Wisdom Painting

The image at left, from yesterday's post, was completed during one of my personal Igniting Your Intentions™ sessions. The image is a powerful one for me so I went back to my writings to find out why. Perhaps the drawing is powerful for you as well. And perhaps the writing will speak to you, too. Here is what I wrote: Drawing Gives me Goosebumps – white bird with huge wingspan. Is it a dove, a blue bird of happiness – is the blue its color or definition? This bird is Beauty in Flight. I’m in total awe and choked up over this image. Drawing's Message : Take flight, my dear, worry not about all your worldly affairs. They will be taken care of. You are glory bound forevermore. Share your beauty with the children. They will listen. They will get it. The ribbons of peace weave around you. Carry them with you whenever you go – wherever. Your angels are all around you, dear, helping, guiding, assisting. You need only ask for help and it is granted – pronto! You are aligned wi...

Connect to your Soul Team . Listen Up. Check out this article for how to proceed with the mission of your life. NOW. Great stuff. First paragraph of the article says: "The Fifth Step - Discover Your Soul Team By now you have raised your frequency, re-aligned to your higher self, opened and begun to trust your communication with The Divine/The All. The fifth step naturally follows these first four steps as you are now prepared to discover and connect to your Soul Team." Image at left is from my 2004 Igniting Your Intentions™ personal session. My intention statement: I align myself with my true calling. Crayon on paper. Anyone interested in signing up for the process, contact me. It's quite lovely.

Day 4: Glossing Over & Strengthening Money flows to me easily affording me freedom. Money worries rising to the surface big time today. I recently took a huge leap of faith into a mentorship program. Now, I'm wondering where the money will come from to pay for it. Yikes! Does anyone out there need or want a timeshare in Cancun? Selling it would certainly lighten my load and help me pay for this program. Painting I did not do anymore work on the painting today, except for brushing gel gloss medium over the front and back sides of it. Three coats of tempera paint had been built up and the edges of the paper were curling. That bothered me so I went for a strengthening cure. Now I'm wondering if I want to do this painting with acrylic on canvas instead. Do I want to upgrade my materials? This Igniting session seems to be taking me into a different place than sessions before it. Normally, I would use inexpensive materials so I would not be inhibited. And everyday I wou...

Day Three Money flows easily to me affording me freedom. Painting: Deep Truth Added green and blue, defined the mountains. This painting is looking dark: although, I like the blue and green colors. They feel rich and true, like crisp growth and depth. The roots are pushed behind, no longer needing to be exposed. Painting's Message: Delving, digging, seeking answers to your innermost problems and issues allows them to rise to the surface, exposing them to the healing light. This is an act of courage and faith. For to rise above your problems and issues with an all abiding faithful conviction separates you from them like chaffing the wheat. You get clarity in return from the muddy existence you have been living. This has caused misery, struggle, not to mention unhappiness and discontent. Rising to the occasion of personal growth affords you a better chance at freedom on all levels. Stand strong and true for what you believe to be true in each and every moment. Be open and...

Day One It has been way too long since I embarked upon my own process of Igniting Your Intentions™. And it feels sooooo good to be back at it.  Igniting Your Intentions™is a very focused 28-process of self-discovery using writing and drawing. It is a process that came to me during a time of deep inner work. I have done workshops. I had planned to write a book. The book proposal is finished but I never sent it out. Maybe it's time?  It is time to do this process for myself again. I thought my intention statement would read as follows: I allow myself success beyond my wildest dreams. However, I found an old sample of the Igniting Journal on my studio shelf. "Perfect, I'll use that", I thought. Inside I had tucked an igniting statement into each journal that I had made up. This one read: Money flows to me easily affording me freedom. "More perfect", I thought. I embarked upon my solo journey of alignment to my true self almost five years ago, leaving beh...

