Being your self

 

She got my attention

She wanted to be herself

in fact

in awe

She wanted to be me.

I join you now

whole

outside of the false prison of unworthiness.

I have joined you,

without moving an inch.

 

The gift is being opened

it has always had our very own name on it.

Detail of Another Village

18x24 inches

oil and cold wax on canvas 

The experience

 

I’m watching so many changes happen in my paintings during this CVP course it is often mind boggling- and with each change I get the chance to say “oh I really like this, this really feels like me.” 

That is what this course really serves- each of our personal and unique life expression. 

I really like the yellow ochre and the bits of whatever floating above the structure of whatever below them !! 

It’s a joy to be ourselves. 

Some more thoughts on this process:

A finished painting really is feeling like an artifact of the experience I had painting it.

The decisions

The not knowing 

The play

The choices 

The discomfort 

The wonder of being led from “the inside of the inside” (Thank you Chameli Ardagh for that pointer 💫)

And everything in between - an experience of me.

And to share it——

that’s the bonus feature!

Look what I found !!

12x12 acrylic

The Eye of the World’s Heart

All eyes are on the people of Ukraine.

Our hearts are with them daily as we watch and feel from a distance the destruction that is being brought upon their homes and lives as a direct result of unwarranted aggression.

We are moved to help in so many ways. Our prayers call for a miracle to stop the killing and destruction.

Feeling this helplessness in the face of war I turned to what I can do directly to bring my own attention into a place of power. I paint. I brought all I feel into this painting - the crush of the aggressor, the spirit of the Ukraine people, the heart of all humanity, and the eye of the world.

May there be a miracle to end this war in our lives.

May all beings know peace in their lives.

The Freedom Spirit

36x36 oil and cold wax on canvas