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Learning from Mistakes – Coeur de Fleur

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“Coeur de Fleur” (9″ x 12″) … before my mistake –

Making a mistake in love, life, and intuitive painting isn’t the end of the world. It’s part of learning, part of growing … if we choose to.

Also, if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my decades in the studio, it’s that letting go of what you think things should be gives space for accepting what is, on the way to what could be. It’s all part of the beauty of non-attachment.

So did I ruin “Coeur de Fleur” after revealing it on Facebook and rejoicing at my friend Kim McPherson’s name suggestion?

Maybe. Maybe not.

I’m still waiting to hear from Posca, the company that produces the paint markers that didn’t react well to the varnish.

The black got reactivated and bled all over the other colours. My whites are gone and my previously vibrant blossoming heart has turned dull.

I’m also waiting to hear from Golden Paints, to see if I can paint again on top of their varnish.

At least I got this picture to show you. But that’s not all I got.

I know this is an important part of the learning & loving process. Mistakes are part of the journey.

I was strangely not disappointed. Surprised for sure, but immediately aware there was nothing I could do just yet.

Getting angry or blaming Posca would only harm me. Plus, that would likely stop me from seeing the truth – my “mistakes” and what I’m meant to learn from them.

I’m so aware that there was deeper meaning happening here.

This “mistake” had me reflecting for hours about the journey of unconditional love.

 

Learning to Love

I have learned so much about myself & life in the studio.

The intuitive painting process offers sacred space to play, explore, express, and open to intuitive guidance.

It’s an exercise in trust, discovery, and meaning making – one layer at a time.

But learning to truly love unconditionally isn’t something you can do in isolation. It’s an opportunity that arises through our interactions with other people.

And let’s face it. There’s less opportunity for that now with COVID-19. I’ve found myself retreating more and more to my happy hermit mode.

So I’m now determined to meet new people and interact more with human beings – even if it’s online. You don’t have to be isolated, even in COVID-19 times.

Learning about, and better yet, learning to love unconditionally is my lifelong mission. You’ve already heard me say that my life purpose is to explore & express my love of beauty and the beauty of love…

As an oversensitive child, I was bewildered by the lack of real love in the world.

I ended up distancing myself from people to protect myself, preferring the company of my Team of Divine Helpers… and dogs.

I’m grateful for my journey so far with family, romantic relationships, classmates, friendships, colleagues, clients, and everyone I meet.

I’m also ready for my heart to continue blossoming into a much more fruitful garden. And like with any garden, it takes a conscious decision to do so.  Planting new seeds, taking out the weeds, fertilizing the soil – all part of the inner and outer work.

It’s worth it though!

My time in the studio last week was a reflection of my blossoming heart, with all its seasons, dreams, and manifestations.

No Mistakes

This painting started with a desire to play with the dozens of layers of paint involved in the armature of the rectangle. I’d so enjoyed the sacred geometry process on my paintings “New Beginnings” and “Age of Aquarius” (both 15″ x 30″ or 1:2 ratio), that I wanted to try it on this smaller 9″ x 12″ (3:4 ratio) canvas.

I wasn’t only painting, however. I was reflecting on my intensive week of study & practice in unconditional love. A few hard truths had come to the surface to be looked at before they were released.

Once the armature was done, I received a vision of an anatomical heart within a glowing heart symbol.

So I drew a human heart on thick card stock and cut it out to make a stencil.

But then I “accidentally” placed the stencil facing down and proceeded to dab the white undercoat.

Oops.  Oh well. That led to a while of reflecting why it was meant for the painting to be a mirror image of the heart I’d intended.

Everything has meaning in the intuitive painting process.

I felt like the painting was asking me what I wanted to see looking at my heart in the mirror.

That’s when I saw an abundant flower garden growing out of it.

This led to hours and hours of playing with my new Posca paint markers, tending to the garden of my heart with joy.

The garden grew so much that you couldn’t quite tell it was a heart anymore.

When I remarked as much to my house-sister, she suggested I paint it red instead of white.

It took a loving moment of connection with another human being to add colour, add life to it. Ah…… good one, wise one!

The next day, I continued to cultivate my heart, adding to the bouquet. It felt quite chaotic, quite busy on that background. Learning to love can get messy, I understood.

And so it grew.

As I was brushing my teeth, I saw something that needed a touch up. 1 1/2 hours later, still with my toothbrush in my mouth, I was done.

I had a lot of other projects waiting for my attention, so I was happy it was finished.

I didn’t have any isolation coat mixture prepared, so I decided to skip that step and go straight to varnish.

A voice in me said, “Are you sure?”

And I did it anyway. Oops.

I’m not sure if the blacks would have bled with the equally wet isolation coat (meant to give art restorers a chance to safely remove the varnish in 100 years without affecting the painting).

All I know is that now I can’t sell this painting. (Note: photo above before this “accident” happened.)

That’s OK.

It obviously still has a lot to teach me. About painting. About life. About learning to love unconditionally.

You just can’t rush the process.

And if you learn from your mistakes, there’s no failure. There’s only choice.  

So keep on growing, keep on blossoming, keep on making mistakes, and keep on learning from them – loving yourself and others in the process.

I know I will.

Stay tuned… there may be a part 2 to this painting’s story. And then again, maybe not.

SEE PART 2 blog post here. Original Painting Sold.

 

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Sneaky Love Story Spirits

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“Aonadh Anam Cridhe” (20″ x 20″) – Acrylics, mica & Labradorite on canvas.

My Team of Divine Helpers have as much of a soft spot for love stories as I do.

What’s better in this life than love?!

Oh how I love a good romance!

