


Last weekend I had the pleasure of facilitating another Painting With Your Muse intuitive painting workshop here in Toronto. Each time its a new experience for me as I shift the format with lessons learned in between these workshops. I’m forever a student, taking in new information and layering it, weaving it into each workshop I do. There were new faces as well as past participants from my workshops who joined us. One had previously been at my Painting With Your Muse workshop last year and gave feedback that she had since been to another “intuitive painting” class which did not feel right for her because of the focus on people giving opinions about others art. One thing that I feel strongly about is making sure everyone feels safe to express though their painting without fear of being judged, so we have a no comment rule when it comes to witnessing others paintings unfold. So often people think of making art superficially, like a product that we create that needs to look presentable or “pretty” , and although aesthetically pleasing artwork can also be deep, it usually through the process of reflecting one’s inner essence that it becomes that way. When we let go of expectation, we open up to our creative flow and so much more.
Intuitive painting is not about a particular tool or style of painting, rather it is a fluid process in keeping with our inner voice. Intuitive painting reflects who we are, yet we are not our painting. Intuitive painting allows for tuning into Self beyond thinking mind, and connecting with our creative voice beyond linear words. It is a process that time and time again I have noticed surprises people with how it can tap into feelings that we are not aware of until that very moment the painting reveals them.
When we open to creative process we open to our heart's calling. Click To Tweet
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