Art & Inspiration For Your Life
Take a moment. Relax. Inhale. Exhale. We all need to take a little space for ourselves from time to time. Refresh, renew, relax. My space last week was this beautiful lake. Ahhhh… In taking that time to sit in the sun and play in the sand I was re-energized. This week I’m all about...
ART inspires ART! Today I would like to share a personal expample with you. I am completely honored that my own art has inspired my friend (and published author) Rose Firestone. Over the years Rose has completed several “Creative Imagery” poems in response to my landscape paintings. She has captured with her alluring...
In the spring of 2010 I had the honor of being the featured artist in City View Magazine. The issue published just prior to the opening of my first solo art exhibition in my new home town. It highlights how creating my art work helped me through a tremendously difficult time in my life....
“Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising...
Every moment of our lives presents a new opportunity for learning and personal growth. The trick is being aware; listening and seeing with keenness. But that’s not all, we must also take the time to acknowledge what we are experiencing and what we can learn from it. Then we may apply what we...
“Do not be limited by your own thoughts. Spirit is limitless. Base your-Self; actions, thoughts, inspiration, your whole life in Spirit. Thinking in limitation is thinking based in human thoughts of confusion. Spirit guides us and gives us ideas all the time. Too often, we block them out or dismiss them as impractical. Listen...
What are your dreams? To travel? Perhaps take a cross-country trip or visit the castles in Europe? To learn a new skill? Would you like to paint, dance or play the guitar? Are you dreaming about opening your own business maybe a bakery or an antique store? Are you waiting? Are you putting your...
It’s never too late to transform yourself into that which you truly are. It’s never too late to embrace new ideas about who you are. It’s never too late to allow others to know you – the real you. Who do you wish to be? “Be the change you want to see in the...
Last week I talked a bit, well okay, a lot, about change. I relayed how my own adventures and travels led to personal growth. Of course, we don’t always need to up and move across the country to experience change in our lives. Transformation can take place through subtler means....
My latest Journal image was inspired by Silky Hart’s class “Paint Writing” at 21 Secrets and a quote by Wayne Dyer. It reminded me of our own ability to make our dreams come true. “Your physical presence is made up of the same stuff that makes up the stars, That’s right, the stuff of...