New Painting-The Authentic Pot

The Authentic Pot

“The Authentic Pot”—that’s what the painting calls itself. Slightly off-kilter, definitely imperfect. No matter how many times I glaze the pot, add washes, ink or pastel, it reasserts itself and looks the same!

It wants to be acknowledged and admired as it is—not for its beauty alone, but for its authenticity. It dares to be the center piece of the painting in all its crooked beauty. The pot holds a sparse bunch of flowers that refuses to be defined, perfected with ink, pastel or glaze. The flowers are shy. They don’t need to be admired to feel good about themselves. They are here for the pot to take center stage in all its imperfect glory.

The Authentic Pot says—Here I am. Love me or not. I’m here to remind you that the most beautiful part of you doesn’t fit a mold or standard set by others. The most beautiful part of you is YOU, your authentic self beyond judgment or rules, just as your Creator made you.

I never tell a painting its name or meaning. How would I dare? The painting always knows who they are. They know why they materialized and came into being. They know the message they bring. Artists usually deliver a message solely through the paint and materials. As a medium, I hear the painting speak.

I can’t help it! I could pretend the paintings were mute, but that would be a lie which I could not bear. I hear the paintings. They speak in a language beyond color and shape and line. They speak to me and I tell their story. I choose to listen. I choose to share their story. What else can I do? Only in this way do I honor my authentic self.

What about you? How are you honoring your authentic self today? What action conversation or non-action acknowledges and recognizes your real self?

Detail- click the photo to see texture more clearly

I bathe

in the purple light

of spirit made visible.

Mixed media on 12” x 24” gallery wrapped canvas; acrylic, pastel, India ink, and graphite.

For sale on my website: http://www.claudiaroseart.com/

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.