I already had a role to play in this one, but unbeknownst to me, I was once again going to be asked to be a messenger.

This time, the request came straight from on High.

I’m so glad I said “yes!”, even if I wasn’t aware of it.

…

Keep reading below.

Sneaky Linda & Gordon

For years, I’d been asked by Linda & Gordon to coordinate their exchange of surprise art gifts to each other as their love blossomed from across the ocean.

I’ll admit, it was sometimes awkward as I’d yet gotten to know each of them in person.

I can be quite shy, and so reading love poems while handing roses and a painting to Gordon at home or across the restaurant table, felt…. well…. like a total stretch of my comfort zones.

Linda & Gordon gathered quite a collection of my art with the years. And I was blessed through the process to get to know them better.

You might recognize the name Gordon as that of the manager of the Airbnbs I was so blessed to spend time at in 2020, making inspirational films for the good of us all.

The Wedding

Although their June 2020 wedding had been postponed due to COVID, Linda managed to make it from the island of Mallorca in Spain to the island of  Newfoundland in Canada this Christmas.

After their quarantine at the cottage, they busily and successfully planned a beautiful January 8th hand-fasting ceremony at the old Christ Church in Quidi Vidi. This is one of the Airbnbs I stayed at.

A small group of relatives and a few friends, including the house owners, were in attendance.

My plan had been that my wedding photography & videography would be my gift to them.

Here’s a few of my favourite pics.

Sneaky Spirits

“Two-gather in Anam Cara” (11″ x 14″), acrylics , mica & labradorite on canvas.

It seemed, however, that a few Sneaky Spirits had a much more elaborate plan.

Soon after New Year, I felt compelled to work on a canvas I had started back in 2020.

I was blissfully swept up in the flow of love as the final layers of the background came to life. 

Then, I received a vision with the tree & Celtic heart knot symbolism I knew related to “Anam Cara”, or Soul Friends as Gordon & Linda call their relationship.

It was quickly obvious that I was being asked by Spirit, to add this painting as a surprise gift, just as this couple had done for each other for years.

How amazing to feel the presence of the Divine in their plans & celebration.

I was so inspired by the energy flow, symbolism and creative process that once this one was finished (see left) , I immediately started working on a 20″ x 20″ version of the same painting (see top of post).

Part of me didn’t feel it was right to copy from a gift that had been so obviously channeled for Linda & Gordon onto another painting for sale.

But I felt so strongly moved, that many items on my schedule got pushed back so I could bring this second incarnation to life.

There was a sense of urgency, as well as loving playful fun!

That hesitant part of me had to tell Linda & Gordon that I was creating another painting inspired by theirs. Linda made me promise to show it to her first, before revealing it on social media.

I went for a walk soon after that conversation! That’s when it dawned on me!

It’s as if the veil had been lifted to reveal what my Sneaky Spirits’ had planned all along. 

“Oh!” I exclaimed out loud walking alone on the sidewalk.

The small one was meant to go back to Spain with Linda as she temporarily returned to take care of very important matters there. The bigger one was meant to stay in NL with Gordon to anchor the energy here, where they plan to settle.

I didn’t tell Linda this as I sent a photo of the finished painting, 2 days after their wedding. Her reply, however, confirmed it. ‘Sold!”

They named it ” Aonadh Anam Cridhe” – Heart Soul Union  in Gaelic.

The Lesson

Once again, I was reminded and share the reminder that

you don’t always have to know the big picture to take inspired action and trust the process. If you’re intuitively guided to do something that doesn’t necessarily make sense, do it anyway. It’s likely an important piece of the puzzle in that beautiful love story of your life or the life of others.

For other love-inspired original paintings or prints in your choice of size & medium, visit my online shop.

 

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New Beginnings

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“New Beginnings” – Original SOLD. Prints available here.

Welcome to 2021!

May the gifts that blossomed from the challenges of 2020
Continue to bloom under the warmth of your care & compassion
For yourself & others.

This is a new year, a new beginning,
An opening to limitless potential
If you create the spaces
In your heart & paradigms
To let it in.

For change is happening from the inside out.
What you envision, you create
Believe in yourself
Trust in the Universe
Be the conscious creator
You were always meant to be.

This is the time to tune in
To your intuition, your inner guidance system
Follow your star
Take inspired action
And witness your glow
Radiate out into the world
Shining a bright light
On the Path ahead.

“New Beginnings” – the painting

“New Beginnings” (15″ x 30″) is another painting inspired by the energies of the Great Conjunction on Winter Solstice as we entered the Age of Aquarius.

So many layers of pastel iridescence and the armature of the rectangle are at the foundation of the mega star.

This is the time for us to shine and to rely on our inner Light to guide us individually and collectively in community thanks to the energies of the Divine Feminine in each of us and on the planet.

Prints available in your choice of size & medium – order here.

Thank You Judy – Her Story!

2020 was a strange year to say the least. The cultural sector was especially hard hit financially.

Many artists, however, did what they do best – create & share to entertain and inspire their communities, often for free.

I pivoted most of my creative energies to making inspirational nature videos, keeping my own spirits high as art sales came to a near stop.

Spending more time outdoors and bringing the beauty of Newfoundland to those in need of  its energy became a very fulfilling way to contribute in challenging times.

You can imagine, therefore, how grateful I was – over and over again, when one of my collectors, Judy Squires-Gleason, a Newfoundlander living in New York State, became my biggest patron of 2020. 

She added 5 new paintings to her growing collection in the last 5 months of the year, including “New Beginnings” before it was even varnished. I also have Facebook to thank for that!

Her growing collection now features 9 of my paintings, including 2 from my Re-Connecting Collection.

