#3_Music, Tears, and Paint: The Perfect Storm
Music has always been a part of my process since my teenage years—not just as background noise, but as something deeper.
Some songs hit in a way nothing else does. They crack you open, pull something from deep inside, and lay it bare on the surface.
I’ve looped the same song for hours while painting, getting lost in it completely. I’ve cried while sketching because the music and movement together opened something up.
It’s not just about inspiration. It’s about release.
The pieces I connect with most—the ones that feel the most true—are the ones where the music takes over, where I let myself feel everything without pulling back.
It’s not always pretty. It’s not always clean. But it’s real.
And that’s the whole point.
“Censorship Enslaves”, Oil on Canvas
The attached piece is titled "Censorship Enslaves." It’s an oil painting on stretched canvas that I started and completed in a 12-hour musical loop session. The song I looped? A 24-minute track called "Harvest of Souls" by the English progressive rock band I.Q., from their 2004 album Dark Matter.
At that time in our country’s history, the war machine was in full-swing following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. That song, that session, that moment in time—it all poured into the canvas.
Looped Music: Harvest of Souls by I.Q. can be downloaded here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/harvest-of-souls/307276722?i=307276762
"Censorship Enslaves" © 2005 David Alan Sincavage. All Rights Reserved. Print Edition © 2024. No reproduction or use without permission.
