Experiments August 4 -12
I played with Chat GPT 5, Gemma, and Llama 3:8b. I input images as data, as well as Jungs theory of color, my Ketamine notebooks.
I generated and experimented with prompts and descriptions. I asked for poetry and descriptions in the style of Hemmingway, Magical Realism, Jungian color and Archetypes.
I use the prompts I like in Midjourney and generate images until I find a couple that feel like the painting. Using the same prompt I generate movies.
Color: cobalt, pearl, indigo Texture: frosted embossment, layered symbols Form: cool diamonds, frozen script flowing pulsating
What you touch is not merely a surface, but a fragment of the psychic ground.
The raised circles are ancient symbols—mandalas of the Self—each a world unto itself.
Some are smooth, the persona polished by time; others bear the scars of experience.
This is the alchemical vessel—molten once, now solid—holding the tension of opposites.
It is a relic of an inner journey, yet it breathes.
It is the psyche made tangible
A highly detailed, square abstract painting. The artwork is dominated by warm colors: burnt orange (RGB 255,165,0), terracotta (RGB 204,102,0), and rust (RGB 178,34,25). Golden yellow (RGB 255,193,0) and bronze (RGB 138,24,65) are used as highlights. The surface is heavily textured with thick impasto strokes, creating a tactile feel. Circular forms of varying sizes are embedded within the surface, resembling bubbles or cells. Thin lines of golden yellow crisscross the composition, forming a web-like structure. Small, dark grey or silver-toned elements are embedded within the surface, adding contrast. The lighting is soft and diffused, highlighting the texture and creating subtle shadows. Inspired by the textural works of Gerhard Richter and contemporary abstract painters utilizing impasto techniques. Square aspect ratio, approximately 24x24 inches. Photorealistic rendering with a focus on surface detail and color accuracy.
A highly detailed, square abstract painting. The artwork is dominated by warm colors: burnt orange (RGB 255,165,0), terracotta (RGB 204,102,0), and rust (RGB 178,34,25). Golden yellow (RGB 255,193,0) and bronze (RGB 138,24,65) are used as highlights. The surface is heavily textured with thick impasto strokes, creating a tactile feel. Circular forms of varying sizes are embedded within the surface, resembling bubbles or cells. Thin lines of golden yellow crisscross the composition, forming a web-like structure. Small, dark grey or silver-toned elements are embedded within the surface, adding contrast. The lighting is soft and diffused, highlighting the texture and creating subtle shadows. Inspired by the textural works of Gerhard Richter and contemporary abstract painters utilizing impasto techniques. Square aspect ratio, approximately 24x24 inches. Photorealistic rendering with a focus on surface detail and color accuracy.
A highly detailed, square abstract painting. The artwork is dominated by warm colors: burnt orange (RGB 255,165,0), terracotta (RGB 204,102,0), and rust (RGB 178,34,25). Golden yellow (RGB 255,193,0) and bronze (RGB 138,24,65) are used as highlights. The surface is heavily textured with thick impasto strokes, creating a tactile feel. Circular forms of varying sizes are embedded within the surface, resembling bubbles or cells. Thin lines of golden yellow crisscross the composition, forming a web-like structure. Small, dark grey or silver-toned elements are embedded within the surface, adding contrast. The lighting is soft and diffused, highlighting the texture and creating subtle shadows. Inspired by the textural works of Gerhard Richter and contemporary abstract painters utilizing impasto techniques. Square aspect ratio, approximately 24x24 inches. Photorealistic rendering with a focus on surface detail and color accuracy.
Around it dance the woven shards-- Threads of silence, threads of guards. Each patch a memory, pressed and spun, A history glowing in thread and sun. Black threads undulate. colors shift in the background
The use of earthy and warm colors can be seen as a representation of the natural world, while the cooler accents represent the human impact on that world. The texture of the painting, with its thick impasto applications of paint, can be seen as a representation of the human touch in the world. The grid lines themselves can be seen as a representation of the structural framework that underlies all aspects of life, and the looseness of these lines can be seen as a representation of the imperfections and variations that arise from this structure. The use of pale green for the background grid can be seen as a representation of growth and renewal. The overall effect of the painting can be seen as a meditation on the relationship between structure and chaos, or between order and disorder. The use of squares in the painting can be seen as a representation of individual units of information, and the looseness of these squares can be seen as a representation of the way that this information is always shifting and changing. The use of cerulean blue, midnight navy, and turquoise in the painting can be seen as a representation of the way that human creativity and imagination can transform and transcend the natural world. Rectangles move horizontally. The background beige and yellow ochre flow.