When I asked her what attracted her to my work, she shared her story:

“Yes, I totally agree with Dominique about 2020 being a very strange year! A very strange one indeed.

With all of the changes that 2020 brought to many of us, I was no exception.

I, like many, am on my journey, on my spiritual path, being of service & the like.

In 2020, I had three trips scheduled… all of which had & still have significant meaning to me for different purposes, different reasons, different callings.

As you know, the world stopped travelling; it came to a halt, leaving most of us scratching our heads in profound confusion, a lot of anger, some delirium on something so strange & practically unheard of.

So – I needed to adjust- but I didn’t want to adjust to not being able to travel.

It wasn’t an overnight aha moment or a planned thing to purchase Dominique’s artwork, but it was a calling that I listened to,  just like traveling to a distant land. The pieces that I purchased all resonated to & for me for the time & place that I found myself in 2020 on my journey.

I had “travel funds” set aside for the year- I have come to see that these funds travelled via a different means, to a different land, for a different outcome -than ones that I had “planned”, but there is no Judy plan, yet there is a universal plan. I trusted this.

“Our Lady of Light” brought me to the land of Portugal & Fatima -two friends & I had a Portugal trip scheduled for April 2020, which had to be set on hold for now, Instead -The Lady came to me through Dominique’s work.

“Visionary” – that is me- I always have a vision, I manifest well & teach manifesting classes, it comes easily & gratefully to me. I have learned to trust myself, my guides & my intuition and for me -my visions come to reality.  “Visionary” also showed up when the world was spun on its axis last spring, when my visions for the year needed to be reformulated.

“Follow Your Bliss” showed itself to me as the tree -but within this tree so many soul connections from 2020 & before. Each bud unique. Each offering its own uniqueness. Each permitted to follow their bliss even in times of great chaos, when strength & courage was needed. The limbs may have bent, but never broken.

“Starseed: Fulfill Your Destiny” -this one happened FAST- as I was & am usually in a place of open mindedness- discussing all topics of interest, it’s a regular occurrence in my day… This one hit home fast -first representing my three grown daughters, & for me knowing that we are all connected on many levels & we all come from different places. Not only on a geographical level. I am a Star seed.

“Communing with Community” – ah yes, this beauty!! I saw this one many times, it kept calling my name, I pushed her aside, saying no, that’s enough, no more 😊 but she kept calling & I would revisit Dominique’s website time & again, knowing she was still there, but hoping she wasn’t, but also hoping she was. As I knew I would answer the call. There are many reasons that are unfolding for me as to why this piece is with me-too many to mention & they are not all clear as of yet-but two that stand out is the planet -my love for travel, the planet itself, 2020, the changes & the challenges. The window, bringing me back to a few trips in the past few years that I hold dear to my heart with two of my three daughters, friends & a very special niece. This piece brings me back time & again to our journeys together, the cathedrals we visited & the bonds that we have.

and finally…

“New Beginnings” spoke to me through the means of sacred geometry, in which I am deeply connected. As well, the week before this piece was shown – I was working with Archangel Gabriel -which to me is all about new beginnings… It all made sense : The light & bringing back the light on SO many levels is huge right now & moving forward -all lights shining for the betterment of all.

I have come to learn that I am in a place of trust. This doesn’t always make it easy in making a purchase as some pieces I would most definitely call an investment…yet the investment in this instance is the investment in my self- growth & investing in my spiritual path.

This in turn, as Dominique has shared, has helped her move forward with her art & her path- we cannot lose art, we cannot lose artists, we simply cannot allow that to happen. Trust your calling.

Dominique thank-you for all that you do and for trusting your guidance as through your trust & intuition, especially in 2020, I WAS able to travel to the places I thought I would be seeing geographically. I was still able to ‘go there” just in different beautiful ways.

My husband & I are currently under renovations here in our home in upstate NY, so all of my beautiful pieces are hanging safely in a downstairs room, I visit them very regularly, I talk with them, I thank them, I meditate with them, I allow a few select friends to be introduced to them, I touch them, and I am transported once again. I travel.

I am truly honored, very blessed & sincerely grateful to have these pieces that are “experiences” in our home. Truly honored.

Thank-you.

Namaste

Judy Squires-Gleason
Hippies, Witches & Gypsies

Please Keep Your Favourite Artists Creating

Whether it’s a local musician, your favourite visual artist or crafts person, an author you enjoy, a performing theatre group, or other – please remember to show your support for the arts in 2021. 

If you’re in the flow of financial energy, consider directing some of it that way through purchases & donations. Trust me, it’ll keep the energy flowing!

If you’re not spending on the cultural industry these days, there are so many other ways to support it. Share posts, tell your friends about them, reach out and show your appreciation, share event / business opportunities, etc.

The world needs the arts. Artists need their art and rely on patrons to keep creating & sharing. Me included.

Thank you Judy and to all those who showed their support in many different ways in 2020 and all the years before that.

I’m envisioning an abundant healthy joyous year for us all in 2021. May we co-create it together.

P.S. If you’re moved to give a good home to one of my paintings, see all my originals in my shop here.

 

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Welcome to the Age of Aquarius – painting & wishes

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Prints available in your choice of size & medium.

Happy New Year dearest one! Can you feel the Light coming back? Can you feel the hope for 2021 and beyond?

Yes, there’s still lots of darkness in the world and the 2nd wave of COVID-19 isn’t encouraging. But the Light is getting stronger too. You’ll feel much better if you put your trust and focus on that.

As the Star of Bethlehem announced the birth of Jesus,  the Great Conjunction of Saturn & Jupiter on Winter Solstice (first time visible in 800 years) marked the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. 

