Explaining 'emotions' of my art.

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How would one go about explaining the "'Emotions' that you had when making the art piece and what were the 'emotions' you were looking to make the viewer feel".
That's basically the question and major aspect of what I'm having to do in my art project. The problem is I couldn't describe my emotions well to others and the fact that I think my art doesn't carry my emotions and I'm not trying to give anyone else emotions from it... I just draw the random ideas that pop into my head that I think could look good...

So how would I explain I never really have inspiration or emotions behind it... I just think of allot of very wacky ideas usually that are rarely the same theme and I just 'see' the piece in my mind...



Sorry if some of this is confusing to understand, as part of this problem I find it terribly hard to explain my thoughts in words that can be interpreted the way I meant...

Maybe you could show it to a few different people and ask how looking at it makes them feel and ask them what parts of it makes them feel like that and why. Then you could sort of work backwards and say that is what you intended....I understand what you mean when I am creating I am not explicitly aware of how it will be percieved by others (should I choose to share it) I am usually just expressing what is in my mind and trying out combinations that appeal to me sometimes in an almost random way.

The last time I had to that, I honestly made it up. But, the more I thought about it, the more it did produce actual emotions, so it wasn't a total lie. I entered an art competition last year and the theme was 'Hopes and Dreams'. I do landscapes mainly and didn't want to venture into new territory. So, I picked a good one of a lighthouse, on the Atlantic coast, and spoke about how I dreamed of looking out over a vast majestic ocean, or words to that effect - I wrote a whole paragraph. The more I got into trying to come up with poetic words, the more I actually believed it, I just hadn't thought about it before. Good luck.

I've been asked to do that a few times. I've tried the BSing route as well. But it could be more comfortable for you to just explain it in terms of ideas or a story - what's going on. Whatever the viewers feel is up to them. It's funny, I don't know how to describe what I feel about my art until after people react to it.

Of course the best case scenario is when the viewers can look at your pictures and don't need to have you translate your visual language into words. Unfortunately most people cannot read a picture... so you need to tell them what they're looking at.
You may find it easier to just look at your picture, after you've made it, and describe what you see and feel and any thoughts or emotions you may have had while making it