tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40172820744591320232024-03-18T02:48:48.442-07:00Art Of Tracy Verdugo BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017282074459132023.post-67636879680943996572019-03-22T23:03:00.001-07:002019-03-22T23:04:07.652-07:00We've moved!!Hello everyone, thanks so much for visiting my blog! Although I no longer update here, you are welcome to browse through the archives and enjoy some of my old tales. I would highly recommend checking out my new blog, which can be found over on my website <a href="https://tracyverdugo.com/blog/" target="_blank">here</a> ♥<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Hello lovely creatives, I</b></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;">t’s been a
while I know! </b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>So I wanted to pop by to give you a bit of an
update on our year so far and some exciting news! </b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The year has been filled with travel and adventure, family time, good times and not so good times. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We returned home to Husky in August after 4 ½ months on the road
teaching nine workshops and retreats across the U.S and Mexico.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I taught three back to back retreats in beautiful Oaxaca and then moved on to teach in Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina and Washington!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Join me in Europe, Bali or Australia next year to laugh, create, explore infinite possibilities, grow and play with paint, click </span><a href="https://tracyverdugo.com/workshops/2019-workshops/" style="font-size: 14pt;">here</a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> to find out about my upcoming workshops.</span></span></div>
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Mi amor embarked on his own creative project, a massive Tree of Life mosaic at the entry to our home!! </div>
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We celebrated with a romantic Italian dinner and then took a visit back in time to the place where we made our vows. So blessed to walk alongside this loving guy.</div>
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In the middle of it all I created a brand new online class called Face Fascination and more than 400 students joined me for the first session!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next month we'll be running the class again (beginning January 10th!) and there is still time to register for the earlybird price ($147 USD) for the next 72 hours only!!! </span></div>
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ps I'm giving away ten spots in the class (valued at $197 each) so please leave a comment below sharing a 2017 highlight of your own. </div>
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Of course there was soooooo much more to the year than what I have included here but I think you get the gist. We all continue to grow and learn, through the wobbly times and the good and I am grateful for all of it! Wishing you more good than wobbly in 2018! </div>
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I'll be drawing the winner in 48 hours and then sending a little reminder post that Face Fascination early bird sale price is about to end. </div>
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<a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/face-fascination/" target="_blank">Would love to see you in class Jan 10th! </a></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"Face Fascination has provided fabulous opportunities to try new things, revisit some old ideas in a new way and generally thrive on getting loose and exploring. Tracy's teaching style is relaxed and encouraging. After watching each lesson I couldn't </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">wait to try it out myself! I love the fact that throughout these lessons Tracy is so open about the times she has struggled to make a piece work and then shown us all how to take steps to move through the disasters and turn them into masterpieces. I have loved every single lesson in this course so much and honestly believe it has helped to take my skills to new heights. I was constantly amazed by the work I produced after each class. I have learnt so much that I will certainly be doing the lessons over and over again. I have to say that this course is incredible value for the money!" <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="heart emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fed/2/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;"><3</span></span> <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="heart emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fed/2/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;"><3</span></span> <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="heart emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fed/2/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" />~ Ali Senior</span></span></span></span></div>
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Change can be subtle, imperceptible. We set our intentions for how we would like things to be and sometimes without knowing it we even set intentions for how we would like things not to be. I've been getting very clear around the kinds of intentions I shoot out to the Universe these past few years and for the most part, I feel in alignment with my highest self.</div>
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Sometimes it feels like I'm plodding along, making small moves, some deliberate, some tentative or unsure. Like the day I took myself on an artists date and lined up these rocks all the way to the waters edge, just because I could. Weeks later I returned to find almost all of them moved, swept away by the force of the tides. But the imprint remained you see, the vision, the knowledge, new neural pathways formed. </div>
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Last year I made a commitment to myself to slow down, breathe more deeply...</div>
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and allow myself to pause. This amazing cloud photo was taken on the night I met up with my friend Elizabeth Gilbert in Dallas last year, just a couple of weeks before my breast cancer diagnosis would be confirmed. Backstage she hugged me tight and asked me to reach into a little black velvet bag to pull out a card. PAUSE was my card and I knew it was good and right.</div>
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and so I've spent this Summer painting and swimming</div>
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I've also been nesting, rearranging, adding more plants to our family</div>
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<i>Locking in my 2018 dates with my hosts in the U.S, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg and Mexico I felt that old buzz of "doingness". The thrill of busyness! </i></div>
