The Gathering – last painting of 2022

I truly hope that your new year is off to a great start, whatever that means for you.

Whether you’re focused on dreams, goals or thriving through your challenges – you’re not alone. Please know that!

Sometimes in the studio, I enter a prayerful painting mode with requests in mind and at heart. I may spend more time alone than most people, but that doesn’t mean I’m not connected energetically – and that’s what this painting is all about.

Feel free to connect with your prayer requests – for you or your loved ones.

This was the last precious energy-infused gem I painted in 2022.

It filled my heart with the Solstice spirit, even if it was co-created a week before.

I had my reflection and celebration time while creating mini-paint-buttons in the studio since I’d be on a plane far above the planet on the actual Solstice. I do love to fly at significant times.

I started the background months before and got called back to it when pondering the Winter Solstice energies.

It’s called “The Gathering” – a soothing reminder of our interconnectedness.

We are the fruit of the Tree of Life.

Together we were born to nourish our own and each other’s transformational journey.

The trees may be without their leaves here in North America right now, but when I look at them, they are still filled with light, life, and presence.

This painting is a mix of all these things.

But it can be something entirely different for you. What you perceive is what matters when you contemplate art. Honour that.

Every December, I purchase a toy/tool for my art business. For the past few years, these all had to do with my relatively new passion for videography.

This past holiday season, it’s for both videography & painting.

I bought an extension arm for my tripod so I can film from above, since I paint flat on a table. I’ll need it if I offer an online intuitive painting workshop – something I’m considering.

Here’s a short video showing you how I made the swirly paint buttons on today’s painting.

I’ve long loved making these, but these are the smallest I’ve ever made!