Violet girl with scars and stars... a new painting + poem-y musing, with process & detail shots, now at my blog. #artheals . . . . #painting #portraitpainting #creativeprocess #artpractice #mixedmediapainting #violets #flowerart #intuitiveart #introvert #contemplativeart #visualstory #contemporarypainting #halikarlaarts #artishealing #creativelife #prayerpainting #mixedmediaart #originalart #heartmindsoul #creativespirit #earthmedicine #bepresent #holistic
Two colors I really don't like out of the tube make a lovely red coral tone together. 😍 Picture doesn't do it's lusciousness justice. #mixitup #playingaround #makeart . . . #colorcombo #sketchbook #paintsketch #mixingpaint #artjournaling #bettertogether #paintpractice #creativeprocess #mixingcolors #acrylicpaint #mixedmediaart #colorlove #creativeplay #strangeflower #coralcolor
Paint sketch from the studio. Couldn't decide if I liked it best vertical or horizontal... curious. Thoughts? And I think it could use a dash of gold now that I'm looking again, at a distance. Mostly I'm exploring how I make decisions, arrange elements, go with the flow, and generally avoid stagnation. #lifeisart . . . . #paintsketch #painting #artwithfeeling #organicart #abstractpainting #contemporarypainting #inthestudio #inspiredbynature #natureart #organicshapes #creativeprocess #artprocess #creativepractice #sketch #contemplativeart #colorstudy #modernart #artislife #knowyourself #practiceinpresence #halikarlaarts #bodymindspirit #dailypractice #creativelifehappylife #intuitiveart #instaartistic #creativewomen #paintingonpaper
loose sketch from a long weekend of water and skies here in the mountains of western NC, with a little focus on shadow and light, while I waited on another painting to dry. Florence really wasn't that bad where we are, despite the potential... but my heart goes out to all east of us who will be responding and recovering for awhile. . . . #sketchbook #landscapesketch #mountainart #artjournal #artpractice #inthestudio #skycolor #wnc #landscapestudy #creativeprocess #waterislife #calmbeforethestorm #landscapestudy #natureart #earthmedicine #artprocess #lightandshadow #sunsetart #simpleart #derwentinktense #mixedmediasketchbook #mixedmedia #practiceinpresence #creativeeveryday
Now, this is interesting me... Had to clear out some debris from this world, via sketches and journaling, to make way for this other world emerging... #wip . . . #creationstory #artprocess #creativeeveryday #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #contemplativeart #meditationart #artdetail #mixedmediapainting #dreamscape #dreamworld #doitfortheprocess #inthestudio #discernment #creativespirit #practiceinpresence #workingartist #artflow #sacredart #notmywillbutyours #artheals #intuitive #painting #abstractlandscape #paintingprayers #devotional #trusttheprocess #visualstory
Thank you for all the love + notes the past couple of days, about your journeys reclaiming something you love, learning something new and facing shame & fear, in response to my post the other day. Creative souls need each other to keep sharing our truths, to be brave, to do hard things, to unlearn, re-member, and learn new ways of seeing and being, and most importantly - to choose our joy in a world that can so swiftly snuff it out of our attention and the schedule at hand. Keep nourishing the people in your world with your big hearts... and thanks for filling up mine, too. Also, this is the finished birth chart mandala from the video shared yesterday. . . . . . #mandalaart #creativelifehappylife #creativeeveryday #bebrave #braving #gratitude #abstractart #contemplativeart #healingshame #artheals #creativespirit #soulwork #choosejoy #mixedmediapainting #artcommission #loveeachother #cosmicart #birthchart #abstractmandala #painting #thankyou #artistsneedartists #lifeisagift #mindbodyspirit #dreamworld #circleart #tellyourstory #lifeisart #artislife
For my soulful+creative friends, a musing to muse + personal healing story: Stand on the edge of a fear or shame you carry, or the place where something seems lost. Name what you’re missing because of any gap, perceived or real. And remember this: Often, what is missing is not altogether lost... it's just waiting for you to believe, breathe and be with it again, in a new way. Then, beloved Creative, enter the wilderness of your fear, take a deep breath and jump in - it's OK to go feet first. You don't need to look like you know what you're doing. Breaking the surface of that fear, though, and making contact with yourself (and your faith) in new ways, in that scary ‘off-limits,’ feel-y space, is the first and hardest step. You can keep your head above water as long as you need to. Get a feel. Orient slowly. But I bet the freedom of those quiet depths will call you under eventually, and into new and familiar parts of yourself... to immerse and reclaim more more fully what only you and your maker know to be true, holy and needed for your path.... A bit of my story: As a child I knew how to swim (and loved it), and then it was like that knowing was ripped out of me, unexplainably. Trust me, I've tried to 'figure out' why. I lived for decades with confusion, shame, embarrassment, grief and a resignation about not being able to swim that I did not share... until this year. More of my story about reclaiming my inner mermaid after 20+ years, plus thoughts for your creative reflection + practice, over at the blog if you're interested... . . . #trusttheprocess #healingtakestime #mermaidstories #traumahealing #artjournal #artheals #creativepractice #creativeprocess #creativelifehappylife #faceyourfears #allthefeelings #waterislife #waterheals #pisces #healshame #ptsd #rawart #takeitback #doitfortheprocess #visionaryart #livingart #contemplativeart #reflection #journaling #journalprompt #innerchild #knowyourself #swimming #artistlife #visualjournal