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It’s Elemental My Dear – For the Joy of It

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It's Elemental Newfoundland Painting

When I moved to the island of Newfoundland from the prairies back in 2011, I was just as delighted by the lighthouses, jelly-bean row houses, Signal Hill, etc. as all the tourists were. I still am!

But since my art is more about what I see and sense with my eyes closed than with my eyes open, my paintings aren’t as easily marketable here.

The local and tourist markets alike really favour Newfoundland-specific art. I’ll admit, I love a lot of it too!

Sure, I tried my hand at a lighthouse that first summer. And although that painting found a good home with one of my best customers in Ontario, I quickly reverted back to my natural style.

A few years later, a gallery invited me to create a series of more tourist-friendly paintings. Since I needed the money, I gave it a go.

It didn’t work.

Within hours of starting the project, I could feel how out of alignment I’d become. I was doing it solely for the money.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with money. I welcome abundance in many forms, including the financial energy exchange that allows me to continue creating and sharing in the many ways I do. Money is a beautiful exchange of energy and appreciation that honours another’s contributions – this is true whether for art, a meal at a restaurant, or an oil change on the car.

But for me to be true to my Self, the work has to align with my purpose and passion for becoming a full-time artist.

That time, the canvases I was working on quickly reminded me, through the feelings I was experiencing, that I was off track.

Without having my heart into it, catering to the preferences of the market just didn’t work…

So I ended up saying “no, thank you” to that gallery owner’s invitation.

I Heard The Call

Then, this June, I read a call for submissions by The Heritage Shop, a social enterprise of the non-profit Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.

They wanted Newfoundland-inspired artwork for an exhibition called “Our Elements”.

I got tingles down my spine, an intuitive sign to pay attention.

I LOVE honouring the elements!

Being so connected to the elements on this island is a big part of why I love living here.

So I dove deep into one of my beloved painting marathons and “It’s Elemental” was born.

The title is a play on Sherlock Holmes’ “It’s elementary, my dear Watson” … as I heard “It’s elemental, my dear Dominique” when I recognized the natural fit!

The 5 Elements

So here you have it: a painting that catered to the tourist market this summer and fulfilled me as an artist.

“It’s Elemental” celebrates the strength of our connection to the elemental energies here on The Rock (nickname for the island of Newfoundland).

Using the vivid colours associated with the 4 elements, it features layers of universal symbolism (the triangles and more stylized symbols underneath) as well as local symbolism for the first 4 elements: 

  • Earth: Cabot Tower on Signal Hill, our most famous landmark built on 550 million-year-old rock overlooking the harbour in St. John’s.
  • Fire: beach campfires are such a part of life here
  • Water: a Newfoundland dory boat honouring a rich tradition of cod-fishing
  • Air: Newfoundland is said to be the foggiest place on earth

The final glass bead layer with carved spirals represent the 5th element – aether / Spirit.  As a melding of all 4 elements, glass plays with the light and vibration of the painting’s colours and symbolism to create energy in motion – the Spirit of Newfoundland & Labrador.

It’s Elemental
12″ x 36″
Acrylics & glass bead on canvas.
SOLD

 

 

 

 

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Video: Guided Tour of the Connection Art Exhibition

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My Connection Art Exhibition at Ocean View Gallery in Carbonear, Newfoundland comes to a close today. But you still get to be a part of it here in my little piece of the online world. Welcome!

As you watch & listen to this 12-minute guided tour of my energy-infused intuitive paintings, feel which ones call to you most. I’d love to hear in the comments below.

Remember that you can order the originals online as well as prints (fine art paper & canvas) of many of my paintings.

Click on the video below to play.

I want to publicly thank Tammy Wrice for this amazing experience. What an open-hearted generous soul! She connected to my vision and helped me bring it to life in her community.

In addition to being the gallery owner, she was my art delivery person, b & b hostess, video technician, caterer, business sounding board, and friend.

Connection Art Exhibition Opening Weekend

Our Connection Art Exhibition opening weekend was such a blessing!

Art can be experienced on various levels – visually, energetically, emotionally, intellectually, socially, etc. 