Have any of you read Julia Cameron's new book, The Creative Life: True Tales on Inspiration? How does it compare to The Artist's Way? The link below will take you to where Julia shares about her own creative process in video format. Pictured here: Drawing by Mary Gravelle, crayon on paper, 8.5 x 11 inches, from my personal Igniting Your Intentions™ session in July 2009. You can see all of my drawings in this session on my Facebook Page. This is the drawing's message: Donegal's Garden -- I had never heard of Donegal's Garden before I did this drawing this morning. As soon as I got out the hot pink paper and picked a green crayon, those words came to me. Now, I'm researching. It is a real place in Ireland! This makes me really miss my garden in Connecticut. I must get a garden planted here at this small rental house. I miss gardening so much. Link: About Julia Cameron's new book Link: Mary's Fine Art Fan Page Link: Mary's Igniting session of J...

On Excuses and Resistance from Seth's Blog... Get on with your life now, already, no more waiting, no more whining! Here's what he says: "I don't have any good ideas" Now I  know  you're bluffing. First, everyone has good ideas. Maybe not as fast or as often as others, but are you telling me that in your entire life, you've never had one good idea? Ever? Second, and way more telling, what happens if I give you a good idea. Here. Take it. Now what? You have it, right? Now you need to find a second reason for not making things happen. "I don't have enough time." "I can't get the resources." "I'm not sure, really sure, guaranteed, that this is a good idea." "My boss won't let me." And so the lizard brain speaks up, and so the cycle continues, and so the Resistance wins. There are more good ideas, right here, right now, for free, than ever before. More opportunities to connect and lead and make ...

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." - Albert Einstein What are you imagining today? © Mary A. Gravelle, Number 8: Gateway to Wealth, acrylic on birch panel, 24 x 24 inches, framed. Inquiries email info@marysfineart.com.

Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Sep. 19, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Contact us to register. For more information, please go to the Wisdom Painting Website.

Level One: What we have been doing so far, just painting and small discussion afterward. Level Two: Paint and interact with your painting along with discussion afterward. Level Three: Paint, interact with your painting, and move to your painting's expression with discussion afterward. Intermediate and Advanced levels two and three are about showing up to your personal expression, standing tall in it and moving past shame toward true self. I invite you to deepen your process. Coming up: Wisdom Painting, Group Sessions for four or more: Sunday, August 29, price includes all materials and are per person. 1-3 pm Level One, $25 1-4 pm Level Two, $35 1-5 pm Level Three, $45 Sunday, Sept 19, price includes all materials and are per person. 1-3 pm Level One, $25 1-4 pm Level Two, $35 1-5 pm Level Three, $45 To register, call me at (575) 956-7315 or email me at mary@wisdompainting.com Inquiries about private sessions are welcome. Wisdom Painting Website -- a little out of date, ...

Karen Siegel of Westport, Connecticut is a former student of Wisdom Painting and Art. She now teaches art to children ages 3-10 at the Silvermine Guild Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut. She also teaches private lessons. After last month’s newsletter ( July ) went out, Karen emailed to tell me of her current work. Because I found her work to be inspiring, I decided to interview her for this issue of Wisdom and Art Inspirations. She says: “I am very interested in the energetics of things: from the energy created by certain sound vibrations to the energy of drawing "live" meaning the energy of drawing a living hot pepper versus drawing from a photograph because of the actual interaction and energy exchange!” Interview questions by Mary A. Gravelle. 1. When did you begin teaching at Silvermine? I started working at Silvermine School of Art 1 year ago. 2. How does the environment at Silvermine help you as a teacher? Silvermine is located in a very relaxed and beautiful sett...

Coming up: Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Aug. 8, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Aug. 15, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Sep. 19, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Contact Mary Gravelle at info@marysfineart.com or call (575) 956-7315 to register.

This is my Wisdom Painting I did last night for the full moon ritual. I drew three cards from the Wisdom of the Four Winds card deck: 39 Penguin - Faith; 37 Kingfisher - Vigilance; and 38 Sunset - Completion. What are the odds of picking sequential numbered cards? All of my cards gave me messages about being the seerer, using the eyes of the seerer, letting go in order to receive the new. I had stated that I was willing to let go of whatever is ready to go. These cards tell me that I am on track and letting go, and to keep letting go. The Kingfisher card told me to draw a map of my past and another for my future. So, I did that on my painting. The left side of pink/blue/black painting is my past. And the right side of red/pink/black painting is my future. The past had to do with traumas and healing -- "a woven tapestry of lumps, bumps, bruises, loss, gain, darkness, and light." The future is all about connections. There is one definite red ring and one possible red ring that ...