We’re shifting into light from the greatest time of night. This is the peak of the ascension process. Planet Earth is being returned to the light.

During the Age of Aquarius, it’s not about looking for answers outside of yourself. It’s about tuning into your inner guidance system, your intuition.

It’s time to ignite your light and shine as brightly as you were always meant to shine.

You are radiant! You are the bright shining star you’ve been looking for.

Take the time to re-connect to your True Self. That’s how we’ll move into this time of the Divine Feminine: global community, creativity, flowing communication & collaboration.

And that’s what this new painting celebrates. 

  • The shining star – the Great Conjunction.
  • The swan – inner beauty, self-love, grace, love & trust.
  • The woman – Divine Feminine in all of us, men & women.
  • The vessel – containing and protecting the birth/death/rebirth cycle of life at both the physical and metaphysical levels.
  • The 2 streams of water – the astrological symbol for Aquarius
  • The rectangle armature background – 14 lines that make up of the foundation and the mastery of visual and musical composition (learn more here)

So let’s embrace and aim for this vision of love, light, peace, and beauty on the planet and infuse our hearts, our minds, and our spirits with that potential on a daily basis.

May we manifest it, one inspired action at a time.

It may take more than a decade for this transition to fully unfold, but I trust that it will.

Choosing this belief over its opposite is a much happier way to live.

May you be happy in 2021 – no matter what!

 

Title: Age of Aquarius
Year: © 2020
Size: 30″ x 15″ (76cm x 38cm)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics & channeled energy work & mica (energy of love & compassion) on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required.
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
Price: SOLD – Prints available here

First Light on Winter Solstice (in North America)

My friends Kerri, Leslie & I were among a few sun gazers to greet the first light during this time of transition on Signal Hill in St. John’s, looking towards Cape Spear, the most easterly point of North America. It was spectacular!

The 3 of us joined in spontaneous ceremony while my phone was on a tripod recording the scene for you.

It wasn’t planned, but once I finished quickly putting my clips together in the midst of our Intuitive Vision Board gathering, the video was 1:11.1 minutes long.

When I came to share it on my phone with Leslie & Kerri after lunch, I laughed to see it was 1:11pm.

Our Teams of Divine Helpers felt very close by during this wonderful day – and they will continue to support us all as we ask them to help us transition to this Age of Aquarius, this new energy, this new light, with ease & grace.

Let’s help birth a new 5D world together. You’re a part of the shift. Thank you!

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Truth On Fire – Painting & Prayer

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“Truth On Fire” (18″ x 36″) – SOLD

Truth On Fire

Release me, Archangel Michael
From any shackles of falsehood
Cut way the cords of suffering & despair
Consume in your truth fire
My limiting beliefs and outdated habits
Burn away the illusions and delusions
That keep me from my Self.
Cleanse me from the soot of negativity
That I may be revealed naked
Basking in your glow
On fire for the Truth.

I welcome thee
Truth on fire
Igniting the embers of my heart
May I arise from the ashes
Eyes alight with the blue sparks of thy love
Reborn through thy sacred flames
Transformed by your glowing presence
Illumined by reflections of Source
That I may soar with phoenix wings of passion
Rising within this newfound freedom
Fuelled by Divine Union
With inspired momentum
On fire for the Truth
For my Highest Good and the Good of All
So be it – So I let it be
Amen

 

Happy Rebirthing Time

The Painting Process

The co-creation of “Truth On Fire” came immediately on the heels of “Beyond the Veil” as I continued to work with the fiery energy of Archangel Michael to transmute the suffering & pain that was being expressed in the world and in the many prayer requests I received via Facebook.

The poem above was my attempt to capture in words the cleansing, releasing, freeing, and hopeful rebirthing that arose from the process.

I wasn’t given a name for the painting in the many days I spent with it in the studio, so I put a call out for suggestions on Facebook. Some of those names and energies were included in the prayer.

The name “Truth On Fire” came to me while standing barefoot in the grass in the backyard after a heavy rain on an unusually warm December day for Newfoundland. It came to me in a flash. Go figure!

When the left brain got involved, I wondered if “On Fire for Truth” was better. So I asked my FB peeps and my friend Kim McPherson came up with “Truth Fire” , which also felt right. So I included all 3 in the prayer and kept Spirit’s name as the title.

A Winter Solstice Prayer

I’ll be reciting this prayer on the 21st for Winter Solstice, acknowledging the shortest day of the year and opening to the increasing Light in our lives with the returning sun.

It’s a time of rest, reflection & release. A great time to let go of what no longer serves us to reconnect to the Truth that lives at our core, under all that accumulated baggage.

This is not about changing or negating our darkness, our shadows. It’s about integrating them with love as we release that caked-up layer of soot that blinds us from our own radiance, our own Light as a reflection of Source.

Archangel Michael is a great one to call on to help you with this process. Focus in your mind’s eye on his sword and blue fiery energy as you invite him in and recite the prayer out loud.

May this painting & prayer nourish your transformational journey.

Happy Solstice!

“Truth On Fire” (18″ x 36″) – $2,267
Title: Truth On Fire
Year: © 2020
Size:  36“ x 18 “ (91.44 cm x 45.72 cm)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics, mica (love & compassion) and mirror  & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. 
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
Price: SOLD
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“Beyond the Veil” Painting

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“Beyond the Veil” (8″ x 24″) – $727 -buy it here

The Holy Trinity revealed Itself during the intuitive evolution of this painting, “Beyond the Veil”.

It was created in prayer, connected to my human community here on Earth and to my Team of Divine Helpers beyond the veil.

