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December: Culmination

December 1, 2019December 2, 2019
“To draw something is to try to capture it FOREVER, if you really love something, you never try to keep it the way it is forever. You have to let it be free to change.”― Cassandra Clare “A fine work of art – music, dance, painting, story – has the power to silence the chatter in …
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November: Intentional & Sellable

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019
“Art must be life — it must belong to everybody.” ― Marina Abramović  “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” ―Thomas Merton  “The power of nature is such that it’s what all art strives to be. The more we can get in tune with the harmony of the planet, the …
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October: Modern Pop Still Life

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019
The great artist is the simplifier. ― Vincent Van Gogh “I had so much fire in me and so many plans.” ―Claude Monet   “The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” ― Neil Gaiman In this lesson you will: Learn to paint still life (flowers) in a playful and modern …
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September: Negative Space

September 1, 2019August 22, 2019
“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” ― Edward Hopper “Create with the heart; build with the mind.” ― Criss Jam “What keeps my heart awake is colorful silence.” ― Claude Monet In this lesson you will: Learn to paint inversely.Understand the importance of layers and layers to create real depth.Create …
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August: Animal Totem

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019
“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” ― A.A. Milne  “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”   ― Mark Twain “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” -A. Taine In this lesson you will: Choose an animal …
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July: Pen & Ink Simplicity

July 1, 2019June 21, 2019
The more simple we are, the more complete we become. – August Rodin It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials. ― Bruce Lee If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasurable.  ― …
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June: Dreamy Portraits

June 1, 2019June 10, 2019
Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being. – Marina Abramovic I’ve had 72 absolutely flaming years. It (the illness) doesn’t bother me at all because, you know, love, when you’ve lived like I have, you’ve done it all. I put all my effort into living. ― Vali Myers You were once wild …
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May: Acrylic Pouring Series

May 1, 2019April 22, 2019
Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being. – Marina Abramovic I’ve had 72 absolutely flaming years. It (the illness) doesn’t bother me at all because, you know, love, when you’ve lived like I have, you’ve done it all. I put all my effort into living.― Vali Myers You were once wild here. …
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April: Gold Leaf Stunners

April 1, 2019April 22, 2019
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for. – Georgia O’Keeffe Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.― Chuck KlostermanW Art is not what you see, but what …
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March: Layered Landscapes

March 1, 2019February 6, 2019
The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness. – Joan Miro Never worry about being obsessive. I like obsessive people. Obsessive people make great art. – Susan Sontag Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it. – Salvador Dalí In this lesson you will: Create 1 …
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February: Wood Panel Pair

January 31, 2019February 6, 2019
We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents. – Bob Ross The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness. – Madeleine L’Engle The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. – Jerzy Kosinski  In this lesson you will: Understand the beauty of layering on ink with wood …
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January: New Year Intentions

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019
If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. – Vincent Van Gogh  Intention is the core of all conscious life. Conscious intention colors everything. – Hsing Yun Painting is the silence of thought and the music of sight. – Orhan Pamuk Onward to this …
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feeling heavy- the weight of the human collective. the grief… 🩵⚕️Allowing sadness to move through is the deepening of the well. oh humans— when are we gonna get that it’s just not about taking in violence. it only devastates us all. 

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⭐️ recent work from students in my various onl ⭐️ recent work from students in my various online journeys (lmk if any of this is your work so I can tag you). some of the classes here are #painting thehigherself, #luninoustable, #ayopgold. so grateful for all the gifted ones that show up and create thank you, thank you! join us ⭐️🩷⭐️ #linktree in bio . adore your colors true 

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the last #portal painting I created at the retreat the last #portal painting I created at the retreat. Who would like to learn and paint these with me? Thinking about doing a little live class or other offering in person. lmk what do you prefer 🤍. It’s so meditative and soothing to create these, especially together. 🌀🩵🤍🐚🐍

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longing in what is her most natural - the feminine longing in what is her most natural - the feminine that yields & receives without effort 💕💫 in her resting bliss, they love to new levels of consciousness. together yet sovereign. 
painted at “weaving the mystical” retreat - bend of ivy

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can’t stop painting #portals 🏹⭕️⚪️ # can’t stop painting #portals 🏹⭕️⚪️

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