Well I feel the need to apologize for my blogging bereft blog of late. I shared with you last post that my beautiful friend recently lost her husband. A complete soul jolting shock to her and those that knew him. His passing and the sharing of my friends grief has grounded me this past month and snapped me into living rather than daydreaming and escaping. I think sometimes I do use the computer and communicating into the cyberspace abyss as a little avoidance of life…an escape.
Anyway, the past four weeks has found me worrying for my friend as well as balancing the frenetic activity of this household of three boys returning to school/daycare and something else which has also swallowed up my time. For the past 2 weeks at least, I have not been to bed before midnight and on many occasion have stayed up until 1 or 2 am in the morning. What, you may well ask has captured my attention so, to enrapture me and prevent me from communing longer with my pillow and snoring husband?
‘Bloom True’ the E-course http://braveintuitiveyou.com/offerings-workshops/e-course/ In this 5 week online course that I am currently undertaking Flora (Flora Bowley) teaches her Intuitive approach to painting with Acrylic paints. It is not just about painting however, it is about opening yourself up to the creative being that lives inside you, exploring the well of wisdom and guidance that is in all of us but often shutdown and untapped. It is a portal into a deeper way of relating with the world and in expressing ourselves in a grounded and fuller way. It is about connecting with our soul and finding strength in this connection, joy, peace and contentment.
Sounds wonderful doesn’t it? It is. But there is more. There is frustration and discomfort as you confront some issues which can surface during this process. However, the rewards are rich when you come through it. I am still processing this journey, still experiencing it, still riding the highs and stuck-don’t-know-where-to-goes. But it has me enthralled, fascinated, addicted even. So much so that I wish for the need to sleep to go away and leave me to see where this experience may take me next.
One of the awesome things of many about Flora’s course is that I am not alone. There are some absolutely gorgeous souls doing this journey with me. We have our own closed Facebook group where we can share, commiserate, celebrate and encourage. It is a womanhood of feminine commitment to honour ourselves in finding the creative, intuitive spark and connectedness to a full and enriching life. The best thing is that we have empowered ourselves and said ‘I am going to take the reins…I may be in for a wild ride…but I know I will be living fully in the moment…for as long as I care to make it last.’
So, with ALL that said! I would like to share with you what I have been creating…from woe to go…
1st layer…paint spreading with fingers whilst blindfolded…
2nd layer…
3rd layer…
layer 4…
layer 5…
layer 6…
layer 7…
layer 8…
9th layer…
…and it’s still not finished!
Will let you know when it is complete!
x Tanya
Hi Tanya! I found you on KRR’s Possibilitarian Tribe post and wanted to give you a shout-out. I’ve so enjoyed going through your blog and seeing your artwork — the colors are incredibly vivid and have so much life! I’ve also compiled a rough contact list of our tribe members. If you’d like a copy, email me at soulfulheartmixedmedia@gmail.com.
Sending hugs!!
Deb
I love seeing the progression, thank you for sharing your journey so far with this painting. There are at least two spots I think I would have had a hard time continuing with the layers, I would have thought “no stop there” for fear of ruining it. It’s inspiring to see how it developed in happy ways. I have Flora’s book, read it through completely. I need to get a much bigger canvas to work on and start slinging paint!
Inspiring to see it take on so many different forms. Beautiful!
Thanks Shelly. Yes, I thought it would be good to put all the pics up in one post as it is good for me to see the progression easily too. I just LOVE the nature of Intuitive Painting. There is so much mystery, pleasant surprises and joy to be had painting in this way. Thanks ever so much for your support and encouragement 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous, Tanya! It’s so fun to see the process unfold!
Sure enjoyed seeing your painting coming into itself!!
Thanks Becky and thanks for taking the time to read & comment 🙂