What a treat to be a part of all that with the locals and tourists who visited while I was there.

Some immediately teared up as they entered the room.

Some stayed for 1.5 hours, slowly making their way around the room and sharing how they shifted while journeying through the artwork.

Some interacted with the labyrinth paintings, alone or side by side with friends.

Some traveled from St. John’s for their first art exhibition ever, introducing their kids to something new.

Friends gathered and strangers connected.

Some didn’t seem initially moved by the art, but later came back with others in tow.

And one tourist walked in and quickly said “oh no, this isn’t for me” and did a quick 180. I smiled, happy she recognized her truth and honoured it.

And you?

People always tell me that seeing my work online is nothing like experiencing it live. 

How was your experience?  I’d love to hear below.

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The Journey- All the Way Home to My Self

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OK… this post is a lot about me since this was such an important process piece.  But as we’re all part of the Divine Oneness, see if you can relate with the experience, messages and energy offered here.

This is huge! And I’m not just talking size. I’m talking process!

I created “The Journey: All the Way Home to My Self” as part of my personal wellness program.

I needed focused “me” time in the studio this spring to be, re-centre, and re-energize. So I put the Law of Attraction into action –  follow your bliss and you’ll attract more of it!

What would that look like for you?

There are over 20 layers of paint and energy-work here, not to mention over 120 hours of meditative focusing, many of those spent dot-making. Bliss!

I’d had the 48″x48″ canvas as part of my studio stock for about 2 years, knowing it would eventually become a tree of life with a central circle. About a year ago, the 24″ x 48″ asked to be added to the design. But it needed more gestation time.

It wasn’t until I started working on my labyrinth series in April that I realized those 5 designs were all meant to be integrated into one.

“The Journey: All the Way Home to Myself”
48″ x 78″ (4′ x 6.5′)
Acrylics & chakra stones (red jasper (root), carnelian (sacral), yellow jade (solar plexus), green aventurine (heart), lapis lazuli (throat), amethyst (third eye) & clear quartz (crown) ) on gallery-wrapped canvas.
SOLD

Let me walk you through the creative process – allow the colours and meaning to balance your chakras as you read so that you too can journey all the way home to your Self.

Chakra Balancing Layers

Layer by layer, I worked the colour and words of each chakra onto the canvas. The result was a clearing and balancing of my own chakras.

Although you can’t see them anymore, those chakra enhancing energies still emanate from the painting, assisting the viewer’s personal process.

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  1.  Root or Base Chakra at the base of the spine (RED) : vitality, courage, self-confidence, self-awareness, security, strength of will, grounding.
  2. Sacral Chakra in the lower abdomen (ORANGE): happiness, confidence, resourcefulness, sociability, joy, creativity, independence.
  3. Solar Plexus Chakra below the ribs (YELLOW): wisdom, clarity, self-esteem, optimism, good humour, practicality
  4. Heart Chakra (GREEN): balance, unconditional love, self-love, self-control, compassion, generosity, harmony
  5. Throat Chakra (BLUE): knowledge, health, decisiveness, loyalty, calm, trustworthiness
  6. Brow or Third Eye Chakra in the centre of the forehead (INDIGO): intuition, mysticism, understanding, integrity, faithfulness, clear-sightedness
  7. Crown Chakra, at the top of the head: beauty, creativity, inspiration, reverence, service, idealism, good of the Higher Self.

The Vesica Pisces

vesica pisces design The basis for my composition and personal energy work was the Vesica Pisces – sacred geometry used in religion and spirituality for thousands of years to represent a source of immense power and energy.

The Vesica Pisces is the two becoming one – just as my experience painting and your experience now witnessing become an opening for something greater.

It’s also

* an opening into the mysteries of higher consciousness
* the seed of the tree of life and basic motif for the flower of life,
* the intersection of spiritual and physical,
* creation/ birthing/ yoni/ Goddess
* two becoming one
* a symbol for Jesus Christ (the fish shape in the middle).

The Awkward Teenager Phase

This phase isn’t uncommon in an intuitive painting…. or in life!