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<i>Suddenly I was scheduling new ecourses, pondering collaborations and jumping back into my blog with a thirty day commitment to post my thoughts of gratitude!</i></div>
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And then, I paused again, took note of my emotions, of the reasons I was jumping back into hyper mode, reflected on the things I have learned and the new awareness I have around caring for myself first before trying to make the world right for everyone else.</div>
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It's been more than a week since I posted here. </div>
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These gratitude posts began to feel like something I "had" to do, rather than "wanted" to do and there is nothing right about that!</div>
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The minute I switched into overwhelm, snapping at mi amor while sitting at the computer, because it was 7pm and I still had to cook dinner and was trying to come up with some kind of profound words, </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>The world didn't end because I didn't follow through on a commitment I made<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>and I'm pretty sure none of you are judging me, or angry. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>I'm hoping, actually, that some of you might even read this and give yourself permission to pause, to slow down, and reflect on how much you need to do, or pursue, and to know that its ok to be as kind and gentle to yourself as you are to others.</i></span></div>
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Well I guess I'll just have to share a little of what I've been up to and give you all three days of gratitude in one and briefly cos' it's 6.40pm and I'm on dinner! My homemade veggie burgers if you'd like the recipe!</div>
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So yesterday mi amor and I sprawled out on the lounge room floor and brainstormed ALL of the possibilities for 2018 and believe me there were a LOT!! </div>
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Beautiful people all over invite me to come teach in their lovely spaces and towns and I wish I could say yes to everyone but the bottom line is I'm learning (especially this year) that sometimes I have to say no.</div>
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I know that many of you have my back and I get so many messages making sure that I'm not overdoing things and that I'm practicing self care. </div>
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So here I am checking in with you to let you know that I have planned next year to teach around half of the crazy schedule I set myself for the past few years! </div>
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And because you can see my scrawls above in plain view I may as well let you know that in 2018 I'll be teaching in Oaxaca, Mexico, Dallas, Louisiana, Florida, Whidbey Island, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Luxembourg. I'll also squeeze in a couple of Australian workshops and there may be one or two more announced at some point but it wont be anything like the average 21 per year I have been teaching!</div>
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I've been squirming and stalling for weeks because I didn't want to let people down but guess what?The sky did not fall down on top of me and my dear hosts that I was unable to fit in still love me. Phew!</div>
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I've been making sure that I spend some time in nature each morning and I'm thankful we live in such a beautiful place. </div>
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Today mi amor walked along the beach at high tide and found the most amazing flower. </div>
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Of course I've been spending as much time in my studio as I possibly can and my Wise and Wonky owl series have been flying out the door as fast as I can paint them. I've sold, packaged and shipped off 25 in the last two weeks! </div>
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Wishing you all beauty and joy, peace and space to do the things you love. </div>
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I won't say "see you tomorrow" because clearly I am totally unreliable in this space! </div>
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I WILL however see you <i>soon</i> and if I have to play catch up again like today that's all ok too!</div>
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I'm going easy on myself these days!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tracy xoxox</i></span></div>
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A very small post today , not because I have not much to be grateful for</div>
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but because, since I started this challenge i've been finding myself more and more steeped in gratitude in every small unfolding moment.</div>
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That's how it works you see.</div>
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So today I am grateful that yesterday I took a day off from blogging AND enjoyed a gorgeous Sunday with mi amor. </div>
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And today I am grateful for our home, a true labour of love over the past 20 years and the masterpiece of the man I love.</div>
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Once upon a time there was a man and his wife and their two very cute daughters who wanted to find a home to call their own. They didn't have much money so they scrimped and saved and found an old house near the beach that had good bones and a lot of potential.<br />
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For ten years they did little bits and pieces when they could afford to, a splash of paint here, a new back deck there. A garage converted to an art studio so that the woman could follow her passion to paint and teach. It helped that the man was very, very handy and talented!<br />
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One day they decided it was time to dream bigger and they thought about what their dream home would look like. they even drew a picture and painted it different colours until it felt just right!<br />
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their dream home came to life</div>
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to be continued :)</div>
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"I'll light the fire</div>
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You put the flowers in the vase that you bought today</div>
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Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you</div>
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play your love songs all night long for me, only for me</div>
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Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes</div>
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sunshine through them, fiery gems for you, only for you.</div>
