I decided this was the perfect painting to share with you as we head into the 4th of July during the pandemic.
First…it reminds me of a firework exploding into a million flecks of light.
Second…and it’s awkward to say, but it does remind me a little of all the virus images we have been seeing over the last few months. Try to forget I just said that;)
This painting is one of the 9 Spectrum paintings I’ve been working on for the last year. Although, they are not exactly monochromatic each piece in the series has a focus on a single color.
This one is obviously very yellow. In a way, it’s like the powerful July sun firing up the long summer days.
Third…this reminds me of the Chakra System.
If you have ever spent anytime breathing & bending in the “yoga world” you have probably heard of it. If not…it’s a Sanskrit system of energy running through the base of the spine to the crown of the head and down again. I like to think about it as the connection we have from our earthy body to our higher self.
Yes, it can all feel a bit woo-woo to our everyday way of thinking of things. And…Yes, it’s also completely fascinating.
Anodea Judith wrote an intriguing book called Eastern Body Western Mind. It’s a very in-depth blending of the physical body, Western Psychology, and this Eastern energy system. In it, she associates each chakra energy with color energy and a place in the body. Yellow is associated with the solar plexus. If you have ever had the experience of “trusting your gut” you know this place. It’s your “fire” in the belly. In the chakra system, it’s the place of power. Specifically the power of the will to transform.
Fourth…I wish you a very Happy 4th of July! ( see what I did there? wink. wink)
Even though things will be different this year, I hope you’ll feel that fire in the belly that freedom makes possible. Like the tiny specks in this painting swirling in all different directions…our power is still brighter together.
PS… If you are curious as to how a painting transforms in the making…here is a slideshow of work in progress snaps.
“Power is the expression of the sacred in its evolutionary unfolding. Power is the awesome presence of the divine. Power is the mystery, the unknown, the confrontation with the other. Power is the transition from the past to the future. In order to escape the narrow traps of personal limitation and approach the magnificent expanse of totality we must reclaim our power. Power is the ability to determine our own destiny. Only in a path of uniqueness can the vital energy uncoil and pierce the regions of the unknown. Only with power can we move aside the obstacles that keep us imprisoned, enslaved and unconscious.”