My focus was more on process than looks. My job was to be patient and to keep loving it (and myself) as we grew.

Which of your creations may be at an awkward teenager phase right now? How can you add more love and compassion to the mix?

There are about 6 layers of washes, glazes, paint, and art therapy here. I was even down on my hands and knees scrubbing with a brush at one point to remove layers of as-yet-fully-cured washes of gold and stainless steel paint to bring back some of what I liked a few steps back.

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The studio truly is a practice – for life, for self-love, for all there is. I trust in the process.

The initial layers are an investment of time, energy, and lots of expensive pro-paint… but none of it is wasted.

Every layer informs the metaphysical and aesthetic value of the finished piece.

Non-Attachment for Peace & Harmony

In order to reconnect to peace and achieve harmony, there’s no going back – just forward.

Are you too attached to the past to open to the mystery of the future and the peace in the now?

I may have loved how some of the close-up sections looked when I did those chakra coloured puddle-stripes, but it didn’t hold together as a painting.

So I kept adding layers of darker paints in the upper chakra colours to form a more uniform and darker background upon which to build the light.

Integrating the Labyrinth Series Designs

Now came time to integrate my previous 5 labyrinth paintings:

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The two labyrinths have an active role in this contemplative art piece.

The viewers will be able to journey through both using a soft dry paintbrush, enhancing their meditative journey.

The Tree of Life

Here’s where I fully immersed myself in dot-therapy for days on end.  Truly wonderful!

First, I dotted the bare tree branches and roots in 2 shades of iridescent copper and bronze. I also highlighted the intersections in tiny light gold dots.

Then, I added the seasons, which thankfully meant more dot-therapy! I tell ya! I was really in the dot-flow!

As one of my representations for the Law of Rhythm, the symbolism of the 4 seasons was very important for me this winter.

Business was slow and my energy seemed to match, calling for more solitude and creative time instead of focusing solely on generating new business.  This project was about honouring this inner and economic rhythm instead of trying to force something that wasn’t working… yet. My job was to stay in my peace no matter what.

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Radiant Light

Once the tree was completed, it was time to work on the halo.  So much Light went into this painting. It was time for it to shine out into the world.

Here, we have layers of tiny and broader brush strokes, first in zinc white (transparent), titanium white (opaque), and interference violet, blue, and orange. These appear white from one angle, but shine in colour from another.

I also added 3-D sparkly seeds in the root system to symbolize the juicy inspiration from which all grows. I love sparkle & shine!

You can also see here the triskele symbol in the 4 corners. I started with a layer in teal, then went for purple and interference violet. In person, they look like jewels.

The triskele is a Celtic design with a triple spiral. It represents the harmonious union, motion and transformation achieved through

  • life-death-rebirth,
  • spirit-mind-body,
  • mother-father-child,
  • past-present-future,
  • power-intellect-love,
  • and more.

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Healing & Meditation Tools

I always imagined this painting hanging with a space in between the 2 canvases.

From the central root now hangs a quartz point pendant with 7 chakra stones, bringing the piece full circle from its original layers. The pendant can be easily removed if the owner wants to wear it to help balance her/ his charkas.

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There are also 7 engraved chakra stones from India resting on the top ledge of the bottom canvas – a mini-altar. It’s a good spot for the soft paintbrush to rest when not used to journey through the two labyrinths. 

There, in the root system, precious objects and healing tools can both nourish and be nourished, bathed in layers of energy work and painted symbolism.

It doesn’t take a lot of room to create a mini-altar for yourself. Is that an idea that appeals?

The Protection

After many hours of adding tiny branches and other touch-ups, it was time to decide it was done.

I applied an isolation coat of soft-gel to protect the pigments and then 4 coats of UV resistant varnish.

I love the symbolism.

Varnish is  like surrounding yourself with a white light to protect yourself from harm. That light allows your beauty to shine through and enhances your experience of the world.

Varnish protects from dust, scratches, moisture, etc. while deepening the colours and increasing the shine (because I chose gloss).

The last coat of varnish was brushed on Mother’s Day, but the chakra stones didn’t arrive in the mail until weeks later.  There you have it, this baby is ready for a new home! My work with it and its work with me is done.