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Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard</div>
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life used to be so hard</div>
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Now everything is easy cause of you....</div>
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~songwriters Graham Nash</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget that my <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/about-the-ecourse/">Paint Mojo ecourse</a> is on super dooper SALE for one week only for just $99!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click<a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/about-the-ecourse/"> here</a> to jump in for six weeks of creative fun and growth!</span></div>
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Congratulations to the following five creatives! You have each one a spot in the ecourse!!</div>
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I'll be in touch with you all by email tomorrow</div>
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Hasta manana amigos y amigas!!</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On this weekend five
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since then I have taught
over 100 in person workshops around this beautiful planet, the best part of
which has been meeting, communing and creating with so many gorgeous, amazing
and inspiring souls!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My heart is so full when
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how much amazingness that is still to come! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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acclaimed PAINT MOJO ecourse for just $99.00!!</i></span></span></div>
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it all!! </i></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Six weeks of video tutorials, a plethora of other goodies to help you in your creative growth, and all yours to learn from at your leisure AND keep forever!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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celebrating!! 🎊🎊🎊</i></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">More than 1500 students
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<span style="font-family: inherit , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">To show my gratitude to my Mojo tribe I am extending
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I'm also over the moon this week to have been asked for an interview in the Free ebook The Business of Art!! This ebook features candid interviews with over 20 professional artists who have created successful careers in a diverse array of creative fields.<br />
You can download your free copy <a href="https://www.art.bundlesforgood.com/ref/tracyverdugo/">here</a> and read all about the upcoming Art Bundle for Good too!! The Art Bundle will include more than $2500 of courses and wisdom coming your way on the 27th March for over 95% off regular prices and for one week only! I will have two of my Mini Mojos in the Bundle and there is sooooo much more goodness from beautiful artists like Tamara LaPorte, Micki Wilde, Angela Kennedy and Flora Bowley included. Even better 25% will be going to support a childrens art charity!! Win, win for everyone!!<br />
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One last little gift before I go, another trip down memory lane to a sunny day in my garden and the very first art video I made back in 2012! </div>
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This week has been pure delight with lots of hours in my studio, and elephants and owls flying and stampeding in and out as fast as I can paint them. </div>
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The paper was not completely blank as Bella had decided, the day before, to put her little paw into some wet teal paint on my palette and go for a meander across my table. </div>
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I painted for 30 minutes, completely lost in process as this beauty emerged, almost of its own volition, from the ether.</div>
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A collaboration of Ms Bella and I, the beginning of a new series, from an accidental mark.</div>
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I'm dreaming of the workshops I will teach after my PAUSE is over and how much I have grown in these past months and how much more I will have to offer my students......</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALL OF MY 2017 AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> and I would LOVE to see you in Huskisson, Newcastle, Darwin, Byron, Brisbane, Melbourne or Adelaide. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find all of the dates, costs and info <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/product-category/2017-workshops/">here.</a></span></div>
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(Melbourne and Adelaide just opened hours ago and emails are already coming in fast)</div>
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Jessica Brogan- My experience with Tracy was that, as a teacher, she exuded enormous calm and trust in the process she was teaching, and in us as students to create magic for ourSELVES, with her guidance, of course, which is invaluable and irreplaceable, but there was a palatable sense that she knew we would be creating our own unique magic within the space she created. I walked away emboldened by her teachings, with a mental grab bag of new artistic techniques, and also, knowing that my own teachings would go on to be influenced by that calm trust she exuded in the creative journey.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Adele Morrison- Tracy you create the most beautiful environment that brings out something spiritual in all of us. Your weekend class was life changing…</span><br />
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Lisa Page- My experience of your online classes and in person classes is this: You are authentic, grounded, vulnerable and generous. No hype, just great techniques from a lovely person. But there is more. There is an idea in spirituality of "transmission." From a great spiritual teacher there is a transmission of spiritual experience or knowledge. From you I have such a profound transmission of creativity. You are connected to a deep creative well and that has been your gift to me. You have connected me to a creative source that I had no experience of and no idea existed. After the Whidbey mojo course I created for 48 hours straight in a way I never have before. I believe I was elevated in my creative self, not so much by the teaching or techniques but by the exposure to a creative person with a clear and strong intention to help others find that creative source.</div>
