☀ 14,000 Hours of Oil Painting Can't Replicate DMT | Steve Latta

"There's a set of visions which I've had, which I'm working toward. I'm currently not capable of painting those things."New York painter Steve Latta has put almost 14,000 hours into oil painting in six years, learning the light and shadow of the Old Masters to get there.Steve's Prime Movement series comes from a single vision he says he could explore for the rest of his life. Most of what he knows came from the work itself, and he now teaches his whole process on Patreon, with one camera on the palette and one on the painting. He also animates cameras for cinematics in 3D software, a career he is slowly leaving for painting.In this Solar episode of The Blue Hour, recorded in his New York studio, we talk about edges and where they turn sharp or soft; why it took Renaissance painters centuries to render light and shadow; how he paints visions as if working from life, from a quick sketch, from nature and fractal patterns, down to microscopic photographs of sea urchins; staying "closer to Rembrandt in spirit"; why 4D and 5D experience won't compress onto a 2D canvas; infinite layers of creation; what religious art gave people who never had the visions; the monk-like discipline the work asks for; Severance, the Backrooms and TV as ritual; occult symbols and the Buddhist teachings on the nature of mind; and the two old books he recommends to every painter who has felt a teacher held something back. We finish on Bouguereau, particle physics, and why painters need to step outside the painting world.THE SUB-ROZA CIRCLESteve says there's no real meeting point for artists who are seriously walking this path. That's why the Sub-Roza Circle exists: an esoteric sanctuary and peer network for visionary artists. Join for $5 a month instead of $9, for a limited time: https://sub-roza.circle.so/checkout/sub-lunar-tier?coupon_code=VISIONARYROZEGIFTMembership includes:- Live talks and masterclasses with occult scholars and established artists- Full Moon Transmissions: a monthly meeting reading the esoteric side of members' artwork- The monthly Scrying Gallery- The archive: video masterclasses, blog entries and resource lists- Open-call directories and announcements of retreats and workshops- Chat rooms to meet other artists, share studio progress and lead art talksThis month in the Circle: Full Moon Transmission (Fri Oct 23) · Remote Viewing workshop with Esther Hoflick (Thu Oct 29, 3 PM ET) · Gold Is Not Decoration, Alex Coma with Karen Fitzgerald (Fri Oct 30, 1 PM ET)The Visionary Roze Gift closed with many applications, and the community is now choosing an award. www.rozeumbra.com/visionaryrozegiftNext Monday, October 26: the Lunar episode. Steve walks us through his process in his studio, and we look at the symbolism in his work.Links & Resources:Steve Latta: stevelatta.comFollow Steve on Instagram: @steve.painting.perceptionSteve's Patreon: patreon.com/c/SteveLattaBooks mentioned: The Science and Practice of Oil Painting by Harold Speed · Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake · The Quantum Revelation by Paul LevyExplore Visionary Art at Roze Umbra: www.rozeumbra.comFollow Alex Coma on Instagram: @alexcoma.world#SteveLatta #OilPainting #OldMasters