Early on, I sensed that the many layers of bubbles or orbs in the background were moving in two directions. They were the prayers going out into the Universe and the answers to those prayers coming back to us from God, from Source.

That’s when the portal revealed itself. The eye shape (if you look at the painting horizontally like above) or the key hole (if you look at it vertically), acts like a parting of the veil between worlds.

If you’re familiar with my art, you may recognize the portal shape as the centre piece of the Vesica Pisces created by overlapping circles. This sacred geometry symbolizes divine union.

Among its many uses throughout history, the vesica pisces has been used in the fish symbol that represents Jesus Christ.

I only thought of this contemplating the finished painting, once the flames had appeared in my mind’s eye and then on the canvas. This, I came to understand was the Holy Spirit.

As I was applying the finishing touches, I thought to myself: “God is here in the many layers of the background. The Holy Spirit is now here in the flames. Where is Jesus?” Then it clicked…. the portal. Jesus is the portal.

As we approach the holiday season, in which many celebrate the birth of Jesus, I got a sense that we were being invited through a portal, through the example set by Jesus, to connect to the love we are so as to co-create a new world. 

This will no doubt be a holiday season unlike all that came before it. Many are realigning their lives, asking deeper questions, finding greater purpose, and opening their hearts to a Greater Truth.

Your prayers matter. Your questions matter. Your requests for Guidance and support matter. You matter.

The suffering that called me to the studio was like a seed that focused my intention, attention and manifestation for the sacred work we did together in this piece.

From our suffering comes momentum for inspired action, for change.

May this very unique 2020 holiday season be a portal for you to bring more meaning, more purpose, more love into your life and the lives of others.

Remember to ask and you shall receive.

Peace be with you.

The Call to Prayers

I felt called to the studio for the first time in a while – firstly for my own peace. I was starting to take on too many of the world’s fears and negativity. It was time to let that go.

I’m a firm believer that reconnecting to our own peace is one of the best gifts we can give to others.

There’s nothing quite like energy-infused intuitive painting to get into the zone – creatively and spiritually.

Once I’d quickly found my centre in peace again, my next inspiration was to pray for all those in my circle that had either expressed suffering or who had asked for prayers.

And as I’m sometimes moved to do, I then put out a call on Facebook for anyone wanting me to hold space,  either for them or their loved ones. They either commented with first names or sent me an energetic request.

Layer upon layer, I silently channeled love for those open to receiving. I also chanted in Sanskrit for a few more hours until the vision of the portal revealed itself to me.

This painting holds the energy of all those prayers – of the beauty of people asking for and opening to the love that comes through me from beyond the veil. I feel very honoured to be called to do this work.

I don’t spend all my studio hours in a state of prayer, channeling, or energy healing. But when I do, it never fails to fill me … It’s hard to describe, but the deep connection I feel both vertically with my Team of Divine Helpers and horizontally with those in my prayers … it’s powerful.

I can feel it in the painting. Can you?

This painting can be hung vertically or horizontally – your choice! You may find that the symbolism and meaning that arises for you changes as you change its direction.

Either way, the crystal quartz standing tear drop acts like a mega focus – like a laser. White crystal is considered a “master healer.” It’s said to amplify energy by absorbing, storing, releasing, and regulating it.

Title: Beyond the Veil
Year: © 2020
Size: 8″ x 24″ (20.32 cm x 61 cm)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics, pumice (volcanic ash for grounding), quartz crystal drop (amplifies the energy) & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. 
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
Price: $727  CAD

To see all my available original paintings, visit my online shop here.  To order prints of your favourite paintings in your choice of size & medium, go here.

 

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Starseeds – Fulfill Your Destiny (painting)

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“Starseeds – Fulfill Your Destiny” (12″x24″) – SOLD

Have you heard the term “Starseeds”?

You just may be one of the millions of Starseeds on Earth to help the planet ascend in this time of transition.

Many are awakening, shifting away from the 3D world towards a lighter, more loving, spiritually aware 5D existence.

It’s only been a few years since I started noticing the term “Starseeds” in my spiritual circles.

Sure, a healer told me I must be from Sirius because I was so serious over a decade ago, but the idea of being from another planet felt a bit odd at the time.

There’s a lot more talk about Starseeds these days. Steve Nobel, whose meditations, energy transmissions and affirmations on YouTube are a regular part of my practice, talks a lot about them. I repeat his advice:  “Believe nothing, be open to everything”.

So, what are Starseeds? 

In his free e-book “Starseeds – Dear Starseeds, Time to Wake up and Embrace the 5D-Love-Unity Revolution” , Steve writes

“A Starseed is someone not native to this dimension of earth. Now saying that it is also true that everyone here has Starseed material within them. The difference is that Earthseeds have been here for such a long time that they have shut down to their magical and spiritual roots 

Starseeds are here for a number of reasons and the main one is to hold and ground the high frequencies of light that is creating a new matrix. Without the help from millions of Starseeds it would be impossible to shift humanity into a new era of enlightened living. However, Starseeds are not just here to sit around meditating they are also here to do stuff. Broadly speaking Starseeds belong to six main groups. Within these groups there are many different subgroups. Basically, Starseeds are a new kind of frequency and light that are being injected into this dark world…

As this 5D timeline becomes more fully anchored on the earthplane then I believe we will witness the trend towards greater spiritual awareness, more technological innovation, greater care for the environment. Most importantly the 5D timeline is heading towards a time of peace and cooperation on the earth.”

Does any of this resonate? If yes or if you’re simply curious for more, I recommend you explore his website and sign-up for his e-book.