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Leslie Peterson Snyder- Your style of teaching was perfect for me. I love seeing the process and then doing it ourselves. You showed us your techniques and thought process and then gave us some freedom to explore and express our way. I loved seeing each individual's interpretation of your instruction. I felt free to just explore without judgment. I believe you're gentle soul and guidance creates a safe haven for artists to grow and take with them the ability to continue with techniques that help you in whatever style you work in. I fell so lucky to have had the opportunity to attend one of your classes. I never believed I would! I will treasure it always!</div>
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Deborah Belica- I think the fascination that comes from your teaching comes from the fact that you are a skilled special person that shares from the heart. You tap from deep inside and everyone in the class senses that. So they reach down inside and get their brushes out and do the same. It is pure magic... I love you <3 nbsp="" p=""><div class="p1">
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Margaret Henning- Taking a class with you in Southold, Long Island last year was an enlightening experience for me. I felt such kindness, sincerity and authenticity from your gentle self. I felt comfortable painting my heart and learned so much about stepping out of my small box from you. It was an aaahaa moment in my life! Online classes have been wonderful. My favorites have been the short and sweet Animalitos and Pattern play. My creativity has been enhanced and I have become a better artist because of you. Thank you, dear Tracy. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Lots of love Tracy</span></i></span></div>
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You see I've been feeling a little flat lately, not depressed but definitely flat. </div>
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It kind of feels like I spent a lot of last year on auto pilot. </div>
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The initial diagnosis while on my U.S tour, the stress of finishing my workshops with uncertainty about what I was facing, the return home and subsequent round of appointments, tests, treatment. </div>
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Getting through what I needed to do to get well, giving myself time to pause, rest and reflect. </div>
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But somewhere in there I started to feel unhappy and anxious about losing the momentum I had worked so hard to build up over the past 5 years. </div>
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I began to doubt myself, to dwell on thoughts that didn't serve me, staying up later than I should, spending more time on social media than I needed to, drinking the extra glass of wine more often than I should, reflecting on the sad aspects of our empty nest instead of the joy of knowing our girls are out in the world doing amazing things. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and it's so easy to keep sliding on down once you've begun.</i></span></div>
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<i>and so, this challenge is for all of us who know what it's like to slip away from joy for a while.</i></div>
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Throwing on some clothes I walked the block to the beach and who should be sitting on the fence of the nearby caravan park but my kookaburra friend with another reminder to look for the joy!</div>
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Took in the miracle, the wonder and the certainty of another new day</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>It seems like eons since I used to check in regularly here and I've been feeling the call to recommit to this space, to our shared experience, to our community of curious wonderment.</i></span></div>
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<i>Most of you know that last year was a big one for me,</i></div>
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<i> taking care of the creative souls of those whose paths intertwine with mine.</i></div>
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<i>For those of you who may have missed my 2016 adventures it was definitely a doozy and I am soooooo grateful to be back on the path to wellness. </i></div>
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<i><a href="http://artoftracyverdugo.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/2016-recap-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Here's a little recap</a> to get you up to date!</i></h3>
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<i>I truly believe that there is no better way to walk through this world than from a place of gratitude. Being centred in this space opens up everything GOOD so what better place to begin to blog again than with thanks for the abundance of beauty, love and kindness in this world.</i></div>
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<i>Just yesterday these two beautiful kookaburras flew into the Paperbark tree in our backyard and serenaded me with the joyful sound of their raucous laughter.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;">"Pay attention to opportunities around you, and listen to nature and to the world around you, you may find that you are being given some important messages at this time. </span><br style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;" /><br style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;">The kookaburra encourages us to use laughter as a form of healing. Laughter can be a positive force for the body, even when we force it and we don't really 'feel' it. Laughter between people is a way that reinforces bonding and helps us to enjoy life even when things are very tough. Look at how much you laugh every day, chances are if kookaburra has flown into your life you could stand to laugh a little more. It is time to turn your hurt into happiness, and the power of laughter is a great road to doing just that. </span><br style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;" /><br style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;">Kookaburra draws our attention to family, and our family relationships. Often kookaburra energy suggests that family connections are important in our lives at this time, either because of rivalry (particularly amongst siblings) or because we are looking at our role within the family unit. Ask yourself what your responsibilities are to your family, and what their responsibilities are to you. If you feel you are not being honoured or respected enough by your blood relations, ask yourself if you have given them the honour and respect you feel you deserve. </span><br style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;" /><br style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;">Kookaburra has a very powerful healing energy, and its presence in a reading or in your life can indicate a time when profound healing is occurring. This healing is not just happening to you, but to people around you, and creates a more healthful ripple effect that creates positive changes to come. Kookaburra can indicate that the querent has reached the end of a difficult journey, and new healthful growth has already begun. "</span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">So, for the next thirty days I am committing to check in daily and record my gratitude here in this space of Heartful Musings. </span></i></div>
