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Serendipity Makes it Possible<\/h2>\n

Two serendipitous happenings made the video below possible. One gave me the technical ability to make the video. That was the receiving of a sweet little tripod for my iPhone from my wife for Christmas. The other was the inspiration I received from the Jean Dubuffet exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum in NYC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I suppose you could say there is a third factor: I have a migraine today. If you spend any time poking around on this website you will see that I often make art when I have a migraine. It’s my way of fighting back, as I explained in the post, “Why I Make Migraine Art.”<\/a> Also, my Galleries Page<\/a> lists several migraine art galleries which are posted on the website.<\/h3>\n

The Art of Jean Dubuffet<\/h2>\n

While my wife and I primarily went to the Morgan to see the Martin Luther<\/a> and the Charlotte Bront\u00eb<\/a> exhibits, we were highly impressed by the Dubuffet art on display. As serendipity would have it, we walked out of the Martin Luther exhibit because it was too crowded with a group tour taking place. Across the hall we found the Dubuffet exhibit and said, “Sure. Let’s walk around in there to kill some time.”<\/p>\n

We didn’t look at more than a dozen drawings before my wife looked at me and said, “This guy’s drawings are weird like yours!” I took that as a compliment. It was also noted on the gallery description that Dubuffet’s drawings were similar to those of mental patients. Maybe that’s the connection between his art and mine. I don’t think for a second that anything I’ve done can compare to Dubuffet’s at all. But the more I looked at his stuff the more inspired I felt.<\/h3>\n

Scratch That<\/h2>\n

Among the varied techniques that Dubuffet used was scratching. He would paint on paper or what have you, then scratch drawings into it. I’ve used that technique a time or two. (I’ve also spit on ink and smeared it, used my fingers to paint or smudge pastels, and painted with blood. See below.) Today I thought I’d give scratching a try.<\/h3>\n