Title: The Journey: All the Way Home to My Self
Year: © 2017
Size:  78“ x  is 8 8“ (198.12cm x 121.92  cm) – 2 canvases (24″ x 48″ + 48″ x 48″)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. With chakra quartz pendant & 7 chakra stones (red jasper (root), carnelian (sacral), yellow jade (solar plexus), green aventurine (heart), lapis lazuli (throat), amethyst (third eye), clear quartz (crown) )
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
SOLD


Comes with chakra pendant, 7 stones, and soft paintbrush.

 

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“Sky Dancer” – a story of angst and inspiration

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"Sky Dancer" labyrinth and moon painting

“Sky Dancer” – buy original here ) and prints available

This story begins when I was inspired to slowly dance my way through the labyrinth in a local chapel. I was the Sky Dancer – a name I used to call myself decades ago.

The music moved me. My joy moved me. I felt so light and happy as I gracefully floated my way to the centre. There, I stayed, in a yoga child pose, expressing my thanks and reverence for all that is before slowly dancing my way back out again.

That’s how “Sky Dancer” was born – to celebrate the labyrinth as a path of elation.

 

The Inspired Design

Sky Dancer composition & sacred geometryLike many of my figures, she’s part physical and spiritual energy, with floating qualities.

I wanted her to embrace the moon with her romantically long flowing skirt and have her hair streaming in the evening breeze.

I put sacred geometry and composition rules to work, sizing her so that her head was at the sweet spot in the golden rule (rule of thirds – yellow lines) on both the horizontal and vertical axes.  I also wanted her S-curved body angled to follow the line from the bottom corner to the half mark (green line).  And her hair would flow from the other half to the quarter mark (violet line).

This was all very exciting!

Then It Happened

Then, one morning not two weeks after I’d finished her, I opened an email newsletter by the world-renowned artist Rassouli.

Born Free by Rassouli

“Born Free” by Rassouli

My jaw dropped. My heart sank. I started crying in sadness and fear.

It looked like I had copied his work! I couldn’t believe it!

That month’s Rassouli featured print, was of “Born Free”, a painting I’d obviously come across at some point, inspiring me to my core. It came rising up to the surface of my consciousness when I wanted to translate my feelings into design. Either that, or we’d both tapped into the same Source of inspiration…

Before I started my art studies, art was a personal spiritual practice. I was rarely moved to look at other artists’ work.

I fell in love with Rassouli’s art about 7 years ago when a classmate at the University of Saskatchewan shared it with me . I later signed-up for his workshop near Assisi, Italy in 2014, but it was cancelled.

After the shock of seeing his “Born Free” subsided, I took his image into Photoshop, flipped it, superimposed it, and compared it with mine. Even the angle of the arms is similar, but my figure is proportionately shorter.

An Opportunity For Connection

I didn’t know what to do. Should I pull my painting off the market? Was it unintentionally violating copyright laws?

I’m not sure if it was fear or Spirit that moved me, but I I reached out to Rassouli in an email.

I didn’t want my Sky Dancer to infringe on his art!

Thank You Rassouli

I can’t tell you how relieved I was to get his reply, which he later gave me permission to quote:

Dear Dominique,
I am quite touched by your beautiful letter of how you have been impacted by my art, the effect on your painting, and your respect and honoring of my creative images to be willing to give yours up.
I congratulate you on your fabulous art and defiantly encourage you to post it on your website and social media. The story by itself is a great description of what art can do.
It is a beautiful example of how inspiration seeds another painting altogether, but something sparked the beauty of the movement in you.
Love & Light,
Rassouli

The Sky Dancer Story Continues

I am moved to tears once again just sharing this story with you – but this time they are tears of humbleness and happiness. OK, vulnerability too …

Muses invite us to the dance floor. We are all touched by inspiration. Sometimes, we even receive similar visions for us to translate through our very being.

This all happened on the morning I was about to start my final labyrinth painting, a 4 x 6-foot piece that incorporates all 5 smaller labyrinth designs (including Sky Dancer) into one.

