The Way

This painting 'The Way' told me a story after finishing it. The story is of a woman who was shattered and unwhole in her life. As she got older and walked into her sadness, doubt, uncertainty, fear and many more unpleasant states - she found her true self and realized that she had been buying into the collective pain that women have gone through and are still going through in the world.

Through this she became whole, leaving the pieces and fragments from her past behind as you can see in the center image of the woman being solid moving away from the pieces around her. As she did this, she caught the attention of women everywhere who are young and haven't yet found the way that this woman found. But somehow her wholeness made clear to them of their identification with being unfragmented and torn inside - literally seen in their 'holes' within regardless of their youth and beauty.

So this painting showed me how all you need is one person to change the world - just one person to evoke the curiousity in others. The top of the painting shows a spiral and that spiral to me was a view from above of the procession coming in from all walks of life to realize their greatness and come home to themselves. The truth is, that truth just always rings true.

Realization: I know that no matter what I do in my life, if it comes from the heart it will always lead me to the best possible path.

"The best way out is always through"

-Robert Frost

Check out the December 2008 Yoga Magazine Issue:

There is an article in there about my affirmation series.

Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, 2009

I have been invited to attend the Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, 2009!! I LOVE Florence - which is where it is being held. This is a prestigious international juried exhibition that is sponsored by many well known companies. The exhibition is going to be located at The Fortezza da Basso, A Renaissance fortress which was built in 1534. I am ecstatic and have just recently put together my own vision board of traveling and doing really well as an artist - so I guess this vision board idea really works!

Upcoming book 'The Vision Board: The Secret to an extraordinary life' will feature my art!

THE VISION BOARD: THE SECRET TO AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE , written by Joyce Schwarz and published by Collins Design, Harper Collins will include one of my works! I was approached by Joyce when I decided to start a collection of affirmation giclees which uses an image of my painting with words on top. The one she used was the 'Divine Purpose' affirmation giclees which has an image of my painting 'Awakening'.

My Art is going to be in a major motion picture!!

The movie is called 'The Unborn' and it is going to be released in 2009. The painting is called 'The Prayer' and is going to be in the bedroom of a character named 'Romi' played by the actress Meagan Good. Below are images of the painting as well as the set that it was used on:

The Prayer:

THE UNBORN - Releasing in 2009

The Enchanted Visit

My new painting 'The Enchanted Visit' came to me just like that. I wasn't expecting to finish it in under 2 hours but it swept me away and left just as fast. My husband and I decided we were going to use the night to do things that we needed to do with some music in the background. So I looked at the background of colors on my canvas (this is how I always start my paintings) and suddenly told him that I am unavailable to talk for 15 minutes so please no distraction. I saw the images flow in the background and my hand just took over. This was so much fun to paint and it was faster than many paintings that I have sweat over in the past and was not impressed with when they were done. I love it when that happens!

Circle of Life

Since my last post I painted more mandalas. These are larger than the last and were a lot of fun to paint. I played around with the background giving them a more rustic look and then layered whatever came to me on top. I called them 'Circle of Life" - they seemed to portray cycles and different temperments that create a balance together so the title felt appropriate.