Messy Hand!

It felt so good to get messy with my art again. I havent done that in a while. I decided to try a variety of techniques and genre of music during my painting session. After arriving home early and to an empty house i decided to find some more inspiration in fellow artist by finding new blogs or facebook pages. In the midst of that i ran into a phrase "Credit card painting" which was intresting cause i never thought about using what is a common object but as my art league teacher thats the beauty and fun of just trying anything. The pic on the left with the girl head was used with a credit card listening to world music. The second painting was a drumming channel yet the painting feels so calm to me (used my fingers). The third painting was bellydancing and R&B using my whole hand . The third painting (oil pastel) was created listening to Christian Music. About two hours later its time to turn in (after all its 1:05). Its good to back to my art practice.

Perfect Way to Start the Morning

I had a rare time where I was at my house alone (my hubby and sister were away and i had a dentist appointment that afternoon). I started out the morning in prayer and reading the word. I lit candles and read my intuitive painting book  and decided I needed to paint. I've put it off for a week due to work responsibilities but TODAY it would be a priority. It was wonderful. I wish i could start my day like this everyday and go to work at 12 pm. The best of both worlds. The below is my painting that came forth...i don't feel like it's finished but i really love it. the more and more i look at it..i begin to see different things. I now see a helper talking to a small child...guiding them ..i wonder if that child is me. I've let this painting sit on my easel until I can decide whats next.

In my perfect morning i decided to dust off my word baskets, grace cards, and inspirational cards and  build a poem, affirimation, or inspiration or whatever comes using the words and below is what came about that I love (unexpected).

Sacred Relationship with Christ brings Recognition that you need to embrace your Inner Power.

Throughness is required in this act.

There should be no surprise that you need to enhance your communication skills to uncover the gift that allows you to embody your Goddess within yourself.

Surrender



Surrender

 In a conversation with hubby he said that I need to surrender. After he said that i kept hearing the word everywhere i went during the course of my day. Usually when a word or scripture is shown to me several times..that's part of my banner so to speak for the year. This year I will unfold and surrender. I couldnt go to sleep last night until really late. I wanted to paint but i wanted to sleep. I wanted to paint but I read instead. Around 3 or 4 am in the morning ..i put on pandora and started painting. That was the best thing to do. Feeding my spirit what it craved. It's hungry:) By 6 am I ended up with two paintings (one of the paintings is not finished yet. i wish i took a pic of it last night because it looks much different today now that I worked on it more.

Unfinished painting (The painting wants more..I'm just not sure what as of yet).

Honoring the urge in my soul to paint

I've been wanting to take the time to paint for a few weeks now but I haven't done so for a myriad of reasons. The time came to finally partner with my brush when the book Brave Intuitive Painting arrived at my house. I opened it and put down. Went on with my day for the next few days. The urge  reappeared...this time it was telling me to buy a canvas (while i was at this discount store I bought three...after all it was 2.99). Then through the course of the evening i became sad, lonely, and just emotional. A few hours later the urge came again.....PAINT! I took my supplies and did just that. I painted with no image in mind and produced two paintings and felt a sense of relief. I crashed in my bed immediately.

The morning of i realized two things:

yesterday i was emotional eating  because of the myraid of emotions and painting gave me a relief (it was the outlet i needed)
Little did  I know it at the time, but I became partners with my paintbrush and he gave me to my husband to dance with to work the feelings i was having yesterday. I was able to clearly articulate how i was feeling and my painting allow me to do that because I was able to create...birth something that i didnt know i need to birth. Allow myself to let something emerge without any preconceived notion of what it would look like. Words to come into my spirit that needed to be said. Acknowledge areas that my soul craves and how I am feeling. My husband used a word that i think is perfect fit with my word unfold...SURRENDER. After the convo with him I felt so much better. I never name my art but as I'm typing the names appeared.

Metamorphosis

Birthing