This Summer...

I have been venturing into painting intuitively...which means I put color on paper and then look for the design within and the message it brings to me...I will share some here with you...others are very personal and will remain close to my heart...All of these paintings below are done with acrylics and oil pastel...


FREEDOM

She would no longer stand in the darkness...
the sun and wind would now carry her...
carry her to her dreams...
carry her to her feminine...
carry her to her love....
carry her to her heart...
carry her to her freedom

 

 

TRANSFORMED

 

She started out soft and light...

gentle strokes moving across the paper...

and when she appeared she transformed...

changing herself to bold and beautiful and strong...

she felt the vibrations of creativity all around her...

let go and be wild she whispered....

feel the wings on your shoulders....

there is nothing to fear...

 

 

 

 

SHE DANCED

 

She danced...

she kicked up her heels and spun around....

laughter breaking all around her...

freedom felt good on her....

she danced a dance for herself...

 

 

 

 

MOTHER NATURE

 

She surrounds me with her brilliant colors....

sun rises...

sun sets....

rain...snow...sun....

she brings the flowers of growth my way.

she watches over all creatures of earth....

she calms me on a warm day with her soft breeze

and sweet bird songs...

 

 

WHERE AM I?

 

I am in the garden of life....

I am dreaming big dreams...

I am growing from the inside out....

I am believing in myself....

I am trusting the process...

I am loved by myself and many...

I am content...

I am happy...

my heart feels whole.

 

 

 

 

 

INTUITION

 

Pause and be aware....

get out of your head and into your heart...

feel free and full of love....

feel the echoes of your heart beat...the stirrings of your soul...

feel the heat of your passion for paint and paper and words....

pause and be aware....

allow yourself to rise and take flight with your intuition.

 

 

 

 

RELEASE

 

release...release....release...

you have learned the lessons....

release....release...release...

.let it go...do not carry it with you anymore...

something's you may not understand the whys of...

but you can choose to let it go anyway...

release...release...release...

say good-bye and move forward.

 

 







 

 



 





she knew...

 

there are moments in the day when I feel them with me...by my side...and it is at that moment when I feel their hearts close to mine...whispering I LOVE YOU.

peace...

 

digging in the earth and watching as the flowers grew she felt at peace...she felt it more often now...allowing her to realize that she was growing too.

spirit...

 

lightly fluttering around me I feel their presence....they watch over me and keep me safe...gently I reach out to touch them...they are just beyond my reach...my heart knows they are there...

Mother Earth...

I have been doing quite a few paintings on Motherhood...this one came today and I wanted to share it and the words that came with it...

 



 

 

MOTHER EARTH...

 

With love and gratitude I thank you for this day...

 

From the East you bring a new day....to illuminate me...to awaken me...may I be aware to be present to the gift of today.

 

From the South you bring the warmth...to show me my heart and my creativity...may I be aware of the joy of today.

 

From the West you bring the evening....you show me compassion...may I be aware of the knowing's of the day and to rest.

 

From the North you bring the light and goodness...you show me perspectives...may I be aware of my path today.

 

Mother Earth I thank you for enfolding me and providing for my creativity and my peace. 

always connected...

 

No matter what....there will always be a connection between people and emotions...there is nothing that can change that connection unless you let it...some connections are felt and not seen...some connections are seen and not felt...some connections are both...the choice is yours.

 

What connection do you feel today?

flourish...

 

I am in the garden of my life....growing...dreaming...believing...trusting...loved...happy...knowing in my heart that this is how I flourish...

What thoughts help you to flourish?

Other paintings...

I have been celebrating the feminine by taking a class: Painting the Feminine with Connie Solera.  They have been opening me up to a different style of painting...and giving me different messages. I am going to share a couple with you now...

SHE APPEARED FLYING ON WINGS

there was paint....then more paint...water...fingers ...walking away...
searching...listening to my feminine soul...
there was more paint...more water...more fingers...
and then she appeared flying in on wings...

AT 64


she had walked thru many forests in her years...
some were very dark and fearful...others she wandered
around in...but she always emerged on the other side...
sooner or later...
she knows that life is like that...forests and sunshine both helping
her to grow...
But at 64
She is open...
She sees her perception...
She speaks with expression...
She knows her love...
She honors her power...
She accepts her feminine...
She survives.

 

 

WHO AM I?

 

I am the women who is no longer afraid to peel back the layers...

I am the women who reaches for my dreams...

I am the women who uncaged her heart...

I am the women who paints and writes my truth...

I am the women who has found her wings...

I am the women with love in her heart instead of fear...

I am a strong...creative...intelligent...rooted...feminine women.

 





dream...

 

there they are...my dreams...the ones I pushed back...pushed aside...gave up on as I concentrated on everyone but myself...

there they are...my dreams...reappearing as I reawaken.

