Passionate Art

What kind of painting do you call this?” I am asked this frequently and my response has been to say abstract, however, it is more accurately something I now call “Expression-ism”. This is the style of painting that allows me to be who I really am, completely without judgment. It allows me to explore all that I am feeling with the use of color and a brush. I am allowed to be angry, and curious, and happy, and sensual, and free, right here in my own canvas. It is simply, my passion.

There are times when I do not know how the painting will finish, and other times when I am certain there is nothing more I have to say or express about “IT”. I have been known to paint more than one painting at a time, and at others, not pick up a paintbrush for many months. Either way, within myself is a knowing that when the “right” time to paint is, is always for my highest benefit. There is within myself an understanding that what I paint is truly a channel from the Creator, and I am always honored. People have asked me, “But can you paint people?” That always makes me giggle because I have now found my own style, and why would I want to paint “things” when my camera is very qualified for that?

I started painting with oils when I was 13 years old. I then learned to use watercolor, oil pastels, graphite, and ink in school, and much later in life, to use acrylics, which is now my preferred medium.

My father was instrumental in my spiritual and artistic foundations, and I miss him, still, since his passing in December 1981. He guided me in how to “see” the world around me as an artist and convey how it feels from my perspective. How blessed I was to have him as my first mentor. His teachings are relevant to me still and applied to everything else in my life where art, spirit and passion are concerned.

Tapping into my inner self for exploration and self-awareness through the use of color is always a cathartic experience for me, one that has taken years to acquire. My future will be one that blends my teachings in healing with that of my self-expression in hopes of helping others to do the same.

What I have learned is that life cannot be all “positive”. That without the negative we would not be able to understand, or truly enjoy with authentic power, all that is joyous and beautiful, which is what is carried into the future and remembered. I have also come to know that we are all energy beings, connected and affected by each others thoughts and actions; good and bad, that help us to make decisions about our own life and the experiences we choose. The very best lesson I have learned is that every choice we make is always the “right” choice, until it isn’t, and then, we make another choice. And so it is with art.

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