New Painting: Starseeds – Fulfill Your Destiny

After 5 months of focusing mostly on nature videography during a series of Newfoundland staycations, I found myself called back to the studio to paint.

I had no plan –  the best way to start an intuitive painting!

Creating a sacred space and devoting my total focus to the painting process for a weekend was answering an inner call, an inner need.

Layer by layer, this painting evolved gracefully and peace-fully.

It was only after hours of dot therapy that I received a vision of the embryos.

I knew something would go in the 3 gold circles, but didn’t know what until I did. Funny how that works.

The title “Starseeds – Fulfill Your Destiny” came in the same way. And once that came, I knew I’d be spending hours working on the tiny light rays. Bliss!

Equally gratifying was receiving a Facebook message from Judy Squires-Gleason of Hippies, Witches & Gypsies minutes after posting these images that this painting had called her to add it to her growing collection. 

She shares:

“First of all – I need to say that I am truly honored & humbled to have Dominique’s artistic creations in our home. Truly honored.

When I first saw my recent acquisition “Starseeds-Fulfill Your Destiny”  -it brought me to tears

At first I didn’t know why & I didn’t need to – I have come to learn that for me, if I have that reaction it’s for a reason. So I trust.

Dominique’s caption on this particular piece when she posted it was – “What does this painting say to you”?  – I replied & said it says SOLD.

On a deeper note- my first feeling was this piece clearly represents my three beautiful grown daughters -more tears. So much love for all three.

On a spiritual level for me, I’ve been connecting with what “Starseeds” mean for me for some time now….that I , we, are not simply & not so simply from the physical womb -but I am clearly connected to this earthly plane in more ways than being birthed through my physical mother that I know as Gloria.

As of late, I have had many experiences that some would likely feel are kind of “kooky” & that is ok as we all have our own individual truths & knowings.

In a reading many moons ago with a dear loved one – I was told that my/ our grandmother came here to “earth” as we know it as a “Starburst”  to “bring all of us -meaning what I know as my blood family” into being – that was her job at that time.

Not having a deep sense of connection to her other than that in my adult life -this resonated deeply with me.

I’ve had “other worldy” experiences -many as of late – many of which I am still processing. Many things that I have been shown.

This beautiful piece confirms what I feel, sense, have been shown & know in my heart of hearts & deep within my soul that I am/ we are “from many places”, arrive “here” in many ways & have many that we call “family” .

I cannot wait until she arrives & once again I am honored to adorn our home with another piece of Dominique’s amazing creations

Thank-you Dominique -with so much gratitude, love & respect for all that you do.

Judy (Troy, New York)”

I’m very grateful to Judy, who has purchased 4 paintings in the last year alone, supporting me in the work I feel called to do.

Thank you Judy and thanks to all those who support me in many many ways.

I too am awakening to my destiny – I feel I have my entire life – one inspired step at a time and so many more to come.

Whether the term & concept of  ‘Starseeds’ resonates with you, may you too feel loved & supported through these times of transition so that you can emerge to be all you were meant to be.

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As we head into the holiday season, please remember to support your favourite artists, me included.

Our lives are all better in the flow of love, beauty, creative energy, and abundance.

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“Letting Go” – a Snake Energy Painting

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Do you know why snakes shed their skin?

First, the old skin can’t stretch enough to accommodate the new growth. So it rubs its head against a rock to make a tear, and sloughs off the old skin by slithering out of it, leaving it inside out on the trail.

Second, it’s a great way to get rid of any parasites that may have attached themselves along the way.

What great symbolism, right?!

I love snakes – always have. They’re a great symbol for transformation –  for letting go of the old to make room for the new.

This new painting, “Letting Go” (9″ x 12″ – buy it here) not only celebrates this time of molting on our planet, in our societies and within my own life. It’s also supporting this great time of change through the energy work that went into its co-creation with Spirit.

Painting Symbolism

The background of this painting represents your Higher Self and the new growth in your life, our societies, and on the planet.

It’s indicative of the size the snake is meant to become – representing just a patch of its beautifully designed skin.

It’s the vision we’re all striving for. It’s fresh, sunny, iridescent in spots, and has a depth and richness that’s made possible from all the inner work and life experience that came before it.

The shape is the old skin left behind.

Created from a thick layer of golden mica chips, it’s infused with the energy of love & compassion. True letting go is not about rejection, anger, new layers of hatred, or disgust. Rather, it’s about loving compassionately enough to recognize what we’ve outgrown and what needs to be left behind.

I chose to include a labradorite stone at the head of the snake – perhaps even the stone upon which it rubbed itself to make the tear that made it possible to crawl out of its old skin.  Labradorite is a powerful stone named after part of my province.

“A stone of transformation, Labradorite is a useful companion through change, imparting strength and perseverance.  It balances and protects the aura, raises consciousness and grounds spiritual energies.  Excellent for strengthening intuition – promoting psychic abilities.  Powerful in revealing the truth behind illusions, Labradorite banishes fears and insecurities, and strengthens faith in the self and trust in the universe.  It stimulates the imagination and calms an overactive mind, developing enthusiasm and new ideas.” (source)

These are the properties we need as individuals, nations, and the world to move beyond the habits, behaviours, prejudices, etc. that act like parasites infecting our lives and sapping energy away from growing into who we are meant to be.

Let’s not blame the rock. It’s just there to help break the skin open. We may have to rub against it and wriggle and squirm for a while. But let’s not forget that love and growth is what will help us move through and past what no longer served us.

As you read this, what limiting patterns of thought or behaviour come to mind in your own life? What are you ready to shed so you can emerge more fully into the individualized expression of the Divine you have always been? 

I’ll share a bit of my story in case it inspires.

