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Illustration Friday

Journey

There is not one aspect of life that does not require a journey. It may be the physical act of a journey, a mental journey, an emotional journey or a spiritual journey. It is a fact, that a learning process can be had by any and all journeys, you just need to be open to the lesson(s). Make all your journeys count, because in life, destination always looms big before you. May all your journeys lead you to your ultimate self actualization. Peace to you and yours. ... Continue Reading »

Duet – The Real Dance

Illustration Friday is a wonderful outlet to get artists creating on a weekly basis. It gives a word prompt, every week. This week the word is "duet." Hmmm...I'm sure that word does bring about songs, music, dances, couples and possibly love.  It does for me, too! But, I took a little detour from the traditional visual. What comes to my mind is the "duet" of our inner and outer selves. You, know that duet, that dance!  It's the duet we do when we  present one self to the world and keep that protected, vulnerable, beautiful self, well hidden. We all dance this duet with ourselves moment-to-moment. Now take a breath, slow and deep...I would ... Continue Reading »

Cultivating: Enchantment

My soul has an absolute and relentless need for trips into enchantment. It requires, enchantment like the body needs food and the mind needs thought to survive. But, I am bombarded daily, by a culture who prides itself on disapproving and explaining the sources of enchantment. Our society is  always explaining away every mystery, one after another, under the guise of  sophistication, the need to grow-up and the need to appear intelligent. As if indulging in the imagination, is not any of these things! I often wonder, is this why American culture is so obsessed with the fear of aging?  Instead, we only need to hold on to all things that keep ... Continue Reading »

Iconic Dread – Layering Process

As part of my "Dread" Series, I've created another painting which has an iconic presence. Icons in general culture  is more like a  symbol — for example, a name, face, picture, or even a person readily recognized as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities or maybe that represents something  of greater significance, usually associated with religious, cultural, political, or economic standing. The painting began as a graphite drawing, layered with color, then layered with more color...again and again! The whole process of creating is a layered project, which begins as an idea sparked from a creative ... Continue Reading »

Cold Creation

Winter is a time of quiet, hibernation, renewal, cold, waiting, rebirth and the mini death of nature's plant life. Is is also some of the darkest days. Living on the northern east coast, means a ritual of heavy sweaters, overcoats, hats, scarves and gloves. But, it can be a time of great reflection, curling up in a natty sweater, lighting some candles, listening to music, pondering something as small as "getting a snack" or more significant like "what can you do to make your life more meaningful?" With ice or snow covering everything, I tend to look up and notice the sky and stars. It's wonderful to see the night light of the stars, so ... Continue Reading »

Reverse Order

In the last (72) hours, I have somehow reversed my schedule. Meaning, instead of sleeping at night and being up during the day, it is vice-versa! So today, I am trying to correct this reversed order by staying up all day. So far, so good, I will be unbearable around 7:00PM, but I'm hoping to last until 8:00PM and then I will go to bed for the evening. I'm looking forward to going back to my regular schedule of  5:30AM to 10:30PM. This reverse schedule usually happens when I stay up too late, painting!  I get  excited over some aspect of the painting, I'm working on, I pull an all-nighter.  :) This was particular piece was created around ... Continue Reading »