So you can just imagine how relieved I was that my email reached him, and that he took the time to so lovingly reply within hours. Thank you Rassouli.

I was freed from my angst to continue as planned!

For Sale

So yes, “Sky Dancer” is for sale!

The original is different from the prints as she’s been painted with a special “interference paint” that changes her colour depending on the angle of the light. So straight on she looks almost white, but becomes iridescent blue, violet and gold as you walk by her.

The Original:  
  • Title: Sky Dancer – SOLD
    Year: © 2019
    Size: 18 “ x  24“ (45.72 cm x 61 cm)
    Artist: Dominique Hurley
    Materials: Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. 
    Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
  •  The painting comes with a soft paintbrush that you can use to move your way through this Chartres style labyrinth.

Prints are also available on paper and stretched canvas. Click here to order. Canvas prints make great finger labyrinths and can be wiped clean if you use it in a therapeutic setting.

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Two More Labyrinth Paintings

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Two weeks ago, I introduced you to “Chakra Journey” and “Peace Flow”, my first 2 labyrinth paintings in this new series. It celebrates the various moods and blessings of my regular labyrinth walks. In painting them, my journey continues. In owning one of them, so can yours.

Today’s two labyrinth paintings show you the difference between a Chartres-style labyrinth and the classical 7 -circuit one.

3. “Oasis of Inspiration” Labyrinth Painting

Oasis labyrinth with 2 angels

“Oasis of Inspiration” – prints available

In this labyrinth painting, I wanted to thank my angels for their support in my intuitive process.  I know they’re there with me, waiting for me to invite them into my journey. Ask and you shall receive.

Thanks to all those on FB who contributed name suggestions. Once again, I incorporated them into a prayer.

Prayer: Oasis of Inspiration

Dear God and Guiding Spirits
Angels of Light & Love
Overseers of my Highest Good
I’ve come to this oasis
Ripe with in-sight
To walk in faith
Embraced by your love.

As I journey within,
May I breathe in the Life Force
That connects me to you.

I am a dream walker
Here to voyage in the silence of my inner soul
Seeking clarity and inspiration.

I am an angel walker,
Here to explore the space between your wings
Seeking balance and peace.

As I walk this labyrinth,
May I remain attentive to the signs
And be truly transformed
In the space between each step.

Walking for Answers

Labyrinths are a great tool to access intuitive guidance.

Before you enter, ask your question and pay attention to all your senses as you slowly make your way to and from the centre.

A memory may rise to the surface or a bug walk across your path. Everything has meaning when you’re on an intuitive walkabout. 

You can find out more about how to get the most out of the process in my free 5 Steps to Activate Your Intuition for a Happy Healthy Life online tutorial.

The original “Oasis of Inspiration” is 16″ x 20″ – SOLD
  • Acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas. No framing required
  • Several thick clear isolation coats and varnish were applied to give this piece a super high-gloss look.
  • It comes with a soft paintbrush that you can use to move your way through this Chartres style labyrinth.

Click here to order prints.

4. “Mother Earth” Labyrinth Painting

When I started creating these labyrinth paintings, my friend Jill asked if I would paint her a classical 7-circuit one instead of the Chartres-style one.

When I meditated on it, I envisioned a pregnant woman with the labyrinth as her belly. This didn’t surprise me as Jill is a doula who uses labyrinths to help expectant mothers in the birthing process.

Soon after, my vision of a pregnant woman turned into a primal goddess with the whole planet in her uterus. She’d become the Great Mother, Gaia, Mother Earth.

I’m glad to say Jill was thrilled with the results of her commission.

You too can have “Mother Earth”! Prints-on-demand are available by clicking here. Order yours on paper or canvas of many sizes.

P.S. The prints on canvas are great to use as finger labyrinths and can be wiped down with a moist cloth for hygiene purposes. This makes them great for wellness centres and hospitals as well as home.

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New Labyrinth Painting Series

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Peace Flow labyrinth painting

“Peace Flow”

This past Saturday was International Labyrinth Day.

I only found out the day before, but it’s not the first time that my creative projects somehow align with planetary movements.