Tonight is a full moon. This is what Astrology.com says: Helping you look at the Big Picture is the Full Moon (6:38PM PDT and energizing 3 degrees of Leo and Aquarius. Individual and group meditations are recommended. Send your healing thoughts and prayers to friends, family members and to all people in need around the world. While every Full Moon can represent a time of enlightenment, it can also symbolize various struggles and tug-of-war conditions, externally or internally. The Moon making a supportive, 60-degree connection to giant Jupiter (7:25PM PDT) certainly helps to make this a potentially illuminating and nurturing Full Moon experience. May I suggest that you do a Wisdom Painting tonight? All you need to do is gather your paints, crayons, or other art media of choice, along with paper and have at it. Do a meditation beforehand asking any pertinent questions of your life right now. Allow your intuition to paint the painting, not your mind. Full Moons are generally good for let...

Daily Cosmic Calendar for Thursday, July 22 Source link: http://www.astrology.com/?nlcid=zo%7C%7Cdh-cosmiccal%7Chero-signimg Are you sensing the approach of major changes within the astro-psychic atmosphere? You are not alone. The largest planet - Jupiter - will make a station tomorrow in Aries and begin a retrograde cycle lasting until November 18. By Saturday night, Jupiter squares distant Pluto and, just two days later, Saturn and Uranus make their fifth and final opposition since November 4, 2008. There is also a Full Moon coming up on Sunday July 25 and other startling stellar happenings ready to manifest during the last three days of July and during the first nine days of August. In essence, we are now within one of the most profound and revolutionary three-week cycles in many years. Therefore, find time every day during the next three weeks for additional soul-searching and meditation . Helping you stay productive right now is the monthly Moon-Ceres union in Sagittarius (9:25AM...

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It always feels good to get back to Wisdom Painting. It just seems to reconnect myself to myself. Take a look at this image and ask it what it wants to tell you. Share it here if you want. Here is what it told me (or I told it?): Oh fire, burn the remaining last vestiges of stubborn anger and resentment. Red bleeding the impurities from my heart. Bleed out, run to Mother Earth, replenishing, grounding my entire Being. Orange fire, burn away any sexual tensions and issues from my sacred sacral center. Yellow, surround me in your cheer and optimism for bright times ahead. Oh, fiery center, blaze bright, bold, and clear. Fire, burn away the shackles to my heart's desire that I might be free to enjoy what is before me ... crystal clear reality. Amen.

Photo: Birthing Woman by Mary Gravelle, 120" x 96", tempera on paper. Yes, that is me standing in front of my painting. The painting shown here is an example of an outcome of Wisdom Painting. It is the result of many hours, weeks, and months of sticking with the painting process. This is where I would love to take YOU! So far the Wisdom Painting sessions I have held in Silver City have been at the beginner level, which I will continue to hold. I want you to know that I would love to be able to take this workshop to deeper levels with you. The one-year intensive study I did with Aviva Gold, author of Painting From the Source , prepared me to do just that. In addition, I have been painting in the Wisdom Painting way for over 20 years. I have first-hand knowledge and experience with this way of painting for self-discovery. My workshops have changed over the years from Split Splat Take That, Scrunchy Painting, and finally to Wisdom Painting which is the current name of my worksho...

As an artist and business owner, I found some good info in this article that I have copied from Christine Kane's blog. Info on her blog is at the end of the article. Enjoy! 5 Large Life Lessons of 2009 by Christine Kane I keep hearing people complain about 2009. "Good riddance!" they shout. I loved 2009. I loved it as much for its challenges as its successes. In fact, I believe that the tumults we've faced as a global community are forcing us all off auto-pilot and into a place of deeper Creativity. As a creative entrepreneur, I had my share of power-packed lessons this year, and I am excited to continue learning from them! There's no need to live in fear. As Einstein said: "The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe." Here are my 5 favorite lessons of 2009: 1 - Our Growth is Often Proportional to Our Investment. This lesson is one of the gifts of owning your own business - though it sure doesn...