“Always make a definition or sketch of what presents itself to your mind, so you can see it stripped bare to its essential nature and identify it clearly, in whole and in all its parts, and can tell yourself its proper name and the names of those elements of which it is compounded and into which it will be dissolved.”
Another wonderfully contemplative piece of art. I will have to read this one a few times, I think, to get a more full & rounded (or grounded) sense of all the different threads you are weaving together & how they all fit… 💜
And….yes….what a wonderful thought to draw and hum daily…and why do I resist so much…???
Oh and - did I ever mention your paintings? They are so gorgeous!! 💜💜💜
Thank you Brighde! I love finding ways to bring together disparate threads, that's the fun part. I went to listen to a bird-painter talk once, and she said a lot of people admiring her work would say: you could paint this thing or that other thing. She leaned forward as she spoke to us in the conference room, and her eyes were lit with a type of blue fire and she said, 'Why would I paint anything else? I only want to paint birds.' This was a revelatory idea to me: paint what you want to paint. So I paint butterflies.
It's quite common for artists, too, isn't it - the total absorption in one subject painted and shown from ever so many perspectives and angles.... embrace it! <3
These days, I am slowly finding my way back to my inner creative, including painting. And, kicking my crippling inner critic to the curb, I have declared 'doodling' to be my new passion!!! :-D
You have woven together another remarkable and wondrous piece, dear Kirstie - an invitation to deep reflection (and action: make/draw something every day! Yes. The world would surely be altered if each of us drew - and hummed - each day?).
Thank you. I see you running with your dogs to the sand dune where the line springs between the sun and the moon.... you, standing on that line as your body understands in that moment: "I am on a planet moving through space."
And Christ did indeed draw - he drew in the desert sand. His instrument/implement? A stick. Nicholas Roerich bears witness to this in his painting 'Signs of Christ'. You can listen to an interpretation of this work at this link: https://sydneygoodwill.org.au/nicholas-roerich-signs-christ/
Dear Claire, thank you for lighting a path with your art and writing. Your comment is just wonderful, and gives me another line of enquiry. I’m kinda relieved to know Yeshua drew after all! Yes, I do wonder if we all drew (and hummed 🐝), if some movement would happen, some greater love as our minds expanded to see more possibilities.
Another wonderfully contemplative piece of art. I will have to read this one a few times, I think, to get a more full & rounded (or grounded) sense of all the different threads you are weaving together & how they all fit… 💜
And….yes….what a wonderful thought to draw and hum daily…and why do I resist so much…???
Oh and - did I ever mention your paintings? They are so gorgeous!! 💜💜💜
Thank you Brighde! I love finding ways to bring together disparate threads, that's the fun part. I went to listen to a bird-painter talk once, and she said a lot of people admiring her work would say: you could paint this thing or that other thing. She leaned forward as she spoke to us in the conference room, and her eyes were lit with a type of blue fire and she said, 'Why would I paint anything else? I only want to paint birds.' This was a revelatory idea to me: paint what you want to paint. So I paint butterflies.
I love it!
It's quite common for artists, too, isn't it - the total absorption in one subject painted and shown from ever so many perspectives and angles.... embrace it! <3
These days, I am slowly finding my way back to my inner creative, including painting. And, kicking my crippling inner critic to the curb, I have declared 'doodling' to be my new passion!!! :-D
You have woven together another remarkable and wondrous piece, dear Kirstie - an invitation to deep reflection (and action: make/draw something every day! Yes. The world would surely be altered if each of us drew - and hummed - each day?).
Thank you. I see you running with your dogs to the sand dune where the line springs between the sun and the moon.... you, standing on that line as your body understands in that moment: "I am on a planet moving through space."
And Christ did indeed draw - he drew in the desert sand. His instrument/implement? A stick. Nicholas Roerich bears witness to this in his painting 'Signs of Christ'. You can listen to an interpretation of this work at this link: https://sydneygoodwill.org.au/nicholas-roerich-signs-christ/
Dear Claire, thank you for lighting a path with your art and writing. Your comment is just wonderful, and gives me another line of enquiry. I’m kinda relieved to know Yeshua drew after all! Yes, I do wonder if we all drew (and hummed 🐝), if some movement would happen, some greater love as our minds expanded to see more possibilities.
Your post is inspiring Kirstie. Me too please. Can you add me to the saturday list xx
Wonderful Pam - thank you, will be great to have you and your wisdom there! I’ll be in touch soon with confirmed dates and times. Thank you 💛
Yes, please! I love this idea, Kirstie - and thank you for your wonderful, open-hearted invitation x
Dear Lissa, yay! Wonderful. I’ll be in touch with dates and times.