Being present with yourself is a day to day practice. Even an hourly practice. With all of the extraneous noises going on in the world, our minds have so many layers of things to worry about that we tend to lose sight of the peace that is found in the present moment. A lot of our stress comes from being so involved with the concept of time. Whether it is what am I going to do an hour from now, 5 hours from now, 5 days from now, a year from now, 5 years from now, that is taking you out of the present moment. Though it is good to…

What inspired me to continue on the path of intuitive painting was the sacred beingness found in the present moment while creating. This world is very much revolved around constant stimulus and action, as a result many of us are rarely ‘spiritually available’ to be able to receive the insight needed for them. With the constant clamors of life, they clog up the line of communication from the divine intelligence within you and your finite mind. While awareness of your insight being received is one of the steps, what is also needed is stillness. Stillness might scare some people because they may feel their worth is defined by their actions,…

As a person who thoroughly enjoys working with a variety of tools and media when creating, I have pretty much stayed away from digital art. After taking some graphics classes in high school, I’ve taken note of a lot of things that I experienced during the course. I had felt as if there was something preventing myself from expressing authentically. I couldn’t make the crazy, wild marks like I wanted to.  Within the world of design, a lot of the focus is on making things look pleasing to the eye. It’s all about perfectly placed shapes, perfect blend of colors, everything perfectly measured out. Yes, that does indeed catch someone’s…