It was a day of letting go of expectations, sitting with the chaos of the unknown and reflecting.

Each time I run this workshop I learn something new. The wonderfully brave souls who join me don’t necessarily know it but in opening up and connecting with their creative fire they are my teachers.

They are living examples of the complexity of creative source. I believe we are all connected. I believe we are all creative. I believe we are always learning about what we already know but are not aware. Last week’s Saturday’s Painting With Your Muse workshop reconfirmed this for me.

The beginning of the workshop often is difficult for participants. They face the fear of not knowing, having been given permission to let go of expectations. They face the fear of facing a part of themselves that they may not have acknowledged. The fear of trying something new or something old in a new way looks them in the eyes.

And face it they do.

Artists who long to paint freely without outside expectations or constraints.

Artists (for we all are artists after all whether we make our living from it or not, creativity is a common language we share though often it has been silenced) who long to connect with themselves, leaving old patterns behind.

Artists who face the blank canvas bravely as they paint out the pain of the past. Artists who open themselves to the unknown and are confronted by paintings which teach and guide.

 
As these artists and their muses go through this one day journey, I too as a witness experience a profound sense of awe at their inquiry through paint, insight, and acceptance.

They are my teachers. And I am grateful for the opportunity to witness their transformation.