 

What are your dreams for yourself?

growth...

 

 

there are times when you can feel your growth...big and bold...shooting upward.

 

there are times when it whispers a softness of newness...

 

there are times when you are not even aware of your growth...

 

BUT...you are always growing.

 

 

What growth are you aware of today?

celebrate YOU...

 

There is that moment...when you know...when you feel your life force expanding and rising...and at that moment you must celebrate who you are...what you do...your gifts...your beauty...celebrate love, with affection, affirmation, validation for all of your abundance...Celebrate YOU! 

What can you celebrate about yourself today?

Connect the dots...

 

The message came across my email..."connect the dots"...I am aware to connect the past with the present ...aware that all have made me the person that I am today...aware that my heart is full of gratitude for all that has transpired in my life...both the light and the dark...today, I connect all the dots and feel full...

 

What dots can you connect today?

Listen to the softness...

 

CHATTER...CHATTER...CHATTER...

 

STOP...Light a candle...BREATHE...LISTEN...

Listen to the softness...right below the surface...Fill yourself up with it and carry it throughout the day...

 

Can you hear the softness of your day?

new beginnings...

 

New beginnings...I often think of the sadness when it appears that things are ending...coming to a close...being finished...today, I am resting with that thought...I am seeing that often when things close you are open to starting a new beginning...that you have space that can be filled with all sorts of possibilities...and that those things that appear to be ending will stay in your heart as you move forward...

 

What new beginning can you be aware of today for yourself?

be...full of hope...

be full of hope...that is how it must begin...hold it in your heart...when you have hope you have faith...when you have faith you can see change...staying full of hope is your power when you feel you have none...

What do you need to be full of hope for today?

be...positive...

Sometimes life can seem messy...but rather than clinging to the negative I must see the positive...rather than holding onto an idea of what things should look like I must let go and accept things as there truly are...that messy can be beautiful too if I take a moment to breath in the beauty of it and be positive...

What do you need to be more positive about today?

flying lessons...

 

As I reflect on this week I feel a sense of knowing...knowing that I am learning my flying lessons...I am not repeating old patterns....I am moving forward with the love I receive...that heart beats will always exist regardless of time and space...that if you tuck the love away instead of the hurt you are learning your flying lesson...

 

What flying lesson are you aware of?

move forward...

 

Move forward...spread your wings...release what others' think of you...be dedicated to yourself by following your own heart...you are not leaving...rather you are consciously allowing yourself to move forward with gratitude in your heart for the love you once received...
How can you move forward today?

never broken...

 

There are bonds that time and space can never break...a joining of heart beats that will always exist...a birth that can never be broken regardless of whatever else may be going on...

 

What bond do you know that can never be broken?

choose love...you will survive...

 

There are going to be moments like these...where you have to tuck things into your heart to keep them safe...to keep yourself safe...but that is OK...You will survive...especially when you tuck the love away instead of the hurt....you've learned this lesson...and although it is hard right now...you know much more than you ever did before...choose love...you will survive...

 

Do you have something to tuck safely away will love in order to survive?

INGENUITY...

 

Monkey: INGENUITY...The situation calls for Adaptability and Innovation...

Today, I have been made aware to adjust...and then to adjust again...and know that there is nothing wrong with that. To know that if one direction does not work out I can stop...look...and listen in order to adjust my direction...and that by trusting myself everything will turn out just as it is suppose to as long as I listen to my heart..

How can you adjust today?

 

overcome obstacles...

 

This week I am using my Animal Power Oracle Cards for direction when I ask my morning question:

 

WHAT DO I NEED TO BE AWARE OF TODAY?

 

Today I drew the Elephant...RESOLVE You will OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLES...

 

I am aware that I place those obstacles in my own way...I have been shifting lately and allowing myself to listen to my heart and follow through...I have been busy creating for the first time (in years) every day...beyond my journal page...I have been following my path and my voice and I am not being stopped by the obstacles that I sometimes place in my way that I use as an excuse not to carry on...I am living my voice!

 

What obstacle can you overcome?

be...your own protector...

 

 

 

As I reflect on this week...I am aware that I am shifting and I am once again excited about the color of my world...I am hopeful because love surrounds me...I am paying attention and listening to my hearts stirrings in order to follow where the path is leading me with courage and strength...I am my own protector...I am surrounding myself with LOVE...I am surrounding myself with SUPPORT...I am surrounding myself with great STRENGTH...and I send it outward to the universe...

How was your week?

 

be...your love and light...

 

be your love and light....your light will shine if you allow it to...follow your path with love and listen closely for the direction...listen for your higher support...let your love and light shine all over yourself and others...