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I would love it if you joined me. Just tag #tracyverdugogratitudechallenge on Instagram and FB if you feel inclined to jump on the "thank you" train. </div>
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Today I am overwhelmingly grateful for this beautiful place we call home~ Jervis Bay.</div>
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Rising early I sipped on my coffee and then, just after sunrise, walked the short distance to the beach, crossing Moona Moona Creek. </div>
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Everything was still, not a ripple on the water, a lone campervan across the way had found the perfect place to sleep.</div>
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A short walk and I am on the beach. The rain has washed the tannins into the bay and the water is chocolate grey rather than its usual turquoise blue.</div>
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I walk for an hour listening to an Abundant Artist Podcast discussion called <a href="http://theabundantartist.com/podcast13/" target="_blank">"Are Women Worse at Self Promotion than Men"</a>. </div>
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It makes for interesting listening and I'm grateful for those who collate and share their wisdom so freely, helping us all to grow and learn.</div>
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On the way home the mood of Moona Moona has changed a little. </div>
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Light breaks through the clouds, reflecting in the dark waters, and tiny fish dance along the surface. </div>
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I breathe it all in, grateful for this new day, this walk, these legs, this breath, this light, this chance to share it all with you. </div>
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PS my brand new class "Animal Antics" has just begun over <a href="http://www.notey.com/@jeanneoliverdesigns_unofficial/external/15038744/animal-antics-with-tracy-verdugo-begins-on-monday.html" target="_blank">here</a> at Jeanne Oliver's fab creative network! </div>
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Happy holidays and much love, peace, connection, joy AND a plethora of all good things your way, as we head rapidly towards a brand new year!!</h3>
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I know some of you may have begun to think that I had fallen off the edge of the blogosphere and others have been following along with my topsy turvy 2016 journey on Instagram and Facebook, sending so much love and support my way, that I have spent the better part of my year utterly astonished and grateful for this tribe that I belong to so intrinsically.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">As usual though, my favorite part of writing this end of year post is that I get to host a GIANT GIVEAWAY in gratitude for all of YOU!! </span></i></div>
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And all you have to do is leave me a comment below letting me know something that you have been grateful for in 2016.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>This year I am giving away 12 gifts valued at $1600!!</i></span></div>
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* 6 spots in the upcoming January session of my wildly popular<a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/about-the-ecourse/" target="_blank"> Paint Mojo ecourse</a>. Over 1400 students have now taken part in this class and I have received amazing testimonials from many on how it has changed their creative worlds!</div>
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*4 spots in my <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/mini-mojos/" target="_blank">Mini Mojo </a>classes (you get to choose which one!)</div>
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*TWO original paintings from my wise and wonky owl series. these little owls have literally been selling within minutes, sometimes seconds of posting on FB and instagram and I would love you to be the lucky winner of one!</div>
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These ones have already flown off to their new homes but the winners will get to choose their own colours!</div>
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A special early bird registration of $197 will be available on Jan 1st. You can sign up to be kept in the loop on this class and all of my other artsy news right <a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/153738/join" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We had just arrived home from an epic 9 months teaching trip around the globe and I was greeted by our beautiful girls and Santana's sweet man Jacob AND the huge surprise of an incredible makeover they had pulled off on my studio!</span></div>
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Like one day I'm cuddling a baby wombat for the first time in my life....</div>
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As I made my way across the country, navigating medical phone calls and results from ultrasounds and biopsies, far from home and running the gamut of emotions between uncertainty, dread, hope and optimism, my dear hosts, all of them close friends, held the space for me, loving me and giving me the behind the scenes care that allowed me to keep on teaching.</div>
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I met up with mi amor in Taos, for a three day romantic rendez-vous, and we hiked and soaked and ate and wandered and filled our spirits with each other. We bought a giant love heart drum, found several heart rocks while hiking to an abandoned mica mine and I was mesmerised by a beautiful photo by Taos artist <a href="http://www.zoezimmerman.com/index.cfm" target="_blank">Zoe Zimmerman</a> of a bare breasted, blindfolded woman next to a beautiful horse at the Love Apple restaurant.</div>
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In Miami we were blessed to spend time with my beautiful Aunt Robbie and her sweet family. We've only known each other for 4 years since I met my biological father in 2012 but it feels like forever. Robbie and her husband Luis bundled us up, connected me with the most beautiful breast cancer care nurse Tania, who I believe is secretly an angel, and within days I was having a fine needle biopsy at South Miami Baptist Breast Center. (Man this is hard to describe in so few words!) </div>
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In Melbourne Florida I returned to teach at the most wholeheARTed venue I know; Art Is More, and this truly amazing group of women waited with me on Day one of the workshop for the results of the biopsy, and then, danced and cried and laughed and painted abundantly with me for the next two days, after the results came back as cancer. Truly, truly, truly, being with this group at this time gave me such strength and hope and love and I am sooooooo grateful to these women.</div>
