Yesterday I awoke to an email notifying me I'd sold a painting. 😀

It was one of my older abstract pieces that to me, feels like gold in the the depths of the ocean. There's a quietness to it, yet also a lot going on.💙

It's always exciting to see an order come in, but especially when its a piece of original art I created that someone else connected with. There is nothing better than the acknowledgment that something you spent precious time on and created from your Soul is also valued by someone else.

Today I launched my new Spirit Animal collection of paintings and my updated website. While there are still some technical things I'm working thru, and additional parts to the site I've not yet finished.....I am very excited for this collection to be seen and these paintings to find their place in the world (other than in my spare room.) 

I'm especially excited about the Tigers. And the lion. I have not been THAT giddy and excited to watch a painting materialize as I was with the "Fearless" tiger in a really long time. I was practically bouncing in my seat with every brushstroke that brought him closer to life, and just filled with tears of joy and thankfulness oozing out of me for the ability to manifest it. It's by far my favorite thing I've painted to date on this fine art path, and I've painted a lot of things.

That painting inspired the "Courageous" Lioness and the bigger Tiger piece "Unstoppable", as well as the bear. Cuz you cant have lions and tigers without bears...oh my! 😉😄

And I definitely have plans for an even bigger tiger painting I cant wait to start working on - like I seriously just want to paint a giant wall sized tiger right now haha. And I want to paint other big cats too...cheetah, leopard, lynx......maybe an entire series of big cats. Who knows. Abstracts and trees are calling me right now too........

Which will win a spot on canvas next?! haha...stay tuned!

Everyday the muse brings tons of ideas that float in and out of my mind.  Some swirl around a bit then leave, others stay and swirl for years (like this Spirit Animal Collection has been) . I will never be able to create ALL the ideas I have.....I'd need many many lifetimes for that haha. But I am excited to see what grabs hold and wants to be birthed thru me next.

And that's what this creative journey is all about.....that's what life is all about right? Grabbing onto something exciting and seeing where it will lead next.......a new job, a new relationship, a new city, a new creative project....but it doesn't have to be big and loud and life changing to have an impact.... just sitting and enjoying the sunshine and breeze on your face is being in purpose too. 

Simple pleasures, big exciting ones, and everything in between.... they all stretch your horizons and help you find center. To guide you towards living in YOUR purpose. We are only here for a short amount of time in the grand scheme of things. So its important to try to do as much of what we enjoy as we can. And yes, I know that's challenging in many ways for most of us at some point.....in many points (lets be honest here)....on our path. Universe knows I'm in the midst of some big trials and tribulations right now myself and trying hard to stay standing.

But if we allow those challenges to rule us.....we will miss the beauty and magic all around. 

And there is SOOO much beauty and magic and wonder in this world to see and experience.

I've spent the past week pretty much sequestered in my room at my computer preparing for this launch, so I cant exactly say I've been experiencing much beauty of late. Thankfully I have a desk set up in front of giant double window to look out so I don't feel totally stuck in a cave. But I also know all this work and staying up til 4 am night after night, has been a total labor of love. Because this is my passion. Where my excitement lies. Not so much in the days of computer and office work hahaha- but in that I know they are a part of bringing my creativity to the world. So the technical business stuff has to be done too. 

And all of it is leading to more of that beauty and magic and wonder. 

I mean its here now...I see it and I feel it when I take a moment to......I just want time and space for more of it. As often as possible. 

So I dance with the muse and I create. And I write. And I meditate. And I share. And I explore..... 

Speaking of which....its 64 degrees on this Ohio February day - a rarity for this time of year......So its time to leave my room and go out for a walk, and see what kind of beauty and magic I can experience in my own ordinary neighborhood today. Because things around us may seem ordinary, but if you look closer.....you might just find the magic too. 🌟

Sold painting - Golden Depths