A highly detailed, square abstract painting. The artwork is dominated by warm colors: burnt orange (RGB 255,165,0), terracotta (RGB 204,102,0), and rust (RGB 178,34,25). Golden yellow (RGB 255,193,0) and bronze (RGB 138,24,65) are used as highlights. The surface is heavily textured with thick impasto strokes, creating a tactile feel. Circular forms of varying sizes are embedded within the surface, resembling bubbles or cells. Thin lines of golden yellow crisscross the composition, forming a web-like structure. Small, dark grey or silver-toned elements are embedded within the surface, adding contrast. The lighting is soft and diffused, highlighting the texture and creating subtle shadows. Inspired by the textural works of Gerhard Richter and contemporary abstract painters utilizing impasto techniques. Square aspect ratio, approximately 24x24 inches. Photorealistic rendering with a focus on surface detail and color accuracy.
"A vibrational field of pure psychic energy--an abstract, spiritual composition where color and form embody the emotional archetypes of the soul. Swirling rivers of luminous orange, radiant yellow, and intense red pulse with primal vitality and transformation, reflecting Jung's archetype of the Shadow and the life-force of the unconscious. These fiery pathways are intersected by fluid waves of emerald green, turquoise, and teal--symbols of healing, the Self, and the quiet growth of individuation. Sharp contrasts of violet and deep blue suggest spiritual longing and intuitive depth, resonating with the anima and the mysterious unconscious. The painting pulses like sound turned into shape--forms vibrate with Kandinsky’s synesthetic logic. the color purple on the lower quadrant become a sweet dog.
Color: cobalt, pearl, indigo Texture: frosted embossment, layered symbols Form: cool diamonds, frozen script flowing pulsating
ChatGPT said: A Jungian interpretation of this painting delves into the symbolic language of the unconscious, viewing the work as a psychic map--a visual manifestation of archetypal energies, inner conflicts, and the journey of individuation (the process of becoming one’s true self). 🧠 Jungian Reading of the Painting 🌊 The Swirling Forms The Ego-Self Axis The bright green background serves as a holding space for the more volatile inner energies. Green in Jungian color symbolism is tied to growth, the heart, and the middle ground between opposites. It could represent the Ego--the conscious mind trying to navigate and integrate the forces of the unconscious (the red swirls). These areas of green are punctuated by buttons and rigid shapes--symbols of structure, containment, and connection. The square, circular, and grid-like button forms imply the Ego’s effort to order and categorize the emotional content of the psyche. 🎭 The Buttons Symbols of Persona and Identity Buttons, especially varied in shape and style, can be read as symbols of the Persona--the social mask we present to the world. Their placement across the canvas, in both ordered and scattered forms, suggests a fragmented or shifting sense of identity. The bright neon buttons (mechanical, square, and unnatural) contrast with the more organic, floral ones--perhaps a conflict between the false self (Persona) and the true self (Self). This dance between containment and chaos reflects a crucial individuation process: confronting and integrating the shadow, persona, anima/animus, and ultimately reaching the Self. 🔮 Shadow and Opposites Tension of the Opposites The juxtaposition of warm vs. cool, chaotic vs. geometric, organic vs. mechanical reflects what Jung called the tension of opposites--a psychological crucible that leads to wholeness when integrated. The swirling reds may be interpreted as Shadow energy--the repressed emotional material, instincts, or traumatic residues rising to the surface. The green fields act as a safe container--the conscious psyche attempting to regulate these eruptions through creativity. This painting is not a resolution but a snapshot of the alchemical stage Jung called the nigredo--a dark but necessary transformation phase where the ego breaks down, allowing the deeper Self to emerge. 🌀 The Circular Motifs Mandalas and the Self Several button clusters and curved designs subtly evoke mandala-like forms. Mandalas, in Jungian psychology, symbolize the Self--the archetype of totality, unity, and the reconciliation of opposites. Their scattered appearance suggests the Self is not yet integrated--the pieces are there but have not yet been fully assembled. This reflects the psychological state of transition, a dream-like in-betweenness where the unconscious is speaking in fragments and symbols. Symbols brown and light orange colors start dancing and jumping
Videos- not sure of the original painting
In crimson light, the shadows play, Revealing secrets hidden from the day. The ultramarine night, a canvas deep, Unfolds its mysteries, and whispers truths to keep. Magenta swirls. The cobalt skies and violet shadows sway, As the red incantation unlocks our deepest way. colors flowing
