Chasing the light is a journey all artist's take....we don't paint shapes, we paint the values of light and shadow.  Similarly, part of the journey is shining the light on our true selves.....being and saying and thinking who we truly are and what we truly want to express.  When we chase our authticity, we become aligned with our true higher power, and creative grace flows freely.   A sustained creative career requires true authenticity separate from what others think and do.  Although we may be inspired and influenced by others we must remain true to the fire within.

Art Is A Calling!

There is a reason we say art is a calling....it whispers humbly and silently to explore our creativity.  Subtle gray river stones, a single bunch of winter grass, bare branches reaching to kiss the sky, a gorgeous sunset, calls us to collect our images.  We pocket our ideas and perceptions waiting to play with them on canvas or on a clean page in our journal. Playing with our intuition and our collection of treasured ideas, we begin to explore, not repress, but explore their creative unfolding.  Opening our intuition is like a new love....exciting, adventurous, promising....a budding passion.  January is a great month to heighten our awareness, be open to a new year of exploring and unfolding.  Happy New Year.