Unfocused flowers

Peach Dreams

When was the last time you deliberately broke the rules of your particular art form or work form?

This week I went out with my camera deliberately shooting unfocused photographs, moving the camera while shooting, and pointing directly into bright light sources.

I was curious about playing with color, light, rhythm, and movement. I wanted to delight in the freedom of playing with light and color without expecting any particular result.

What fun!

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”
Rumi, Masnavi i Man’avi, the spiritual couplets of Maula

It felt like opening up a place where grace can come in.

Shapes and forms, light and shadow

Shapes and forms, light and shadow

I found myself seeing differently, noticing color and rhythm almost as if it was a song being played. Some of the songs were exquisitely soft, rhythmic and beautiful. Others were bright and dynamic.

“Beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase ‘each other’
doesn’t make sense any more.”
Rumi

Yes, there are so-called rules for many different art forms. Understanding and practicing on those rules is a way to build a toolbox of skills and abilities.

But beauty and art are beyond rules.

Letting go of ideas, language, and “rules” helps us be present in a different way.

What rules are waiting to be broken for you this week?

May you walk in beauty.

Pink

Pink

Cheerful

Cheer

Lines

Lines

Springtime

Springtime

Stars

Stars

Shadow and light

Shadow and light

Balls of light

Balls of light

Flower Dreaming

Flower Dreaming

 

Joy

Joy

 


Marilyn

Photographer sharing beauty, grace & joy in photographs and blog posts. I live in the Twin Cites in Minnesota, the land of lakes, trees, and wonderful nature.

1 Comment

carolinesdaughter · February 28, 2015 at 4:08 am

Marilyn, I meant to write you about yesterday’s blog, and here is this one. I am finding your images and writings inspirational. Thank you! (You make me want to get done with my work and create something beautiful.)

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