Introducing 7 New Paintings

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I’m no technical wizard (yet), but I finally managed to get through the robber’s password lock on my computer, to reload a new operating system, to erase all traces of his presence (a misspelled user name that kept popping up everywhere), to reload all my programs, and last but not least, to do some major troubleshooting that finally allowed me to open Raw photo files from my good camera.  It took me a week, but only cost me $6 for a replacement cable.  I also learned a lot in the process… Not bad for someone with a mild case of technophobia, eh?

The Painting Process:

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my new studio. I started off by consulting my Spirit Calling Cards to come up with guiding affirmations that I painted on the wall tarp (note: I still have 8 full sets left of these limited edition gems if you’d like one), did a little dance, smudged the space and my materials, experimented without expectations – even painting with my eyes closed at times, got down on the floor cross-legged for many a painting marathon, gazed, meditated, and played with all my new supplies.  It’s been 5 weeks of focused fun!

The Paintings:

1. “Guardian Angel” (12″ x 24″) – SOLD (prints available)
   This is the first painting I completed, and I must say, I love it.  How could I not? It’s an homage to my and all guardian angels. Their presence has been truly felt in my life, and to them, I am grateful.  There are several layers of paint and glazes on this painting, as well as evidence of the Mischtechnik I learned in Vienna (albeit in acrylics instead of oils).  Another of my goals while studying overseas was to develop my own style of drawing figures – I am really enjoying continuing that process.
   
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2. Exaltation – (24″ x 36″) – SOLD – prints available
   This piece was created in the state of bliss and gratitude that carried me through our robbery experience. It was the moment-by-moment reminder that suffering only happens when we attach stories to our experiences.  While working on this piece, I was as far from suffering as I was from my missing computer.  In fact, it helped me reconnect to a state I have often experienced in recent years as I have followed my heart’s calling and inner guidance – connected to my True Self and to joy.  It helped me love what is.  The imagery was inspired in part by a greeting card I have long had on my altar – the work of visionary artist Francene Hart… the same greeting card that I saw on the bedside table of the director of the Awakening Arts Center in Italy, where I spent an awesome week as Artist in Residence in May.
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3. Dancing With My Inner Child  (18″ x 24″) –  – SOLD
   This playful piece had me journeying to sunny beaches to frolic with the waves and the wind.  Warmed by the sun, there’s a definite sense of freedom and fun here.  You’ll have noticed by now that my figures aren’t solid in nature – they’re more of a representation of both the physical and non-physical energies that make us who we are.  It’s a bit of quantum physics meets spirituality all mixed together with colour and play.
   
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4. The Messenger  (9″ x 12″) –  – SOLD
   This is the first of two pieces I created to honour the birds that so often visit us in our back yard.  My new environment here in St.-John’s has been such a blessing on so many levels.  Although it started much before that, my experience in the land of Saint Francis of Asisi has made me even more aware of my special connection to our feathered friends. Standing on the back deck in the last 8 weeks since I have returned to Canada, I have received many messages from the so many birds that pass through.  For example, a hawk visited us on the day of the robbery and an eagle flew by above the river the day I recovered my computer.  To me, these are all helpful messages.
   
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5. Come Play – (18″ x 24″) – SOLD
   There are many mixed opinions about blue jays out there, but I think they’re gorgeous! Plus, they’re perfectly being what they are – blue jays.  No other creature can be as perfectly a blue jay as a blue jay can. What more could we ask of them…  I smile when I look at this painting. It’s not really the kind of piece I would have ever done before – but it makes my inner child smile and that’s a good thing.  It’s a “happy place” kind of piece.
   
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6. “Pixy Dust”  (15″ x 30″) – Mixed media: acrylics & granular gel on gallery-wrapped canvas – SOLD
   I have long loved using texture in my art and have been very excited since I received my gallons of Golden mediums and gels from Urchin Art Materials and Papery, my local supplier.  Last week, I returned there to purchase some new clay shapers since I accidentally left mine in Italy. I was then able to finish the last layer of this mystical piece using Clear Granular Gel.  Its transparency allows the rich colours of the world behind it to seep through, straight into our own auric field.  Its dragonflies are now free to travel above and below, through the pixy dust that helps us all to journey with them beyond the world of illusion and delusion. It’s hard to describe how this piece impacts me energetically and aesthetically – one thing for sure is that the greens go straight to my heart chakra.
   
   If you’d like to add this piece to your collection – or start your own original art treasure chest, please contact me.
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   7.  Walking the Moon Path –  (18″ x 24″)  SOLD – prints available
   Many times over the years, I have looked up at the sky knowing that the moon I was gazing at from one location was the same moon that my beloveds could see from their location around the world. The moon not only connects me to them, but to my Self and Mother Earth- to the rhythms that make us whole.  This painting is an invitation to reconnect to all that is, inside and out, and to walk on the journey of Love, Beauty, and Truth.  I have to add that it’s also an opportunity to embrace the mystery and rejoice in our sensuality.
   

There you have it – my 7 new pieces.  They’ve taken both 5 weeks and a lifetime of journeying, training, and painting to create.  I am thrilled that I was finally able to present them to you today.  I have 2 more on the go, and many more to come.  It feels so good to paint – I hope you too are finding ways to express your innate creativity.

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