Painting through the power of thought enabled by scientists…
In “From Beyond” (1920)… “Tillinghast creates an electrical device that emits a resonance wave, which stimulates an affected person’s pineal gland, thereby allowing them to perceive planes of existence outside the scope of accepted reality” (Wikipedia).
On using the device… “from some point in space there seemed to be pouring a seething column of unrecognizable shapes or clouds” — “From Beyond” (1920).