Tag: upshift

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.