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The magical demo painting that came out of our time together remained there in Melbourne with my dear friend Sherri and was appropriately titled "She Tribe"</div>
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and on I went, across the country to finish off several more workshops (will share a little more on those over the next few days as I announce daily winners) before returning home to Australia for surgery. Two tumours were removed successfully, I started on hormone blocking medication to prevet recurrence, and my oncologists decided that it was okay to postpone radiation until after we returned home from my Bali commitments in September </div>
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So on we went to the paradise that is Bali and the contrasts continued... a week of bliss with group number one...I mean teaching art in the pool!!! It doesn't get much better than that!<br />
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And yes. the contrast. Right in the middle, between two week long retreats, I had factored in a week off, you know, the self care thing I was talking about?<br />
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Instead, both mi amor and I became horribly ill, were diagnosed with Dengue fever and end up in hospital for the ENTIRE week between classes!</div>
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Special, special thanks to my wonderful friends/students Laura and Kelley who were staying on for a few days after retreat number one and stepped up to get all the goody bags ready for the incoming students while I was in hospital! A MASSIVE thank you also to the sweet students from retreat number two for allowing me naps and swim breaks when I needed them.<br />
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In the walks that mi amor and I took on the beach before treatment and the sand art created by little roaming clams....</div>
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In the sky where I looked to the heavens each day to give thanks as I left the Cancer care center.</div>
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Each day I begin with gratitude in my heart, for every part of this year, in all of its messiness and unplanned detours, in all of its poignancy and imperfection.</div>
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In all of its loving deep contrast</div>
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It started towards the end of our trip when I began to notice my dear friend Judy Wise posting raw, energetic, quirky, exploratory paintings to FB with enigmatic captions, documenting a thirty day process of painting on the same canvas, over and over with the hashtag #judyschallenge and #paintoniteverydayforthortydays</div>
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The images were sooooo compelling and Judy talked about her growth as an artist through the process so I decided that once I was home and settled I would give it a whirl for myself!</div>
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If you'd like to read about Judy's experience jump on right on over <a href="http://judywise.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/my-month-of-paintings.html" target="_blank">here</a> but don't forget to come back.</div>
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Something pretty amazing happened for me during this challenge! </div>
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* I did not work on this challenge every single consecutive day but I did work on it for thirty days</div>
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* <a href="http://judywise.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Judy Wise</a> started the challenge and loves to see others jump on board using the hashtags above so we can all learn and grow with each others experiences</div>
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* There is no set procedure, time limit etc to move forward. Go with your gut and a "whatever happens happens approach"</div>
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Day 1 - i jump in full of gusto and happily try out some techniques I had been exploring while filming my latest Mini Mojo class Pattern. Color. Texture! (which you can find more about <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/mini-mojos/pattern-color-texture/" target="_blank">here</a>)</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: flow, free mark making, energetic</div>
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Day 2- feeling great and playing with transparent glazes of Daler Rowney F & W acrylic artists inks. I start to feel a little apprehensive at the fact that I already like it a LOT on day two!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS; loose, spacious, curious, slightly apprehensive</div>
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Day 3- TAKE THAT! I will NOT be attached on DAY 2..be gone pretty painting, out with the old, well, most of it....except for THAT little lovely bit and THIS one over here.....</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: cautiously lavish, duality, upside down</div>
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Day 4- strange happenings with the appearance of a funny little bird lady, a cat, a vessel and a cup. Trying too hard to contrive some kind of narrative, blaaaahhh!!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: story, contrived WTH!</div>
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Day 5-when in doubt add teal or turquoise or any mix of the two. Holding onto the imagery here because honestly I don't have a clue what else to do! Add in a ladder but don't know why!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: aimless, fall back, confused</div>
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Day 6- Put a vibrant magenta and red glaze over the whole thing( well almost ;p). Throw in some fluoro pink for good measure!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: moody, bold, let go</div>
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Day 7- no clue what to do and have very little time so I pick up the closest paints and do this. Oh brother is right!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: crap, hate it, rushed, disconnected, WTH!</div>
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Distract myself with kitties and filming for a few days and try not to think about it!</div>
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Day 8- for some reason its really hard to wipe out the funny bird lady completely so I tip toe around her...</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: attached but don't know why, indecisive, flailing</div>
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Day 9- turn it around. Add some green because I don't usually add green. Put some random stamps on. Hate on it. Don't want to show it on social media but show it anyway. I am, as Judy said, putting my uglies out for all to see....</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: more flailing, failing, ugly, stuck</div>
