Immanuel

watercolor 12/2021

“Silence is the absolute

poise or balance of

body, mind and spirit.”

………Ohiyesa

I discovered deep silence within me when, as a child, I became a solitary woods walker. I would disappear for the entire day into the woods so that I could live in Nature’s peace. Never was I disappointed. Stillness surrounded me and nourished my being. Sitting by the creek my mind disappeared into the song of the flowing stream. Having access to the stillness of Nature soothed my emotional pain. Today Nature is still my go to  portal into the peace of the soul. I encourage anyone who has not experienced the forest as a healing tool to open to it. Travel there alone and with no devices and just breathe. Let your mind rest and feel the relief. Love and light, g

shams

watercolor 11/2021

This is how I would die

into the love

I have for you:

as pieces of cloud

dissolve in sunlight

…..rumi

Rumi…the master poet….the describer of that deep love which arrives when we give up our self. My favorite poet.

wabos

watercolor 10/2021

When your world moves too fast

and you lose yourself in the chaos,

introduce yourself

to each color of the sunset. 

Reacquaint yourself with the earth

beneath your feet.

Thank the air that surrounds you

with every breath you take.

Find yourself

in appreciation life.

……………Christy AnnMartine

 

This jack rabbit looks like my granddog “Maggie.” It’s just a feeling…a mood that I always seen in Maggie. Unspoken guilt and desire mixed together. Maybe I was channeling Maggie….LOL I am doing doggie daycare for Maggie since her mom went to work at the pottery studio. I’m not much fun but I do talk to her, give her fresh marrow bones and love on her a lot. So…..she is much more in my radar since I have been spending so much time with her. Dogs rock. They absorb your energy but don’t judge ever.

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osa

watercolor 9/2021

Osa is a commissioned painting. This puppy is very special to her people and I fell in love with her when I saw her photos. Osa means ‘one who is closer to God…the Goddess’. Seems to me in painting her that there is much depth to her. So I was moved to paint her beautiful soul which seemed to overshadow her dogginess. Well…her people clearly adore her. Fortunate four legged.

I have been suffering a severe lack of dog friends so I am dog sitting ‘Maggie’ for my daughter when she works. Everyone gets what they want. I give ‘Maggie’ a fresh bone every day. Spoiled? I’m guilty, but I can’t help myself.

 

 

‘Maggie’ aka….Magnut, bone breath, sweet girl

blood and bone

watercolor 9/2021

‘Feather to fire, fire to blood

Blood to bone, bone to marrow

Marrow to ashes, ashes to snow’

                             ……….gregory colbert

Everything is connected

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twilight

watercolor 8/2021

She lost herself in the trees

among the ever-changing leaves.

She wept beneath the wild sky

as stars told stories of ancient times.

The flowers grew towards her light,

the river called her name at night.

She could not love an ordinary life

with the mysteries of the universe

hidden in her eyes.

……..Christy Ann Martine

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willow

watercolor 8/2021

When the soft winds blow

I can hear the trees whispering.

Their leaves rustling

as they share their thoughts

with the universe.

They talk about the sun, the sky,

the people that roam the earth.

They say we are all one.

……….Christy Ann Martine

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call of the mountain

watercolor 8/2021

You can choose what to focus on, and therefore what to be. You can choose to be your in-breath and out-breath. You can choose to listen with your whole being to the sound of the rain or the wind, and in some way to be one with the rain or the wind. Listening to sounds in this way can be very joyful. When you are in touch with these refreshing and healing elements, you are being, and not thinking. 

……… Thich Nhat Hanh

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the bear who shows the way

watercolor 7/2021

Wakan Tanka,

Great Mystery

 

Teach me how to trust my heart,

my mind,

my intuition,

my inner knowing,

the senses of my body

the blessings of my spirit.

 

Teach me to trust these things

so that I may enter my Sacred Space

and Love beyond my fear

and thus Walk in Balance

with the passing of each glorious Sun.

……Lakota Prayer

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habibi

watercolor 7/2021

We are Earth people on

a spiritual journey to

the stars. Our quest,

our Earth walk, is to

look within, to know

who we are, to see

that we are connected

to all things, that

there is no separation,

only in the mind.

……..Lakota seer

 

I have been fascinated by the Cheeta ever since I saw the film “Ashes in the Snow.” I periodically rewatch this film on YouTube because its beauty is mesmerizing. It takes you to another dimension…..the place that you are always seeking. A place of no separation. Gregory Colbert is the artist. Animals and humans interact in his art piece. No separation. If you are interested, urls are below….They seem to work????

Colbert Homepage

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