As you may have read in a previous post, walking the floor labyrinth and using the finger labyrinths in a local chapel has become part of my regular meditative practice.

I’m amazed at how different my labyrinth journeys can feel.

That’s why, in April, I decided to paint 6 labyrinth paintings that celebrate my various experiences. In painting them, the journey continues.

Here are the first 2.

1. “Chakra Journey” Labyrinth

I created this one Easter weekend.

It honours the grounding, connecting, and chakra balancing effects of journeying a labyrinth.

  • RED governs the base or ROOT chakra situated at the base of the spine: vitality, courage, self-confidence, security, stability.
  • ORANGE governs the SACRAL chakra situated in the lower abdomen: self-respect, success, happiness, confidence, resourcefulness.
  • YELLOW governs the SOLAR PLEXUS chakra, situated below the ribs: creativity, self-worth, wisdom, clarity.
  • GREEN governs the HEART chakra: unconditional love, self-love, balance, self-control.
  • BLUE governs the THROAT chakra: self-expression, knowledge, health, decisiveness.
  • INDIGO governs the brow or THIRD EYE chakra, in the centre of the forehead: intuition, mysticism, understanding
  • VIOLET/PURPLE governs the CROWN chakra, at the top of the head: spirituality, self-awareness, beauty, creativity, inspiration

This painting is assisted with the energy of dragonflies to dive beneath the surface and see beyond the illusions, delusions, and self-limiting beliefs.

Prints Available

The original (12″ x 12″) was sold before it was done, but you can order prints by clicking here.

Note: Prints on stretched canvas make great finger labyrinths and can easily be wiped down with a moist cloth if you work in a setting that requires it for hygiene reasons. I suggest you get larger than a 12″ x 12″ if you want to use your fingers. You can also use a soft paintbrush to journey through it.

2. “Peace Flow” Labyrinth

”Peace Flow’ honours the process of returning to one’s centre to reconnect with the peace that is always living there.  It helps shed whatever doesn’t serve you so that you can carry that peace back out with you.

Embraced by a peace dove, every dot in this labyrinth is a prayer, a meditation, a conscious opening to peace.

“Peace Flow”

Buy “Peace Flow”

The original is 12″ x 16″ – SOLD
Acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas. No framing required

The painting comes with a soft paintbrush that you can use to move your way through this Chartres style labyrinth.

Contact Otherworld Treasures to purchase.

Or click here to order prints in various sizes.

I’ll introduce you to two more in 2 weeks, but if you can’t wait, you can always see what’s available on my Original Paintings page and Prints Page.  

It’s been a meditative, productive, and  creative month!

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Embrace – a new painting

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Do you have days when all you want to do is lie in bed and watch 6 movies in a row?

I do.

Those days have been a part of my natural rhythm for as long as I can remember.

But I’m no sloth.

When I’m focused on a work project or in the creative flow, I’m equally happy with the long active and productive hours. I’m no stranger to 16-hour workdays.

Embracing these personal rhythms has been key to my inner peace.

There’s no use feeling guilty if I choose the company of Netflix for a day. It’s not a waste if I enjoy it.

The same goes if I spend a day in nature mid-week instead of working.

There’s as much power and peace in acceptance as there is in knowing when it’s time to shift.

Just as with our beloved trees, there’s a time for us to:

  • be dormant
  • bud & blossom
  • bear fruit
  • let go

So allow yourself to be. Allow yourself to do. Embrace both your active and passive phases.

Respect  your needs for alone and social time.

Design a career and a life that supports your rhythms. You’re worth it!

This new painting called “Embrace” is about accepting your own rhythms in wellness and happiness.

In this painting, the triskele, or triple spiral is a symbol of both the active and passive. It’s a reminder to balance your being and doing.

As a symbol of motion, it also beckons you forward through the cycles of your Life Path, much as the moon influences the cycles of the oceans and the seasons.

The key is not to get stuck.

Workaholism can lead to burnout and other health issues. So can spending too many days watching movies in bed.

May you dance to your own tune in harmony with the rhythms of the Universe.

May you embrace and love yourself for who you truly are in all your ways of being and doing.

