We often look 'up' or 'out' to see the always available 'show' Mother Nature is giving us. As of late, I have been seeing her random beauty by looking down. There is no arranging or rearranging needed with pine needles atop fern amongst dead leaves. It's all exquisite - the living amongst the decay.
Words have vibrations, as does color - so why not surround yourself with high vibe words and color?
I went to nursery school with Tobie's master and he and his wife asked me to do a portrait of their 'first child' of fifteen years. Tobie is a Scottish terrier and still looking rather regal for an old chap!
She said she wanted a painting that depicted her marriage vows and the energy/ life force of her four girls. She looked at my past works and came up with the colors and some ideas. I worked them into a sketch which she added some comments. On Christmas Eve, I delivered the works and unveiled them to one happy mamma. Thank you is what I say : )
May you and your family be blessed in 2018!!!! "Pineal Pincone 1" acryic on panel 30" x 30" Throughout the span of recorded human history, Pinecones have served as a symbolic representation of Human Enlightenment, the Third Eye and the Pineal Gland.Conifer Pine Trees are one of the most ancient plant genera on the planet, having existed nearly three times longer than all flowering plant species. The Pinecone is the evolutionary precursor to the flower, and its spines spiral in a perfect Fibonacci sequence in either direction, much like the Sacred Geometry of a rose or a sunflower.Our "Pine”al Gland, shaped like (and named after) the Pinecone, is at the geometric center of our brain and is intimately linked to our body's perception of light. The Pineal modulates our wake-sleep patterns and circadian rhythms, remains uniquely isolated from the blood-brain barrier system, and receives a higher percentage of blood flow than any other area of the body save the kidneys.It is considered by many to be our biological Third Eye, the "Seat of the Soul," the "Epicenter of Enlightenment” -- and its sacred symbol throughout history, in cultures around the world, has been the Pinecone.
'Gus Amongst the Flowers and Butterflies''Center of the Universe'Several local artists are working on 6'x 8' wooden fences with images assigned by patron of the arts and animals. The finished pieces will contain an area for animals and humans to get to know one another and to see if they are a potential match. Here I did Gus amongst the flowers and gnomes and center of the universe - which all dogs are, of course!
