The Braveheart Collection
- Kindrie Grove
- Jun 16
- 3 min read
The Braveheart Collection: personal empowerment themed paintings and sculpture through fantasy character-scapes
Personal empowerment themed paintings and sculpture through fantasy character-scapes.
I first began these paintings about ten years ago. At the time work halted on them because I felt both logistically and personally that I was not ready to complete them. Technically, I needed more time to practice and research this new subject matter; and personally, I felt I needed more spiritual maturity in order to properly contain and wield the energy coming through me to create these pieces.
Time was needed for me to move further through my evolution, in order to be strong enough as an individual, as an artist, and as a woman to complete this work.
Art creation can be a powerful catalyst for growth and healing.
I have found over the last 20 years that the work I create is a driving force for my individual expansion. It serves as a mirror, but also a guide, leading me toward myself.
The paintings are currently set up in the studio. As I apply paint to canvas, I am enveloped in a rich and varied layering of personal archetypes and legends, celebrating individuality and spirit.
I have begun to work into the backgrounds of these paintings with a palette knife as well as brush. This adds a quality of age, like faded wall paper, still rich but worn.
I suppose, conceptually, this brings the idea of time's passage to the work... We are not just our collection of personality traits and experiences, but so much more that moves beyond our impression of time and space and matter.
This work evokes a deep sense of reverence for me.
The process, the final paintings and sculpture testify to an honoring of courage – the bravery it takes to look directly inward and actively pursue the evolution of self.
The sculptures of this collection in particular were very high voltage, and I had to stop working on them until I was ready to begin again. Or perhaps they weren't ready for me to finish, or even post much about.
But it all circles back doesn't it? The work in this collection is meant to lead me through my own process toward personal empowerment. The fact that I can now share them this way also has significance that speaks to that evolution.
The Work in this collection is meant to lead me through my own process.
It can be frightening to open up a window or doorway that leads into a depth that we have not yet plumbed. She seems so peaceful but I remember days working on this sculpture where the energy moving through me was so strong, it left me shaking; not because the experience was bad or negative, quite the contrary, because it was so intensely and deeply beautiful.
Unlike the wildlife work I create, which I absolutely love... I am not sure if all of these pieces will ever sell to collectors. Perhaps they shouldn't, although maybe that is just doubt speaking. Who am I to say that the healing benefit and joy this work has brought me––continues to bring me––should not be shared with the world?
I suppose time will tell as the work unfolds toward its completion.
Thank you for reading,
Kindrie
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