The voices in our head combined with all the noise we experience in our daily life are tremendous. No wonder it is hard to concentrate. Even 50 years ago there was way less noise to contend with. When I was a kid no toy made sounds now all of them do.
The radio was on sometimes but not all the time like it is now in my house. Even if you don’t watch television, the computer is probably worse as there are no commercials, so you keep it on longer. Such easy access to noise. The result is difficulty in hearing what we need to hear to perform whatever it is we do with our lives.
Our creative group did a two week of silence from all media. Let me tell you it was hard at first. No radio in the car, no music in the background. Just silence. The result was we all soared in our creativity. Time materialized out of nowhere. It was wonderful.
I have an idea to have a quiet bed and breakfast place. I also want it to be so beautiful and different that it gives you a million new ideas. And I want there to be tons of journals to write in. A place like no other place to get away from all the noise.
I am a Northwest artist who is fascinated by faces and people. I work with a brush drawing of a face or human figure. Then I apply ink, paint and gel in various layers to create rich colors and textures. Along the way my images are painted, scrubbed, rinsed off, then ink and paint are reapplied until the final image is finally revealed. The process of discovering who the figures will become keeps me "intrigued and absorbed."