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Day 10- make a drastic move, throw some random colors on and still hate it. Even more than before! Notice how sad that little face is still peeking through.</div>
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Day 11- Fall back on an old move to try to break my mood and move forward. At least its a start.</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: hopeful, new start, let go</div>
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Day 12- feel some freedom begin to return in my choices and begin to notice bits I do like again.</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: fresh, relief, bold</div>
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Day 13- feel in the flow today and paint freely. LOVE it again! Uh oh.....</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS- new, proud, excited</div>
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Day 14- for several weeks I'd been working on renditions of a beautiful horse whose photo I took in the New Forest, England. I decide to flip the canvas again and bring the horse into the landscape.</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: pushing further, fearless, happy</div>
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Day 15- I LOVE this horse! I really do! Oh crap! I'm only half way through the challenge. Lovely supportive friends tell me to just add tiny dots for the next fifteen days. I know that's not the answer for my highest growth.</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: strong and unsure all at the same time</div>
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Day 16- I add some collaged napkins and call it a day</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: contemplative, hesitant</div>
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Day 17- hey look! There's a tree... and two giant birds...and a beautiful horse!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: just not ready to let go</div>
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Day 18- breathe, let go, breathe, let go. See it wasn't so hard!</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: let go, breathe, let go, breathe :)</div>
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Day 19- What kind of lush landscape is this? Playing with new color combos and loving it again.</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: exploratory, curious, in the zone.</div>
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Day 21-I spy the faintest suggestion of an eye and eyebrow top left where I had whited out a whole section. Theres a woman waiting to emerge but she's asleep for now...</div>
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Day 22- stress about the fact that there are still 8 days to go and I really, really LOVE this sleeping beauty spooning the land. add some more random stamps and fiddle a bit aimlessly</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: attached, disjointed, contrived</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: let go, breath, allow</div>
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Day 25- I see the faintest impression of a face and body and go for it. She returns! Awake this time! Bottom right I see a vague human form, a woman inside the earth, cocooned. I try to bring her out...</div>
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Day 26- she might be here to stay, this beauty. After all there are only 4 days left right? I can totally work around her. Wait. thats me getting attached. What was the whole point of this process again? I decide I don't like the idea of that woman curled up under the ground and I let her go.</div>
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Day 27- bring in some white! Yes. Thats a bold move right? and I get to keep the woman. Start to get pretty and fiddly with more flowers in her hair and listen to a small voice inside say, " you're playing safe. let go."</div>
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Day 28- I remember a time when my dear friend and wondrous artist <a href="http://oneartistjournal.com/" target="_blank">Orly Avineri</a> prompted us to slash a bold brushstroke of color over the favorite part of our journal spread during a workshop....</div>
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WORDS AND FEELINGS: surrender, allow, open, expansive, brave</div>
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Day 29- I spend a day walking in and out of my studio with a piece of chalk in my hand.Turning the image this way and that. Looking through squinted eyes, relaxing my vision, burning incense, taking deep breaths and asking for guidance. Top right I see a bottom, a derriere that is. </div>
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I'm so excited that I'm forgetting to breath. I'm reminded of Elizabeth Gilberts <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA" target="_blank">TED talk</a> on creative genius and I know that RIGHT NOW I am connected to something way bigger than myself. </div>
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Day 30! " A Horse Named Surrender" </div>
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Grateful times infinity for this journey, for this peaceful woman sitting naked on a ledge, for this majestic horse standing close by, protective and accepting, for the sleeping beauty now become the land, unseeing, unseen but giving support and foundation to those above. </div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><i>Grateful for the magic and the wonder and the unfolding story. Grateful for you too xox</i></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">early</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">morning</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">beauty</span> <span style="color: #e69138;">St Pete</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"> Beach</span><span style="color: #f1c232;"> Florida</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>Thank you sooooo much for joining me over these past several weeks as I have attempted to encapsulate and share my reflections on an amazing year~ 2015!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>Your love and support has been an invaluable gift as we journeyed through so many luscious landscapes across the world.....</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>to wrap up my giveaway before we draw the winners!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>As we moved across so many different landscapes I found myself filled with a new appreciation for this beautiful Earth..... from our little studio in Wales we looked out over the sheep dotted verdant fields</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">From my hotel room in Palm Desert the light changed umpteen times a day. Absolutely breathtaking!</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">On a hilltop in Spain we felt super grateful that we had stumbled upon the picture perfect village of Santo Domingo de Silos on our arduous five day roadtrip between the South of Spain and Northern Germany.</span></b></div>
