Like a flying jewel, the hummingbird darts lightly through the world, teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of every day existence……….
watercolour/gouache
How does the creative process work?
Initially the seed of an idea is sewn.
The seed then enters into an incubation period which can be short lived, or take years to come to fruition.
The seed of an idea As we go about our daily lives, just like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle being revealed, the seed sprouts ideas that give us more information…..This can happen at any time.
It’s vital to record these ideas, because even when we think we couldn’t possibly forget a moment of inspiration……we can, and do, which is why it’s important to always have a sketch/notebook at hand.
Like a ghostly apparition sometimes the answer seems almost within reach – but then it disappears and returns to incubation….it was just a glimpse of what might be.
Ultimately we hope to experience the ‘Ah Ha’ moment. That exquisite time when the completed jigsaw puzzle is revealed in our mind’s eye……At this point, we can see and feel the rhythms and flow of the concept. Finer details are revealed as we commence work.
The more we exercise and practise our creative thinking, regardless of what discipline we are involved in, the easier and more fluent this process will become. Playing is a key element in revealing vital clues.
watercolour/gouacheThe human world is filled with turbulence, however if we spread our wings like the magical hummingbird and soar above it all – I believe that we open up the channels of creative possibilities hidden within each one of us.
A bientôt.
A good reminder at the start of a creative day. Thank you Janet
Thank you – Hope you enjoy a lovely weekend…janet:)
You too Janet…thanks for checking in (:
Hi Janet . Thanks so much for sharing this. My creative process is very close to yours. And colors play a tremendously important role in it. Kandinsky said that color created a resonance in us and art can thus at moments make the human soul vibrate. I love that idea of soul vibrations because it’s really what I resent.
That’s why I feel that what we actually do is paint our emotions.
Have a wonderful day.
Uwe
Good morning and thank you so much for this comment. Here’s to showing our feelings and emotions through the joy of colour and form. Have a lovely weekend…janet 🙂
Exquisite essay on the creative process, Janet. I wish mine was as luminous 🙂
Thank you very much for this comment. I really appreciate. Do hope you enjoy a lovely weekend…janet 🙂
Superb post, Janet. Always so much to glean and learn from these pearls of yours…..Splendid! Hugs! ❤
Good morning and thank you Bushka for this lovely comment. I hope you enjoy a lovely weekend…Janet 🙂 xx
Hugs….Have a Super Weekend! ❤
Exquisite and wise, as always. (K)
Thank you so much – Hope you enjoy a wonderfully creative weekend….Janet 🙂
Thanks Janet, you too.
Janet, your gentle reminder that creative play is the entry to bringing our vision into focus is the message that I needed to hear. You’ve given me the nudge and inspiration ~ I look forward to having fun creating without restraint today.
Good morning Mary, and thank you so much for this comment. I wish you a lovely weekend and hope that you enjoy some play time…janet 🙂
Thank you Janet and I hope you have a beautiful and inspiring weekend.
Beautiful paintings Janet! And I love hearing about your creative process, seeding ideas and using play to nurture them. 🙂 May I use one of these images to create a poem for my blog?
Good morning Brad….thank you for this lovely comment, and I would be honoured if you use one of the images for your poem…..which I look forward to reading…Have a wonderful weekend…Janet 🙂
Thanks Janet!
Great post! Beautiful work!
Thank you – enjoy the weekend….I know it’s a big one for you and Clyde. Janet 🙂
Welcome! Thanks!
Beautiful vibrant art work!
Thank you very much – enjoy your weekend…Janet 🙂
Just loving seeing how your moments of inspiration work, they always end in radiance! Beautiful, beautiful painting! A treat to visit, as always.xxx
Thank you dear Dina….wishing you and yours a beautiful weekend…filled with creativity…janet xxx
absolutely beautiful ! incredible work
Thank you overmuch for your lovely comment…Janet 🙂
Janet, you and a few others have been encouraging me all week long with words of hope and inspiration! I am planning to sit at my desk and play with my watercolors this weekend! I have been doing other stuff, and some drawing, but it has been too long since I just played with any paint! Thanks so much for all you share. Your hummingbirds are gorgeous!
Good morning and thank you for this lovely comment. We all need encouragement at times, and so I have given you some…it pleases me greatly. Hope you enjoy a weekend filled with colour and creativity….Janet 🙂 x
You’re welcome. I’ll take encouragement any time! 😉 I have been pretty busy this weekend going to a writer’s forum (a local group) meeting where I got to share my first picture book which is still in progress and I got a new phone so I have been busy downloading apps and syncing everything! Very time-consuming. But today I am taking pictures of my picture book so I can put the whole thing on my blog at some point. I hope you’re having a great weekend! 🙂
I will look forward to that. I also got a new phone in January and it took me a while to figure everything out 🙂 Have a lovely day and week ahead. x
Thanks, Janet! My other phone was so old, I have to figure out how to just make calls and answer this one! 😉 You have a great day, too!
Me to 🙂
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Reblogged this on Patsy's Creative Corner and commented:
This is too beautiful to pass up sharing! I believe Janet captures the spirit of hummingbirds in her paintings as well as their physical beauty! 🙂
Thank you so much for the re blog – I really appreciate. Janet 🙂
You’re welcome, Janet. It was my pleasure! 🙂
Janet I continue to be amazed by your colorful and vivid watercolors/gauche paintings. And I can see a bit of the source in your encouraging words. Cheers for sharing your gift with us
Thank you very much for this comment…HOpe you and yours are enjoying a beautiful weekend…Janet 🙂
Yes, Janet, I like your idea that the more we exercise our creativity, the more second nature it becomes. The time between idea and execution becomes shorter and shorter with constant, constant painting or writing, I think. And along with it, confidence grows stronger, doesn’t it? I so enjoyed this post, the writing and the painting, and all those lovely Janet Weight Reed colors.Thank you.
We are enjoying the hummingbird print on metal that Diana received as a birthday gift. It makes us think of you.
Hi David…hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend….and I am delighted that you and Diana now own one of the hummingbirds on metal…it pleases me a great deal 🙂 Yes, there’s no question that practise and a constant exercising of our skills is the key to all things creative. The more we put out, the more we receive back…..Janet 🙂
Beautifully said. I am just getting in touch with my creative side and starting to play again. I love your work 🙂
Thank you so much and do enjoy….I believe that when we encompass creativity into our lives on a daily basis we change everything including are emotional and physical health. Janet 🙂
You unknowingly painting vibrancy which is automatically bringing happiness seeing to it.grt work,very few people cd be artistic to this very limit which cd deliver utmost happiness!!!
Thank you for this beautiful comment on a Monday morning….I really appreciate. janet 🙂
That’s so pretty and colourful. Love your hummingbirds 🙂
Thank you so much for your comment…much appreciated 🙂
I loved watching the process from that first seed to the fruition, lovely work Janet.
Thank you Andrea…I hope you enjoy a lovely Monday and week ahead….janet 🙂