{"id":17887,"date":"2024-02-27T22:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T02:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/?p=17887"},"modified":"2024-11-15T21:33:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T01:33:19","slug":"dreaming-of-wind-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/archives\/17887","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of Wind Harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cNothing happens unless first we dream.\u201d
\n\u2014 Carl Sandburg
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Today\u2019s featured artwork is a studio collage landscape inspired by a dream and finished from imagination. I believe it was triggered by a combination of time spent outside observing earth, sky, and water, with the natural reservoir of so-called talent cultivated from childhood. <\/p>\n

<\/a>Dream-inspired images are rare creatures for me, but I grab one when it emerges. More often than not, my waking imagination falls short when trying to capture it. Over the years, I’ve had more success in that line coming up with graphic design concepts than I have with artistic impressions. It probably has something to do with how my subconscious responds to an explicit problem-solving setup, in contrast to more undefined visual images (which in my dreams tend to be preposterously complicated and nearly impossible to retain).<\/p>\n

As happened when I shared this image elsewhere, I have often received the remark, \u201cYou\u2019re so talented.\u201d Many artists have heard this, too, and would relate to my mentioning it. I usually respond by saying something like this: talent alone goes stagnant early on if an individual doesn\u2019t develop it with a life of effort and follow through. I appreciate what these people mean and their sincere intent to praise, <\/a>but they usually don\u2019t grasp the full picture. A refined trust in intuition is often mistaken for talent, but actual talent is a creation of the Universal Source. Artistic talent, intellectual talent, empathic talent, athletic talent \u2014 there is no difference, because we all get our start with some kind of talent as a divine inheritance. For some of us, it might’ve been more obvious (especially if we liked to show off for others). How many \u201ctalented\u201d young athletes are age-group champions into later life? How many \u201ctalented\u201d young musicians or dancers become professional performers with the respect of their peers? There you have it. Any talent can be lost without the effort and stick-to-it mindset that overcomes challenges and builds effective skills and attitudes. And make no mistake about it \u2014 such acquired discipline comes from God, too, so let\u2019s give proper credit and keep working!<\/p>\n

 
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Wind Harbor<\/em><\/strong>
\ncollage on canvas panel by J A Dixon
\nstudio landscape from dream \/ imagination
\n14 x 11 inches<\/p>\n

\u2022  S O L D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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