“Embrace” (12″ x 12″)
Acrylics on stretched canvas. No framing required. -SOLD

 

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New Painting: Interbeing – a rainbow forest

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The studio was all set up for a painting play date with my Self while another blizzard hit St. John’s. I’d smudged (energetic cleansing ritual) with sacred palo santo smoke and invited my team of Divine Helpers to join the fun. Then, my housemate walked in to share about the concept of ‘interbeing’.

I got goosebumps. I knew that my as-yet-unborn painting had already chosen its name.

Interbeing -rainbow forest painting

“Interbeing (Rainbow Forest)” – 15″ x 30″ – SOLD

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, I used every one of my non-metallic fluid acrylic colours, layer after layer, to co-create”Interbeing – Rainbow Forest”.

I had no expectations. No demands. I just needed to play with the energy of colour.

Over the next few days, this rainbow forest emerged, its essence mirrored in both the textured trees and sky.

Coined by Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, scholar, and poet Thich Nhat Hanh, “interbeing”  means to inter-dependently co-exist.

Here’s how he explains it:

“If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain; without rain, the trees cannot grow: and without trees, we cannot make paper. The cloud is essential for the paper to exist. If the cloud is not here, the sheet of paper cannot be here either. So we can say that the cloud and the paper inter-are.

“Interbeing” is a word that is not in the dictionary yet, but if we combine the prefix “inter” with the verb “to be”, we have a new verb, inter-be. Without a cloud, we cannot have paper, so we can say that the cloud and the sheet of paper inter-are.

If we look into this sheet of paper even more deeply, we can see the sunshine in it. If the sunshine is not there, the forest cannot grow. In fact nothing can grow. Even we cannot grow without sunshine. And so, we know that the sunshine is also in this sheet of paper. The paper and the sunshine inter-are. And if we continue to look we can see the logger who cut the tree and brought it to the mill to be transformed into paper. And we see the wheat. We know that the logger cannot exist without his daily bread, and therefore the wheat that became his bread is also in this sheet of paper. And the logger’s father and mother are in it too. When we look in this way we see that without all of these things, this sheet of paper cannot exist.

Looking even more deeply, we can see we are in it too. This is not difficult to see, because when we look at a sheet of paper, the sheet of paper is part of our perception. Your mind is in here and mine is also. So we can say that everything is in here with this sheet of paper. You cannot point out one thing that is not here-time, space, the earth, the rain, the minerals in the soil, the sunshine, the cloud, the river, the heat. Everything co-exists with this sheet of paper. That is why I think the word inter-be should be in the dictionary. “To be” is to inter-be. You cannot just be by yourself alone. You have to inter-be with every other thing. This sheet of paper is, because everything else is.

Suppose we try to return one of the elements to its source. Suppose we return the sunshine to the sun. Do you think that this sheet of paper will be possible? No, without sunshine nothing can be. And if we return the logger to his mother, then we have no sheet of paper either. The fact is that this sheet of paper is made up only of “non-paper elements.” And if we return these non-paper elements to their sources, then there can be no paper at all. Without “non-paper elements,” like mind, logger, sunshine and so on, there will be no paper. As thin as this sheet of paper is, it contains everything in the universe in it.” 

(as quoted on goodreads.com)

Appreciation for Interbeing

Give this a try and observe how it’ll raise your vibration and reconnect you to your True Self and Divine Oneness.

Take a few minutes to list out loud with appreciation everything and everyone that is part of this interbeing with you.

Who and what has contributed to the Gift you are today? Who and what has positively contributed to your day, your work, your life?

Let your appreciation carry you, raise you, and connect you.

Interbeing – Forest Rainbow (15″ x 30″)
Acrylics and granular gel on stretched canvas. No framing required.
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I confess… this felt so good

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“Promise (Springtime Lullaby)” – 9″ x 12″

Let me be transparent. That’s how I am.

This felt so good, I have to share.

As soon as I posted photos of this new painting on my Facebook Page, it sold. The Universe rewarded my passion and commitment with the perfect buyer, and fast.

Wow! What a feeling! Such ease & grace.