 

What wisdom does your love and light have to share with you today?

be...your hearts' path

 

Pay close attention and listen to your hearts stirrings...honor your truth and follow where the path is leading you...be conscious...align yourself with your courage and strength...know there is nothing to fear. REMEMBER...YOU are your heart...your heart is YOU...

 

What path is your heart leading you to?

be...hopeful...

 

be hopeful...where there is love there is hope...

 

What are you hopeful for today?

be...colorful

 

be colorful...I am shifting...I am rediscovering my dreams...I am looking deep...and I am excited about the color of my world as it is today...I am shifting with enthusiasm knowing it is never to late...

 

What colors are in your day?

be...at peace...

 

Today, as I reflect on this very emotional week...I am aware of transforming...of planting new seeds and re-energizing myself...of igniting my love and letting it flow freely...of digging to my roots to rise up with great strength...and being at peace...of shifting my energy in order to be lighter...to rise higher and let go...to forgive by being honest with myself...trusting myself in order to connect to my emotions...and to honor the lessons that are allowing me to be at peace...

 

How can you be at peace today?

be... rooting...

 

be rooting...dig deep...in order to grow...dig deep to your roots...you are unshakable...you can be anything....do anything...and build anything from here...find your light...truth...and freedom from your roots...from your roots you can rise up with great strength...

What do your roots show you?

 

be...ignited...

 

be ignited...ignite your love...let it flow freely...be open to giving and receiving...be ignited...be illuminated...see the possibilities of love all around you...ignite your love...ignite your heart...ignite your passion...

 

What can you ignite today?

be transforming...

be transforming...create space for yourself...plant new seeds and reenergize yourself...be quiet and gather strength from your souls' foundation...be attentive to the steps you have taken to get here...see the lessons you have learned along the way...be transforming...you have the power to grow...

What are you aware of that helps you to transform?

OFF...

I gave myself a few days OFF...and worked on playing instead of exploring...sometimes I just have to do that for myself...it helps my soul...it helps my mind...it just plain helps...

be...challenged...

 

be challenged...see your ability to go where you haven't gone before...to do what you haven't done before...to enter a new phase...know your own courage...self trust and strength to challenge yourself...be challenged and forever change...

 

What do you need to do to challenge yourself today?

be...balanced...

 

be...balanced...center yourself...breathe...feel your gratitude...breathe...connect to your contentment...breathe...visualize your dream...breathe...know and show your love...breathe...balance yourself...breathe...
What do you need to do in order to feel balanced today?

be...forever open...

 

be forever open to all your possibilities...to love...to the realizations of your dreams...to forgiveness...to great happiness and joy...to family and friends...be forever open to gratitude...to intuition...to honoring yourself...let your heart be open to take flight...

 

What can you move closer to being forever open to today?

be...energetic...

 

Today, as I reflect on my week I have found myself tangled up in negativity, but my thoughts shift this morning...
There is so much energy behind those tangles...release it...allow yourself to feel the positive and enjoy...the tangles are not there to stop you...they are there to allow you to breathe...to take a moment and breathe deeply all the positive energy behind them...and to be aware to be energetic today...

How can you be more energetic today?

be...radiant...

 

be...radiant...today, let your radiance shine from deep within your core...feel the uniqueness of you...believe in all that you are...listen to the songs of your heart...and shine with all the radiant glow of who you are...

 

How does your radiance shine today?

be...the bigger picture...

Be the bigger picture...I am aware of how my life is ever changing...and that it constantly is even if I fear that change...but if I see the bigger picture...the light changes...allowing me to see that everything is simply just a small part of my life...that the bigger picture allows me to know that living in the gratitude of my life allows me to live in the moment...

What do you see in the bigger picture today?

be...reflective...

 

Today I am reflecting on my week...I revisit being aware...nourishing myself...and being joyful...and understanding why these have been important messages...I am dealing with my heart in a healthy way...I am repairing...I am mending...I am emerging...By reflecting I can see that being gentle with myself is opening my eyes to see my emotional self in a positive way.

What reflections from the week have been presented to you?

 

be...joyful...

 

be joyful...today, I make the commitment to see the joy that surrounds me...to allow the power of that joy to bring energy to me...to bring warmth...to bring love...today, I make a promise to myself to see and feel the joyfulness of my life and to learn from it...

 

Do you see the joy in your life today?

be...your own nourishment...

 

Be your own nourishment...in order to grow I must be willing to locate and remove those things that drain the garden of my soul...I must be willing to redirect my energy so it can flow where it needs to...I must be my own nourishment in order to grow and blossom...

How can you be your own nourishment today?

be...aware...

 

Today I am aware...I am aware of the paths that take me to my wisdom...my heart...I am aware that I can get off track at times, but if I sit quietly with my self...if I breathe...and then breathe deeper the paths come back into focus...Today, I am aware to be still enough in order to be calm enough to bring the paths back into focus...

 

What do you need to be aware of today?