Letting Go In My Life

Some patterns of thought or behaviour may lay dormant within you for years if that part of your life hasn’t been activated lately. That’s what happened to me.

As I made a conscious decision to welcome new friends into my life to help me practice the principles of Real Love (unconditional love as taught by Dr. Greg Baer in his great series of books), all sorts of old fear-based patterns came back to the surface when someone reached out to me online. I’d received a clear intuitive sign not to ignore this connection. But I read way more into this sign than allowed me to stay in the present. I’m still growing.

Now, I can chuckle at myself. “Oh, Dominique m’luv, it’s OK. You just had to see those tendencies were still there so you could choose to release them. All is well.”

When it became uncomfortable enough for both people in the situation, something he wrote snapped me out of my mental spin, and I was able to find and then expand on the peace at my core. Thank God for that!

Watch what you ask for! You will receive. I definitely got to practice the principles of Real Love – for myself and the other.

This has also been a rich month in terms of transforming my daily habits.

Another friend and I have been doing the Mindvalley Lifebook & Lifebook Mastery training- creating a vision & plan for the 12 areas of our lives. It’s been amazing! 2 weeks ago, we were asked to choose 12 Sacred Habits that move us towards that vision.

Some of my chosen 12 were already part of my life, but perhaps not on a daily basis: meditation, yoga, dance and outdoor time.

Others were new habits I wanted to incorporate or bring back into my life, based on my overriding & foundational goals for the year: grounding barefoot on the earth, journaling, and morning & night chats with my Team of Divine Helpers.

There’s only so much time in a day, so this meant looking at what low-level activities I needed to let go of and what stop-doing behaviours I would add to my list of sacred choices.

The results have been life-changing after only 2 weeks!

First, my bed is now a computer-free zone. No more eating meals or chips in bed watching movies, which often led to overindulgence on both!  No more working in bed, which had a negative effect on my posture, something I’m focusing on correcting this year. And, and no more falling asleep with the computer  on, affecting my sleep hours and quality of sleep, not to mention exposing me to harmful radiation. So that skin has been shed and left behind! Yay! Now, if I want to watch a movie (something I truly enjoy), I sit at my desk with my rocking chair and limit it to one. Much healthier!

Another major change I’m committed to is not to check social media or even emails before noon. That way, my morning is dedicated to connecting to my Team of Divine Helpers, my morning wellness routine, and focused work.  Instead of responding to each distracting “ding” from email & FB notifications, I dedicate a limited time to it mid-day and then again only near dinner time. I may have been a late comer to the world of cell phones, but I had gotten to the point where I was checking emails and social media 20 times a day or more. Yikes! Bye bye old skin. I’ve outgrown that habit too. It just didn’t serve me.

Lastly, I’ve decided to have 1 day a week completely offline. This Sunday was my first, and it was fine until evening when I really wanted to check… but I didn’t. I know I need to disconnect from the Internet to connect to my Self & Team of Divine Helpers at a much deeper level. I’m set to growing comfortably into this new skin.

What about you? What new growth are you ready for? What skins are you ready to shed?

May the energy of “Letting Go” inspire you to examine your life and thought patterns to make your own set of sacred choices. So be it. So we let it be.

Title: Letting Go
Year: © 2020
Size: 9 “ x 12“ (22.86 cm x 30.48 cm)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics, mica, labradorite & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. 
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
Price: SOLD
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Salacia-Ocean Goddess Painting

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“Salacia – Ocean Goddess” (16″ x 20″ on narrow-gauge stretched canvas) – SOLD

Because of COVID-19’s Stay Home Stay Safe guidelines, you’re likely no stranger to that longing feeling for a change of scenery. Perhaps it’s for a very specific landscape. Is it the mountains, forests, or lakes? For me, it was the ocean. I’m definitely a water baby. That’s what inspired this latest painting, “Salacia” – goddess of the sea.

We were lucky here in Newfoundland. Advised to stay home except for essential errands and neighbourhood walks, we could still hop in the car to seek out open spaces close to home. If you watched my Ocean Meditation, you know I borrowed my house sister’s car to drive close to Cape Spear on April 7th. They closed that road shortly after because it was part of a National Park.

There are many other ocean vistas I could have driven to, but I’ll admit, I got comfortable staying in the neighbourhood, hunting for crocuses and purple carpets of Scilla siberica blooms and walking the river trail.

I felt grateful to be out at all, hearing stories of countries where people had to get a permit to go grocery shopping.

Weeks after my last drive, my heart longed for the ocean again. So I took that longing to the canvas.

I didn’t have any of my regular gallery-wrapped canvases stretched on 1 1/2″ wooden frames. But I had a leftover student canvas from one of my workshops, stretched on a narrow-gauge 1/2″ frame.

Do you recognize the figure?

I used the leftover purple pumice gel and foam stencil I designed two weeks before to create the Spirit of Transformation butterfly body on “Visionary“. I had applied it to this blank canvas at the same time, before throwing out my stencil.  That figure had longed dried and was now beckoning for me to bring ocean energy into the studio.

Unlike “Visionary”, “Salacia-Ocean Goddess” (16″ x 20″) only has a few layers of paint on her. That’s all she needed.

Salacia – Ocean Goddess

An important goddess in Roman mythology, Salacia is the female divinity of the sea.

She eventually became the wife of Neptune after he sent a dolphin to search for her. In awe of her suitor, she had hid from him in the Atlantic Ocean. In thanks for persuading her to come back to him, Neptune gave the dolphin a place in the heavens in the form of the constellation Delphinus. Read more on Wikipedia.

