Waking up inside a Dream within a Dream
by Aberjhani
Title
Waking up inside a Dream within a Dream
Artist
Aberjhani
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media Digital Painting
Description
Silk-Featherbrush Painting Number 32
Lots of people have experienced what are referred to as lucid dreams. They differ from regular dreams because in them the sleeper knows she or he is sleeping and to some extent may be able to control what happens in the dream. These can be particularly useful for creative folks because memories of lucid dreams are usually pretty clear and they sometimes provide good ideas for things like paintings, songs, or stories.
I’ve had a few lucid dreams and one of the most amazing aspects of them is the sudden realization that I am in fact dreaming. I was already awake when the images for this artwork, “Waking up inside a Dream within a Dream,” came to me. The thing is, I was composing sketches and notes for a vibrantly-colored landscape when the creative process started going in a completely different direction. So maybe I was lucidly day-dreaming.
One of the songbird images I like to work with started to take shape and distract me. Then what was supposed to be a landscape turned into dreamscape with rolling fields of green, yellow, and orange dotted with patches of blue and shadow. The songbird, enveloped in a burst of radiant golden early-morning light, insisted on becoming part of it in its own way. So there was my vision of what this was supposed to be apparently combined with what the songbird wanted it to be: Waking up inside a Dream within a Dream.
Aberjhani
Harlem Renaissance Centennial 2020
https://www.author-poet-aberjhani.info/
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August 24th, 2020
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Thank you very much Sarah. I appreciate your visit and kind words.
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Very glad you enjoyed checking out "Waking up inside a Dream within a Dream" Issie. Thank you.
Issie Alexander
Stunning image and fascinating description. I have dreams like this often, as well, and can get a little disorientated - but they are always so interesting.
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Very glad you like it Marcia. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
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Appreciate the shared insights Rainbow Artist Orlando. Thank you very much.
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
I love the background story of this sensational at creation Aberjhani!! beautiful colours and visuals. i adore the title too because i did experience exactly that. love this art!! L/F
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Very glad you like it Shoal. Working on "Waking Up inside a Dream within a Dream" at times felt "magical."
Angeles M Pomata
Such an eye-catching piece, Aberjhani!! Gorgeous concept rendering with impressive bold color presentation! L/F
Aberjhani replied:
Thank you Angeles, this was another recent piece where I wanted to art to have more control than myself. The subject and inspiration seemed to warrant that.
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Thank you Elena and Catalina. Glad you got a chance to check it out and looking forward to viewing more of your work.
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