Yoga Drawing: Gateway to Direct Experience

The following eleven drawings were expressed through Anna Davis, a young professional videographer, yoga instructor and lover of nature. 

These drawings are an incredible example of what Yoga Drawing is all about – the opportunity to have Direct Experience with a particular vibration or subject matter, moment by moment.
 
Direct Experience is an opportunity to be right here, right now! No past. No future. Nothing to figure out.  Nothing to make better.  During the “moments” of direct experience we are completely alive and able to make CONTACT with that which calls to our hearts.

The honoring of breath and movement during a Yoga Drawing session also nourishes Direct Experience with the lines, marks and strokes being created. Every masterful artist of ancient and modern times instinctually kept and keeps utter CONTACT with the flow of every mark, moment to moment.

The following drawings were drawn from various elements of nature that were suggested during a Yoga Drawing workshop. The life force in every line, mark and stroke is evident.

Whether derived from the “Stillness of Wood,” or the “Waves on the Ocean,” Anna directed her full attention into the vibration of each element as she drew. She literally let each nature element move her hands.

These drawings are amazing as they are and can also serve as a gateway to other types of drawing and painting. Including what one might call drawing “accurately.” When breath and movement nourish creativity anything and everything is possible! Enjoy!

Wind over Fire	Stillness of Wood
Wind over Earth	Catfish at bottom of Lake
Rise of Waves on Ocean	Stillness of Lake
Water and Earth	Heart Center
River Flow	Fire and Water
Raindrops on a Lake