Wisdom Painting

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.