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Horse Eye & putting some magnification of the subject at hand

Polar bear-power, adaptability, and resilience.

Llama. Survival & protection, being able to thrive in extreme conditions and displaying protective behavior towards.

Sloth-generosity and altruism

Mouse-centered on the idea of having the ability to accomplish anything in life regardless of your size. Fertility and abundance, bringing luck and prosperity to those who encounter them. While looking nearby at the smallest things, needs re met.

Frog-stability and letting go of the past

Sasquach-honesty.

eye of horse – creating magicial intervention. Hope that something magical and miraculous will come into one’s life to solve a major crisis.

The paintings I make are like tarot readings only with no cards.  Nature spirits appear to put light on different subject matters.

Nudibranchs symbolize transformation and adaptability

Bluebird-happiness, hope, good fortune, prosperity.

Wolf-courage, strength, loyalty, and success at hunting.

Elephant- good luck and wisdom and the ability to learn from past experiences. Generates life force to uncover issues.

Stones – represent blockages between emotional and mental bodies which create chaotic non reasoning  whilst trying to Integrate higher aspects of Self.  Sometimes called FAtalE.

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Walking with Chickens

One summer day, last September, I let Hannah and Penny out. They walked about under the supervision of any red-tailed hawk. It was my first fire in awhile and my son and I roasted actual hot dogs.

In the beauty of a late summer sunset, the chickens followed me up the small hill from down below where my sunflowers and tomatoes and zucchini grew this year.

This painting started out with a sketch of the walking with chickens. From here it progressed as it usually does, color washes until nature spirits inform me of another story.

Letting the painting speak –

I am baby rhino with my new horn, I protect spaces with confidence, assurance and steadiness. He passed the baton on to the pink dolphin representing peace and harmony, who then passed baton up and slightly over to the llama of endurance, community,  gentle strength, wisdom, inner peace, and tranquility.  Coming over and down is the purple gecko symbolizing protection of home and family.

Near rounding out the end is the bat which symbolizes rebirth, no matter how dark things seem there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and can see through illusions and into the heart of the matter.

The moose has returned from a recent painting as strength and the bear with a turtle ear resounds comfort, care, persistence and determination and to remain strong despite any obstacles or vexatious individuals.

framed prints on Etsy

What’s the picture about?

Mostly an Anteater

I’ve been going back through my paintings and making some available as framed prints on my Etsy shop. Etsy.com/shop/TobinArt

The way the paintings are read is from the center, then down, then to the left and around clockwise.

Brown bear – strength, courage, confidence

Deer – safety, strength, protection.

Llama – self trust, power, knowledge

Horse w/big hand – vitality and emotional capacity to move forward in life

Reindeer- a liberating force, cleverness, inventiveness.

Anteater – dig beneath the surface and see the truth that lies buried.

Caribou – endurance, regeneration, vision, nobility.

Guardian – being of helpfulness

Bird & a Boat – lets fly, lets sail. movement.

white cow – rest a bit, let your team come together, grow oriented relationships with self and others and the environment

criminal cat – those that would lie to you

turtle (upper half) – peaceful, unhurried journey