friend to help him on his farm in California, so I went out there with a backpack and childhood dream. I did what I could to help. I was living on a bus in the middle of the desert. No TV. Just a VHS player that barely worked and the radio, so I started writing again. I ended up getting some paper and some pens and continued where I had left off years ago, resuming the Cabernet ritual. 13.5% alcohol is a standard for a good wine I've found. This time things changed a bit though. I started writing and drawing to whatever it was I was listening to. It went from words to what looked like gibberish overtime. It had a defined look to it like some sort of ancient language. I must say the Cabernet did play a part in this.
I was using any paper I could get my hands on. It became an obsession. The content kept flowing so I had to use whatever median I had to draw on. In November of 2010 I have near 300 experimental pieces for that month alone. These are extremely wild due to them going from a clear vision into a drunken banter. The season was over. I had pretty much lost everything at this time of my life and was creating basic content just to keep my sanity. I have 30 of these banters from December 8th 2010 alone. I wasn't sure what I was doing but I knew I was reaching. I may have the longest series of drawings one can obtain. I like to keep each piece connected to the last, that is, where I would stop one drawing I would start the next drawing recording dates and times. You can say I've created a series of series. Transitions started taking place. I was completely alone except once in a while my friend would drop in with a 12 pack. We'd fire up the grill and listen to 88.1. Darts/Horseshoes.
A year later, I was still writing this strange language. I had so much. I started referring back to my earlier experiments. I started to realize that I was drawing to whatever I was listening to whether it be droplets of water, a condenser, just plain silence etcetera. I would draw to ambient sounds. Jazz and Blues were a contributor I must say and yes, The Cabernet Sauvignon was too.
A year later, I was still writing this strange language. I had so much. I started referring back to my earlier experiments. I started to realize that I was drawing to whatever I was listening to whether it be droplets of water, a condenser, just plain silence etcetera. I would draw to ambient sounds. Jazz and Blues were a contributor I must say and yes, The Cabernet Sauvignon was too.
I was using any paper I could get my hands on. It became an obsession. The content kept flowing so I had to use whatever median I had to draw on. In November of 2010 I have near 300 experimental pieces for that month alone. These are extremely wild due to them going from a clear vision into a drunken banter. The season was over. I had pretty much lost everything at this time of my life and was creating basic content just to keep my sanity. I have 30 of these banters from December 8th 2010 alone. I wasn't sure what I was doing but I knew I was reaching. I may have the longest series of drawings one can obtain. I like to keep each piece connected to the last, that is, where I would stop one drawing I would start the next drawing recording dates and times. You can say I've created a series of series. Transitions started taking place. I was completely alone except once in a while my friend would drop in with a 12 pack. We'd fire up the grill and listen to 88.1. Darts/Horseshoes.
I was ping ponging between legible and illegible however I felt the illegible had a meaning of its own. During this time the drawings became more and more a part of my everyday life. I was like a child at heart getting creative and playing around.
A year later, I was still writing this strange language. I had so much. I started referring back to my earlier experiments. I started to realize that I was drawing to whatever I was listening to whether it be droplets of water, a condenser, just plain silence etcetera. I would draw to ambient sounds. Jazz and Blues were a contributor I must say and yes, The Cabernet Sauvignon was too.
I was ping ponging between legible and illegible however I felt the illegible had a meaning of its own. During this time the drawings became more and more a part of my everyday life. I was like a child at heart getting creative and playing around.
Months later a dynamic transition was taking place. I started filling pages with long strokes. I created many of these within the month of May 2011.
A year later, I was still writing this strange language. I had so much. I started referring back to my earlier experiments. I started to realize that I was drawing to whatever I was listening to whether it be droplets of water, a condenser, just plain silence etcetera. I would draw to ambient sounds. Jazz and Blues were a contributor I must say and yes, The Cabernet Sauvignon was too.
I was ping ponging between legible and illegible however I felt the illegible had a meaning of its own. During this time the drawings became more and more a part of my everyday life. I was like a child at heart getting creative and playing around.
As I would slowly condense these large strokes I started seeing things that were completely unintended. This became a frequent occurrence.
On January 11th 2012 I dropped to the ground and shrunk my drawings down to as small as I could draw. I was drawing as fast as I could while thinking of the strange language and paying attention to anything I was listening to. That's when I drew what appeared to be a lobster. I tried to draw this lobster again but drew what seemed to be an arm. I drew in a circle and called this my first Dream Circle. I started drawing an series of what I call "Dream Circles" using this technique though I switched from paper to cover stock thinking that someone might want the see what I did to get to this point. This is when I realized I am possibly creating my own artform.
As I would slowly condense these large strokes I started seeing things that were completely unintended. This became a frequent occurrence.
I was still constantly drawing everyday. This artform was and is still in constant transition even today.
On January 11th 2012 I dropped to the ground and shrunk my drawings down to as small as I could draw. I was drawing as fast as I could while thinking of the strange language and paying attention to anything I was listening to. That's when I drew what appeared to be a lobster. I tried to draw this lobster again but drew what seemed to be an arm. I drew in a circle and called this my first Dream Circle. I started drawing an series of what I call "Dream Circles" using this technique though I switched from paper to cover stock thinking that someone might want the see what I did to get to this point. This is when I realized I am possibly creating my own artform.
As I would slowly condense these large strokes I started seeing things that were completely unintended. This became a frequent occurrence.
On January 11th 2012 I dropped to the ground and shrunk my drawings down to as small as I could draw. I was drawing as fast as I could while thinking of the strange language and paying attention to anything I was listening to. That's when I drew what appeared to be a lobster. I tried to draw this lobster again but drew what seemed to be an arm. I drew in a circle and called this my first Dream Circle. I started drawing an series of what I call "Dream Circles" using this technique though I switched from paper to cover stock thinking that someone might want the see what I did to get to this point. This is when I realized I am possibly creating my own artform.
