Ian Rosenfeldt in Toronto, Canada spent 2012 going analogue, with one painting a day, for 365 days...
Why did you decide to do this project? Let me highlight the essence...I've got a full time job and I'm working on my Masters of Science (in creativity, innovation and change leadership. Spending so much time in front of a computer for work and school meant that whatever free time I did have, I was loath to spend it watching tv... I decided that painting was a way to add some mindful and deliberate incubation and meditative activity to my already jam-packed day.
How has doing a yearlong/daily project affected your life? 3 huge A-HA moments for me:
Why did you decide to do this project? Let me highlight the essence...I've got a full time job and I'm working on my Masters of Science (in creativity, innovation and change leadership. Spending so much time in front of a computer for work and school meant that whatever free time I did have, I was loath to spend it watching tv... I decided that painting was a way to add some mindful and deliberate incubation and meditative activity to my already jam-packed day.
How has doing a yearlong/daily project affected your life? 3 huge A-HA moments for me:
- the unexpected bonus of a stronger memory...being able to recall the thoughts between the brushstrokes, even from work 12 months old.
- the drive towards self directed challenge does not end after 366 paintings...it is merely cultivated and stronger than ever before.
- the effect this project has had on others...very mind blowing and quite humbling.
I would love to share this with your audience, especially since I believe it shows that you don't have to have a huge artistic talent in order to undertake an artistic challenges. Just create your intent, and embrace the ambiguity of the challenge. You never know where it might lead.
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