Crowned in seaweed and gracefully  rising from the salt waters in the company of two dolphins, Salacia was brought to life on this canvas to help us navigate through the tumultuous waters to find serenity, gratitude, playfulness, and celebration.

“Salacia” (16″ x 20″) – acrylics, pearl mica (energy of love & compassion) & pumice on narrow-gauge canvas. Special price – SOLD

Neighbouring Seas

Within days of completing “Salacia”, I was on my bike for my first ride of the year. This was also the first time in months that I’d spent time with my friend Leslie in person (at a safe distance, of course).

How blessed I feel to have the ocean so close by. It took about 40 minutes to get to the entrance of Fort Amherst on the south shore of The Narrows in St. John’s harbour. Of course there were a few photo stops.

The fort is still closed, but we sat on the cliffside next to some houses to gaze at the open sea through The Narrows before braving the cold headwinds on the much slower way back.

Enjoy this change of scenery through my eyes!

P.S. At the time of publishing, I’ll be on a mini solo writing & walking retreat at an ocean-side airbnb on the Irish Loop. I may not be in Ireland as planned, but I’m definitely making the best of it. How about you? Please continue taking care of yourself in body, mind & spirit. Big virtual hug.  Dominique

 

 

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The Making of “Visionary” – the Painting

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Enjoy this 23-minute video (click above) of the making of “Visionary”, a 24″x24″ intuitive painting based on a vision received during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its creation took a week in April 2020.

In this video, you’ll witness the co-creative process behind its 15 layers of intention, energy, paint, and textured gels. As usual, the process itself informed what the painting was to become.

The original is sold, but prints are available in your choice of size & medium.

The Basic Vision

About one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, I received a vision that reappeared periodically during times of meditation or contemplation.

It consisted of a female face with an Earth globe left eye (linked to the Right intuitive feminine receptive brain) and a right eye (linked to the Left masculine action-oriented analytical brain) covered by a sweeping bang.

I stared at my blank canvas for a week before making a basic compositional decision. Usually, I don’t even bother with that until the background layers get me deeper into the co-creative process.

I know this delay was partly due to nervousness. To get the Earth eye big enough to notice, I’d have to only focus on the face, not the full or partial figure.

Painting faces make me nervous. I still haven’t found my own unique way of expressing faces with paint, despite my focus on sketching figures during my last trimester at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art back in 2013/14.

So I wanted to get a basic idea down on paper before I started.

Oops…. Being Human

Luckily, there are no mistakes in the intuitive painting process. Every layer becomes part of the overall energy & texture of the final piece.

That’s why I never mind covering up much of those initial soothing, flowing, cheerful, and chaotic layers of colours and shapes.

They not only add depth and interest to the background, they represent the rich full-bodied life experience of the Visionary.

I’ll admit though, I felt rather silly (just for a few minutes) when I realized that I’d based my face’s dimensions on a 20″ x 20″ composition before grasping that my canvas was actually a 24″ x 24″. Oops.

You see, I’d uncharacteristically decided to use a photo to map out the face instead of improvising.

Basing myself on one of the portraits that Christine Radnich took of me in the Chalice Well Gardens in Glastonbury last summer, I zoomed in to the face and adjusted the levels so I could more clearly see where the highlights and shadows were.

Then, I created a grid of 1-inch squares to base myself on for the composition.

It was only after I’d painted the eyes and the nose that I realized that my memory had played tricks on me. I’d bought a 24″x 24″, not a 20″x20″ stretched canvas. My dimensions were all “wrong”!

Once I let go of the woulda, coulda, shouldas, however, I embraced the mystery of what this would inspire.

The eyes were easy to correct – I went back to my original vision, covering up the right action-oriented eye with strands of golden mica – creating a filtering energy of love & compassion inherent to this mineral. So far, so good.

The Spirit of Transformation

As I danced on my mini-trampoline contemplating my improvised bottom half of the face, I decided that the painting needed additional layers.

I asked my Team of Divine Helpers to inspire me as I pondered the evolving COVID-19 situation from a visionary point of view.

A visionary not only sees visions, as I often describe my clairvoyant process. A visionary uses wise foresight and imagination to envision a better brighter future. 

From this point of view, I tuned into the Spirit of Transformation that is enveloping the planet.

Like the caterpillar protected in its chrysalis sack, our worldwide isolation and forced slow-down is pushing us towards radical transformation.

Our way of being is disappearing, bit by bit, opening us up to emerging from our cocoons in a much more expansive way, aligned with our Truth, aligned with Divine Oneness.

It’s an exciting time! We’re not meant to come out of this as caterpillars. We don’t want to go back to the old normal!

It’s time to spread our wings and be the butterflies we were always meant to be.

After my meditative dance session, I was back in the zone, moved moment-by-moment as to what to design and which materials & colours to use.

The butterfly’s highly-textured granular wings fuelled by love & compassion are filled with the passionate fiery energy of transformation.

It was only once these were completed that I was shown the butterfly’s body as a goddess with her arms up in the air, emulating antennae. This gave her a stance of balance, opening, celebration, and appreciation for this new world vision.

Please add your prayers

As has become my custom, I filled the butterfly wings with dots, each one a prayer, an intention or thanks for all those making a difference in these transformational times.

We need them. We need you.

We’re all contributing to our evolving Reality with our allowing, inspired actions, prayers, imagination, focus, and more.

What kind of world are you envisioning?

What new ways of being and doing would you like to see continue or emerge after the crisis is over?

Please comment below so that together we can shape our future in the Spirit of Transformation and with wings of change.

Thank you.

P.S. “Visionary”- (24″ x 24″) – mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas – SOLD. Prints available in your choice of medium & size.

 

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