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January: Creativity Rules This Year

01 January in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to January, 2017! Zoom, sparkles, magic and bam! Here we are in 2017! Gosh, this makes me want to pause, take a breath, gather my thoughts, feelings and space! Ah . . . better, here we go! This month of January speaks all about beginnings. . .it speaks about follow through. . .it speaks about priorities and making choices! This year, again, I choose for artistic creativity.. . .to lead the way into wackiness, making the impossible possible, whimsy's, serendipitous encounters. Whether this might be through the painting expression through colors, three dimensional sculpture of forms, singing and voice silliness, texture and material exploration, body awareness and movement. Each discipline has that beginning phase of awkwardness. That phase of. . .mmmm. . .i'm not so sure. . .what will others say? What about "looking good". .. what will they say. . .what if they discover that I too started from scratch!...

December: A Silver Expression . . .

01 December in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to December. . . This time of year makes me feel the expressions of silver. Lets talk about Illumination, reflection, glamor and the feminine power. It is especially during these winter months, (in the northern hemisphere that is) where we don't have as many hours of the golden sunlight. Instead we get nurtured by the qualities of moonlight. The moon caries with it, the metaphor of the feminine energy. We can choose to tune into this calming and emotionally fluid, sensitive energy to hunker down and connect with our earthly reflection. Go ahead and feel what this difference might mean for yourself: moon energy instead of sun energy. Mmmmm Speaking of reflection, silver carries a mesmerising quality of reflection. We can get the sense that the energy that we send out is reflected back to us. This feeling is similar to the effects of throwing a boomerang. What we throw out there is reflected back to us,...

November: Earthbound Color Explosions

01 November in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to November. . . Let's for a moment examine the cause and effect of trees releasing its leaves and what we might learn from this. We are all pretty aware of the cycles of nature. Leaves, which capture all the nutrients from the light all spring and summer, are released in autumn in preparation for the winter months. During these months all the nursing energy will come from the ground up and nourish from inside out. Trees 'know' that as part of the cycle, spring will rebirth new leaves once again.. . .making it easy now, to let go of these precious leaves. It does so in such a celebratory way too! Like color explosions to the ground. I often need this little reminder myself, which is why I love to share this with you. Because as humans, we make so much meaning out of things, it can be...

October: Natural Expression . . .

01 October in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to October. . . This month, observe the colors in nature. What kind of greens are out there in nature What other colors?. . .oranges?. . .yellows?. . .browns? Use these colors at your palette to work with. Grab your sketchbook now and forget about aesthetics! This is your sacred moment to express naturally. . .there is no should, could and would. . .instead. . . lots of doing. . .action. . .playing and exploring. Release the emotions that come. . .let them be, whether that is laughing, crying. . .or perhaps. . .twitching! Yes, this is what I am feeling for this month of October. Especially as this can be quite a busy action packed month getting things done before the end of the year. . .So take time for date night with you and your sketch book! If your partner feels left out. . .they can join you...

September: Creating your Masterpiece . . .

01 September in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to September. . . As you well know, I love metaphors! This month, see your life as a masterpiece! What do we need to create this masterpiece. . .(drumroll please. . ) a palette! Yes our palette is where we can collect and mix colors. . . thin the colors and play with textures. As a metaphor, sometimes we want to continue with the colors already on the palette, other times, we may prefer to have a whole new set of colors. It is especially exciting to try out just those colors that we have never tried before. . .or use those colors that we used to find ugly! September is a perfect time to learn something new, get out of our comfort zone, add skills or learn about new ways to expand your thinking. It's after all the time when there is such a buzz of excitement in...

August: Welcome to the Birth of the Atelier Virtual Portal . . .

01 August in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to August. . . I am excited to unveil the virtual portal into the Atelier! Starting on September 20th the first monthly SMART Intuitive Painting group will start, both in person and virtually. It's your time to . . . paint within a group setting, one evening a month, express yourself through topic-based exercises, discover answers to your questions, see a window into your subconscious genious, have fun, discover colors. . . lines and shapes, discover your personal style, let go. This is a fun journey that we will embark on together. Each month we will come together as a group . . .whether you participate online realtime (or view the recording . . . at your most convenient time) . . . or make it live in person. This is a journey that starts on September 20th at 7:00pm- 22:00pm Amsterdam time. (which is 1:00 pm EST. . .10:00 am...

July Sparks & Updates . . .

01 July in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH With 4th of July and all, feeling extra sparkly. . .so bear with me dear friends! In taking my own advice, I am digging in deep and discovering what is at the essence of what I most like to do, to share, to make a difference. Needless to say, I am practicing efficiency with my time these days. Over the last year, I have seen how SMART sessions can bring such insight both on a personal and business level - as described in my book. This is mostly because it is the best of the world of intuitive painting woven in with coaching and a dash of therapy. It's an all in one and I absolute love it when great insight comes out of art, that the maker can implement and make a positive change. So with that said, moving forward there are updates at the studio. . .change is good, it's...

June Practice: Be full of life, jokes, love & plans. . .

01 June in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to June! Let's simplify during this full on month. What better time to practice being full with yourself! Ha, so funny actually yes? What do you mean by being full with yourself?! Well, go ahead and see to what degree you are full of life? What about full of jokes? Do you joke with yourself? What about love? Are you full of love for yourself? and let's not forget about being full of plans. . .what is next on your goodie list? In taking my own advice, I am digging in deep and discovering what is at the essence of what I most like to do, to share, to make a difference. Needless to say, I am practicing efficiency with my time these days. Over the last year, I have seen how I absolutely cherish SMART sessions - as described in my book. This is mostly because it is the best of the world of intuitive painting...

May Yellow and Blue Make Green . . .

01 May in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to May! Welcome to being embraced by the color GREEN! Ever think about the qualities of this color? Can we get any closer to SPRING than green!? Thanks to the collaborative effort of Yellow and Blue. Green shares common attributes with both! It's a combination of cheerful warmth from the sun with calmness and serenity of both sea and sky. Green is after all the direct metaphor for nature! This is the season to live into this compassionate color. Within the chakra system, Green is often associated with our fourth chakra, the heart chakra. This fourth chakra governs our intuition and love. Here we feel compassion for our love and relationships. This chakra acts as the melting pot of the higher chakras and the lower chakras and is the source of our inner most desires, our dreams! As many of you may have me say that our hands are an expression of our heart. This...

April: Let me tell you ’bout the birds and the bees. . .

01 April in Journal by admin

TIP OF THE MONTH Welcome to April! Sending big waves of creativity from Amsterdam, and introducing Noah, who was born like a rocket on March 14th! We are all doing very well and eager of all that spring has to offer! Jewel Akens captured this seasons vibrations in his lyrics . . .The Birds & The Bees! Here we go (go ahead. . .a little Karaoke for you - hear song on youtube): . . . Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees / And the flowers and the trees / And the moon up above / And a thing called 'Love' . . . Let me tell ya 'bout the stars in the sky /And a girl and a guy / And the way they could kiss / On a night like this . . . When I look into your big brown eyes / It's so very plain to see / That it's time you learned about the...

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