No years of bringing that painting from one exhibition or event to another; no countless hours working on online marketing for it; no worrying where this month’s grocery money will come from.

Instead, there was a beautiful energy exchange that opened us both to the flow of love, beauty, and abundance. And since this painting was purchased as a gift, the flow has kept on growing.

What would it be if all my paintings found good homes so quickly? I’m open to it!

I’ll admit, it would be much easier to manage my thoughts and feelings. I’m still in training! After all, everything I write for you in this blog comes out of my own transformational journey.

I create because my soul calls me to. The more I create, the happier I am. It elevates my vibration and adds beauty and universal energy to the world. It helps me be in a space of love instead of fear.

I believe that when I do what I love, the Universe supports me.

So thank you to all those who have purchased my work or hired me for my intuitive services, workshops, etc throughout the years.

Thanks also for sharing my work with your friends and family.

Please know that your gift to your Self and loved ones has also been a huge gift to me. One purchase makes such a difference – I trust for us both!

Whether you’re moved to buy right now or not, keep enjoying all I have to give. Some business consultants tell me I give too much, but that too is just part of what I love to do … so I’ll keep on giving.

May we both be supported with ease and grace on our Paths to our Highest Good.

Namaste,

Dominique

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Painting & Poem: Nesting in Peace Reborn

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I’m so happy to share with you my latest co-creation, “Nesting in Peace Reborn”.

I say “co-creation” because I always paint with Source, my team of Divine Helpers, and energies that nourish my soul. This time, there’s an added layer of co-creation!

21 women contributed to today’s offering when I made a public call for names on Facebook. Often, the painting itself gives me its name, but this time, it asked for audience participation.

Once I’d gathered all the name suggestions, I was inspired to incorporate them in a poem. 

May the words, images, and painting itself (if you’re moved to add it to your collection), nest in your heart and illuminate your day.

New painting Nesting in Peace Reborn

Title: Nesting in Peace Reborn
Year: © 2017
Size: 12 “ x  36“ (30.48 cm x 91.44 cm)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics, pumice (lava stone dust for emotional calmness and grounding) & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. 
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
SOLD

Why this name?

Thank you to Pam Janes-Young and Pegan Mage, whose contributions I combined for this name-giving.

“Nesting” felt right from the moment I read it. It then kept calling back to me every time I contemplated the finished painting.

It resonated for its many meanings:

  • being cradled,
  • creating a nest (which this Celtic design resembles), and
  • the ritual performed by pregnant women in clearing the house of anything harmful to the soon to be born child.

As someone who uses the full moon’s light energy to clear my rocks and crystals, this 3rd meaning seemed like a perfect bonus.

Then, as I was writing the poem, there was great emotional impact by ending with the words “Peace reborn”. It felt like the culmination of the entire creative process.

Because of the lunar symbolism, I felt its reminder that peace is the result of a cyclical rebirth requiring intention and mindfulness.

The painting is thrilled with its name. You?

Nesting In Peace Reborn

Oh tranquil moon,
Eye of peace,
I’d been waiting in suspense
On this quiet snowy night
For a glimpse of your beauty.

A safe and blessed space
has been prepared
For your arrival.

Oh celestial satellite,
My heart alights
As you play peek-a-moon
Through the delicate snowfall.

Your eternal essence reaches me
Like whispers through the forest.

Separation is an illusion.
We are interconnected
Soul friend – Anam Cara.
Entwined in your sanctuary,
I rejoice in the splendour
Of your welcoming ceremony.

Connected in the heartbeat of this moment
I stand witness to your crowning.

Like a love meteor,
You’ve come home
To clear the nest
And give birth
To the fruit of life.

Your song resounds
Through the fields,
Rocking the oceans and
Holding all of life together.

Oh Mother Moon,
Nesting in the branches
Of the Arbor Vitae,
Cradled in its enduring power,
Your light travels
Down its rivers of serenity,
Through its roots,
And straight to my soul.

Peace reborn.

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Nesting in Peace Reborn
12 “ x  36“ (30.48 cm x 91.44 cm)
SOLD
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