She Dreams of the Sea

Fairy Map

 

Sometimes we need a map from the fairies

 to remind us that there is delight, mystery and hidden secrets

in this world and other worlds.

If you travel the paths of the fairies,

you might just find delight, mystery and hidden secrets . . .

 

 
 

Purple Trees in the Land of the Fae

 

Two weeks ago The Blue Lady piqued everyone’s curiosity.

So who is she and where has she shown up for me?

To me she is a guide, an angel, a muse, and an aspect of my higher self.

She shows up in my art and sometimes

without my consciously painting her.

Sometimes she will be hidden in a tiny corner of my art.

I also see her in dreams, meditations and in my imaginings.

So there you have a little insight into my Blue Lady.

And now for today's painting.

It's an abstract intuitive.

I experimented a little and used watercolors and gouache on glass.

Glass is something that I rarely paint on but I really like it.

she is changing

early morning walk

a daffodil bud

does not want to remain a bud

the seed

does not want to remain a seed

the wise crows

call out

complete

complete

complete

the unfinished things

cry out

for wholeness

cry out

for life

complete

complete

complete

the time is now

life

wholeness

completion

 Sunset

I found a new walking path to explore. As I walked, the sun began to set. It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever seen. The sky danced with blues, pinks and purples, so other worldly, so hard to describe, so hard to recapture. Maybe sunsets such as these aren’t supposed to be described or recaptured but just enjoyed.

 

deep in the thicket

I hear a song in a single note

the bird unknown

 

I went for a walk one grey day several weeks ago. This poem floated into my life. I didn’t pay much attention to her. But she kept tapping on my shoulder. Whenever I ignore a poem or some other piece of art I feel its sadness grow. I feel the poem start to pout. Well today I wrote her down and painted her. She was now happy. I acknowledged her. Have you been ignoring anything lately in your life?

 Forest Beach
 

It’s cold and snowy outside.

I mentioned in a previous post,

that a part of me lives in an eternal summer.

And this intuitive abstract continues to remind me,

 that summer lives in my heart.

 
Water Garden 

 

One reason I like working intuitively is, I really like surprises! I love to see things unexpectantly appear. The medium I used here is gouache. Gouache is an opaque watercolor that I recently started experimenting with. I haven’t worked with acrylics much lately. But when I was working with acrylics one of my favorite methods was to paint thick layers of acrylics on a canvas and then wrap the canvas with plastic wrap or bubble wrap. (I used a lot of bubble wrap when I was in the middle of moving!) I would let the canvas sit over night and then lift off the bubble wrap or plastic wrap the next day. And I would be surprised with some nice textures and shapes. This would be the first step of a painting. I tried this with watercolors but never really liked the effects. But I used this technique with this gouache painting. I worked intuitively placing some thick layers and some thin layers of paint on watercolor paper. I was happy with the textures and shapes that formed after I lifted the plastic wrap. I then added to it. It was another fun adventure in painting!

 Beginnings

It is 2011. A time for, beginnings, newness, endings, circles, cycles, completion, rebirth, transformation, lightness, darkness, fertile soil, things underneath, hidden things, revelations, peace, noise, hibernation, journeys, life.

 

MESSAGES 
 

abstract watercolor

 

Well it’s the last day of AEDM, what a wonderful magical month it’s been.

I want to thank everyone who joined me on this journey.

I decided to look back at my daily creations to see what they had to tell me.

I really believe art can be messengers and messages from your

inner guidance/higherself/angels/subconscious.

 

So what did all these art beings have to tell me?

 

They reminded me that I love:

cardinals

garden cottages by the sea

soup

charming main streets

quiet night breezes

 

They reminded me that my true self is:

Queen

I’m as strong as the wind

and I can be a shapeshifter if I choose

 

They reminded me that:

fairies are everywhere

especially in the forest

and fairies need special places to dream

angels are everywhere in disguise

there are beautiful landscapes on other worlds

guardians are around us in many forms

trees are sometimes lonely

and flowers love to dance

 

They reminded me that a good way to live is to:

follow your heart and intuition

enjoy the journey

some days just float

walk through doors in strange forests

find color in grey

create childlike things

love your own unique beauty

love yourself no matter what

be here

emerge

always create

find your tribe

 

They told me not to forget that:

gratitude will make everything beautiful

beauty is everywhere

and there is always light to be found

 

And they reminded me sometimes you just need to

breathe and look at the night stars.

 

Thank you all　

 

Today's Wish

A wish can’t come true until someone makes a wish.

A dream can’t become real until someone dreams a dream.

So I’m making a wish and dreaming a dream . . .

I wish that every person has a reason to laugh every day.

I dream that every animal knows what kindness it.

I wish that every tree, plant and blade of grass on

Mother Earth are treated with respect.

I dream that the Oceans and all the Ocean creatures are healed and flourish.

 

What do you wish today?