Zero Point

Story Summary

Zero Point celebrates simplicity and origin. Beginning with a thick-painted circle on a white canvas echoing a ring of olive oil you photographed earlier it evolved into layered greens, blues, and orange. Hung behind your desk, it became a frequent Zoom backdrop in 2020. When a friend saw it, she immediately bought it, becoming my first art sale. This creation marks the origin point of selling Subliminal Story Art and invites viewers to notice pivotal beginnings in their own lives.

Story

This creation was inspired by simplicity. I am a huge fan of Leonardo daVinci and a favorite quote by him is “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.” This work began with very thick paint to create a simple shape… a circle, a.k.a. known as “zero.” As I was reviewing my phone to see the subliminal layer, I didn’t capture the before picture of the zero on the canvas; I did find a picture of a circle of “olive oil” from earlier in the day which somehow became the subliminal layer. I Iiked the simplicity of the zero against the white canvas, I even considered just leaving the zero alone. After deciding to add to it, I started with greens, blues and orange, some of my favorite color to paint with. When I start to paint, I don’t have a clear direction and wait to see the work take shape. I decide on the colors and the texture, side to side, cross hatch, up and down. As I got done with this work, I immediately hung it on the wall, behind my desk. I painted this in 2020 and was spending much of my day on Zoom meetings and because it was behind my desk it doubled as a Zoom background and rotating gallery.. Because of how this work started, as I completed it the name rang through: “Zero Point.” When I painted this, I had been painting for 9 years and I didn’t realize the “origin” point that it really would represent. You never know what one action can do in life. While I practiced the concept of Subliminal Story Art before Miracle Board, I saw the origin of Subliminal Story Art through Miracle Board. Where I painted many other works before, where the enjoyment of the art was there, I saw the origin for selling art through Zero Point. This was the first painting I sold, on May 22, 2020 to be precise. A friend Sarah saw it, liked it, offered to buy it...and then moments later paid me for it. Thanks Sarah for believing in my art! I was reaching out to share what I have been up to and when I sent her a picture of what I was working on. When she saw it, she loved it. I replied back with this video. She replied back…she wanted it. She asked how much. I replied, I don’t know…how about $200 or $300? She said you are really good, I will give you $400 for it right now. I signed up for Venmo and just like that, I had $400 in my account. I vividly remember that moment, I laughed (actually it was more of a giggle) when I received the payment in my Venmo account…and thought “I sell art.” Shortly after selling this work, I began asking others where I could display my art in coffee shops. After I heard I could install my art in the first coffee shop, I began development of a website. I have continued to build on the sale and see how I can share more of my art with others. What Zero Point “origin” point do you see in your life that set your life in a positive new direction? Enjoy Zero Point.