True art should say something, should mean something, both to the artist and the patron. Through the chaos and calm of my work, I paint emotion and experiences that deeply resonate with others who speak the language of the soul.

Getting a Handle on Your Soul: Examen Series.

Intention: To cultivate attention and awareness in an age of distraction.

If you're interested in joining this journey, all sessions are below. Go at your own pace, and please take a moment to let Mandy know you're on the path!

Getting started + taking notes
Spiritual listening
Numbing vs attending to feelings
Those things that come back up
Run down or run out of time
Digesting your day
Soul growth is slow growth
Our Examen

Some days can be simple.
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Falling and failing are not the same thing:
-- I'm attempting to transition from an intuitive process to a more deliberate approach to conceptual pieces. It feels a bit like jumping off a cliff without knowing if I can stick the landing, but what am I if I am not challenging myself?
-- Reading about Nat'l Park AIRs wondering why, as such a nature LOVER, nature doesn't have a prominent role in my art. 🤷‍♀️ What could I do with tree-tones and earth-tones?
-- What if the third series in my project list draws from this gorgeous place that I call home? What happens when an abstract artist tries to capture seascapes and marsh-scapes?

Under-layering.
For days when my body and soul need to be in the studio but I am too tired to push concept pieces any farther.

Pushing the bounds of simple this morning. Not so simple.

April 19, 2017