Sunlight dancing with the shadows

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. ~Walt Whitman

What is light? I thought I knew, but the class Layers of Light, by international artist Laly Mille is opening my eyes in new ways.

The dictionary definition says,

Light: The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

In my life, I often wish it could be all “light”, and easier. Yet as Laly showed us… a blank white canvas, all light, has no definition. It takes some contrast, shadows, or layers to really let the light shine.

This concept is fascinating me. Perhaps all the struggles of life, are providing layers that give our inner light more definition. More light.

The first painting project is about adding layers of light and contrast. It was hard for me at first to deliberately add some black ink. But after I could see how the dark spots contrasted with the layers of light colors and actually brought my eyes to notice the light. In my photo, the dark branches of the trees highlight the rays of sunshine.

My class painting. Winter’s song of light

Layers of Light with Laly Mille is exceptional, and I have only completed week 1! I am learning art is a way to shine our light with the world. Including the hard parts.

Now is the time to unite the soul and the world. Now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one with the shadows. ~Rumi

Blessings of luminous light,

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Searching for light

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Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. ~Desmond Tutu.

I started a new online painting class called Layers of Light, by an artist I truly admire, Laly Mille . Our first warm up assignment was to photograph different kinds of light throughout the day. In my mind I was picturing beautiful rays of light shining through the trees and bright red leaves against a blue sky. But reality was rain, clouds and fall gloom. On day 3 of gloom, I decided to go outside and see if there was any glimpses of light through the clouds.

As I slowed down and gazed, I found the light was there. It showed itself in soft subtle ways. On the petal of a flower, reflections on the brick sidewalk, the contrast of leaves against a gray white sky. The light was still there.

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That realization shifted something inside me. The light is always there. God is always there. Sometimes soft, subtle is light is the most soothing to my soul.

I will share more as I learn to infuse layers of light on a canvas. Stop by to see Laly Mille’s beautiful artwork. It is full of light, beauty, textures and much love. I find it very healing.

Love and Blessings,

nancylennonsigheart3

Tiny tea angels

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IMG_20160810_173011975 — Angel of the Forest

Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things. – Chaim Potok

Sip the tea, dry the bag in the sun, remove the tea leaves and sprinkle them around the garden. There is a sacred ceremony to preparing tea bags as a tiny canvas to paint upon.

And then a bit of magic happens. The reddish tea stains often reveal a face, or wings. On the angel above the shape of her wings in the tea stains looked like leaves. There is a sense of peace for me out among the trees in the forest. This angel is an Angel of the forest, with leaves for wings, and flowers in her hair. She whispers…

“Look up and reach for the sky. Your strong roots will hold you. I bring you the peace of nature in the forest”

I am taking an online painting class called Tiny Bags of Love offered by Jeanne Marie Webb. Stop by to see the amazing faces that emerge on her tea bags, all the way from South Africa. She is a wonderful teacher. I discovered it is not easy to paint so small, but it is playful, magical and sacred.

More of my tea bag angels will be sharing their love and messages on here soon.

Blessings,

nancylennonsigheart3