On January 11th 2012 I dropped to the ground and shrunk my drawings down to as small as I could draw. I was drawing as fast as I could while thinking of the strange language and paying attention to anything I was listening to. That's when I drew what appeared to be a lobster. I tried to draw this lobster again but drew what seemed to be an arm. I drew in a circle and called this my first Dream Circle. I started drawing an series of what I call "Dream Circles" using this technique though I switched from paper to cover stock thinking that someone might want the see what I did to get to this point. This is when I realized I am possibly creating my own artform.
I started drawing a series of " "Dream Tiers." The reason I had created "Dream Tiers" is because I was using so much paper and cover stock I decided to connect a series of "Dream Circles" together and call them "Dream Tiers." A friend said that if I covered a whole page they could possibly be framed and sold. So, a covered page. These are called a "Dream Sequences." I showed someone a "Dream Sequence." They said If I drew a "Dream Sequence" as big as they were, they would not be able to walk away from it. That's when I drew "The Jokers Signature." It is a maze that consists of one hundred and twenty 8.5" x 11" cover stock pages connected together. It is enormous. This is being turned into an NFT. I have so much content that I am in the process of creating NFT's out of everything.
I started drawing a series of " "Dream Tiers." The reason I had created "Dream Tiers" is because I was using so much paper and cover stock I decided to connect a series of "Dream Circles" together and call them "Dream Tiers." A friend said that if I covered a whole page they could possibly be framed and sold. So, a covered page. These are called a "Dream Sequences." I showed someone a "Dream Sequence." They said If I drew a "Dream Sequence" as big as they were, they would not be able to walk away from it. That's when I drew "The Jokers Signature." It is a maze that consists of one hundred and twenty 8.5" x 11" cover stock pages connected together. It is enormous. This is being turned into an NFT. I have so much content that I am in the process of creating NFT's out of everything.
After drawing "The Jokers Signature" I had a hypothesis of how I had been drawing to sound frequencies from the very beginning. I studied several frequency charts and settled in drawing to each frequency on "The Solfeggio Magic Square." I have 54 of these completed (one seen above) with journaled content on the backs of each drawing. Please bear with me during this time. I am a loner here doing what I can to get content out to you as fast as I possibly can. When I started I cut a few corners but realized I needed to slow down a bit. Two pieces in "The Lost Songs" can attest to this. I am figuring it out as I go along. I am also a loner and am shy to social media to an extent. I have slowed art creation and started up avenues of sharing what I have had hidden away for years. I still have plenty of content and I really do appreciate your interest in this artform that has fallen into my lap directly from out of nowhere...lol. This Go daddy website was created to explain.
I started drawing a series of " "Dream Tiers." The reason I had created "Dream Tiers" is because I was using so much paper and cover stock I decided to connect a series of "Dream Circles" together and call them "Dream Tiers." A friend said that if I covered a whole page they could possibly be framed and sold. So, a covered page. These are called a "Dream Sequences." I showed someone a "Dream Sequence." They said If I drew a "Dream Sequence" as big as they were, they would not be able to walk away from it. That's when I drew "The Jokers Signature." It is a maze that consists of one hundred and twenty 8.5" x 11" cover stock pages connected together. It is enormous. This is being turned into an NFT. I have so much content that I am in the process of creating NFT's out of everything.
This is a tiny piece of the one hundred and twenty 8.5" x 11" pages drawn together in a connected series. This eight and a half foot by eleven foot drawing is actually a maze. It took 28 months to draw with journaled content on the back. The median used was Creme Colored Cover Stock and 1mm translucent barrel ink pens. I am in collaboration with Vello Virkhaus of Xite Labs on this project as a partner and creative director. He had started V-Squared Labs in 2002 and is well known in the visual arts/electronic music industry. It is a pleasure working with Vello creating 120 NFT's out of this 120 page maze called... "The Jokers Signature."
After drawing "The Jokers Signature" I had a hypothesis of how I had been drawing to sound frequencies from the very beginning. I studied several frequency charts and settled in drawing to each frequency on "The Solfeggio Magic Square." I have 54 of these completed (one seen above) with journaled content on the backs of each drawing. Please bear with me during this time. I am a loner here doing what I can to get content out to you as fast as I possibly can. When I started I cut a few corners but realized I needed to slow down a bit. Two pieces in "The Lost Songs" can attest to this. I am figuring it out as I go along. I am also a loner and am shy to social media to an extent. I have slowed art creation and started up avenues of sharing what I have had hidden away for years. I still have plenty of content and I really do appreciate your interest in this artform that has fallen into my lap directly from out of nowhere...lol. This Go daddy website was created to explain.
After drawing "The Jokers Signature" I had a hypothesis of how I had been drawing to sound frequencies from the very beginning. I studied several frequency charts and settled in drawing to each frequency on "The Solfeggio Magic Square." I have 54 of these completed (one seen above) with journaled content on the backs of each drawing. Please bear with me during this time. I am a loner here doing what I can to get content out to you as fast as I possibly can. When I started I cut a few corners but realized I needed to slow down a bit. Two pieces in "The Lost Songs" can attest to this. I am figuring it out as I go along. I am also a loner and am shy to social media to an extent. I have slowed art creation and started up avenues of sharing what I have had hidden away for years. I still have plenty of content and I really do appreciate your interest in this artform that has fallen into my lap directly from out of nowhere...lol. This Go daddy website was created to explain.
