Life Abounds

Life Abounds  Though right handed, this drawing was done primarily with my left-hand. I feel that this technique frees me and enables me to be a better receptor of inspiration. The symbols evolve as I draw, surprising me, baffling me as to what the image will be and what the rest of the drawing will look like. Sometimes symbols show up within the object as I draw. When finished with my drawing, research quiets my mind and reassures me about what I have been inspired to draw. The hard part is knowing what to call the object in order to look it up. The drawing has many cultural and religious symbols from many time periods. Look at the drawing and try to find as many objects as you can. There may be an encoded message in the drawing just for you. In your search for meaning in the drawing, the images may reassure you about what you are experiencing in your life, bring a tear to your eye, or tickle your fancy. Whatever your response is, enjoy the exploration and adventure into the collective unconscious world of symbols.  Truly this picture contains many life forms and species from several dimensions. Think of seeing simultaneously life in several dimensions at once. However, symbols can have opposite meanings for different cultures. For example, the dragon-serpent in the lower left corner represents evil to Western culture and beneficent qualities to Eastern culture. I feel no judgment of  good and evil about the lives and symbols represented in this drawing. More, life forms, in balance and harmony, take delight in living, as represented by the two tropical fish in the upper right corner. This drawing was the first time recognizable forms within forms appeared. The figure with the red hooded cape near the top of the drawing has forms within her form. See if you can find the dolphin, and the swan's head within her cape.  The watermark "JOY" is not in the print.  It is only on the online picture to protect the copywrite of the picture.