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Love to you all and best of luck when we draw the winners tomorrow!!!</div>
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Todays prize is an autographed copy of my book Paint Mojo with a little surprise inside</div>
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Stay tuned to this blog for a special announcement in which I will be making a call out for some follower interaction when coming up with the landscape projects :)</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i>If you haven't yet had fun with one of my affordable Mini Mojo workshops make sure you head on <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/mini-mojos/animalitos/" target="_blank">here</a> for all kinds of Animalitos fun or <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/mini-mojos/pattern-color-texture/" target="_blank">here</a> to explore Pattern, Color and Texture with me!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>In 2015 a lot of incredible, fantastical things happened in my world! </b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">The super awesome, talented and inspirational writer, and all round creative cheerleader Elizabeth Gilbert kind of adopted me as the patron artist of her FB page</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">She then sent me an advance copy of her new book Big Magic which I read start to finish several times as we traipsed across the world, scribbling and earmarking so many words of wisdom that resonated completely for me in my own creative process and my workshop teachings. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>If you haven't yet read Big Magic yet, its a must for every creative being, which is.... ahem.... everyone!</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Throughout the year Liz featured many of my works....</span></b></div>
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"Another beautiful painting (and statement of power!) from our friend <span class="highlightNode" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 0px 1px;">Tracy Verdugo</span>, who always brings such brightness to this page...just lovely.</div>
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Thanks, Tracy!</div>
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I want to thank you for the incredibly enthusiastic response to my announcement yesterday about my new book, BIG MAGIC!</div>
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(And for those of you who somehow missed my flurry of excitement about the book, here's a link, explaining all: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fetsy.me%2F1Iqw59y&h=QAQHqvWXzAQEobEqeTBA18PxvfnbarUvGVquHZlrs_wztBg&enc=AZN8a8Kq3AaL9ycb71IQ8-gWvO5dq9DkUeiy4rNI0YFpX6cu6Pk-LA1mxwQi2RD9ff_n86GaOZ_AKGKqFyLwo4i1CGjsYefz-7nN26hbNvoqnNQLchl3Hgx0DorSF3seZ29pIPPjh42DH1d86C3xQOZWTFXVd5T512Gt1lJEcNXffIT6TRkyVLVcI666Nzv32wP55XKoasqRYLSZuQhH1Hrg&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://etsy.me/1Iqw59y</a>)</div>
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Then this happened: A dear friend of this page, an artist named <span class="highlightNode" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 0px 1px;">Tracy Verdugo</span>, shared this painting of hers...which just seems to fit the magic and exhuberance of the mood perfectly.</div>
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Plus: ELEPHANTS!</div>
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I hope you all have a beautiful day — with magnificence in bloom everywhere you look.</div>
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And seriously: Thank you all for seeing me, and for letting yourselves be seen.</div>
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I love you guys so freaking much, it's stupid.</div>
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more loveliness to be found here: <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://tracyverdugo.com</a> "</div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The post below made me do internal cartwheels for weeks!!</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I mean seriously!!!</span></i></b></div>
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"I feel like lately <span class="highlightNode" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 0px 1px;">Tracy Verdugo</span> has become the patron artist of this Facebook page. I just love everything she makes...</div>
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By the way, she's teaching an e-course in painting soon, if anyone wants to sign up!</div>
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I'm thinking of taking the course myself — both because it could be fun, and because I think it might help me with my writing. Einstein believed in something called "Combinatory Play" — the idea that, by expressing creativity in one realm, you could get inspiration for another. This is why, whenever he was blocked, he would spend some time with his violin. By playing music, some channel opened up in his mind, and he could solve whatever mathematical problem had been dogging him.</div>
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Whatever it takes to get the inspiration flowing, get it flowing, my friends!</div>
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<b>and this one, well, my heart expanded a little more as I fell into the blissful interconnectedness of it all and the awesomeness of being able to be a small part of what I believe is a necessary and beautiful creative r/evolution on the planet. </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and guess what? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>you are all part of it too</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">and I believe in YOU</span></div>
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Our sweet friend <span class="highlightNode" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 0px 1px;">Tracy Verdugo</span> (one of this page's most beloved artists-in-residence) sent me this image recently, and I felt the urge to pass it along to you all this morning.</div>
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Because I believe in you guys, big time.</div>
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In turn, why don't you each pass this image along to someone you believe in today? It's such a lovely piece of grace to let somebody know that you have faith in them, and that you're thinking of them.</div>
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Happy Sunday, everyone...and so much love!</div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;">ONWARD,</span></div>
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ps - check out <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tracyverdugo.com%2F&h=PAQFBV-U1AQEmnv_ATTg_S0X29trVSFkqO8r_2OVafVXx4A&enc=AZPUOqAP2a2RX6ggHEkbOVTu2mQhTPlyiKmahYvFSnhIO-sVZUEXtz6bcCj7g1KH3XUUJrRQnDlbOOfR2afkCWG0bnKz2rOamnktlIKZbsY0q_s9uTA-a3jGjJ0FdFfRLVxLfssrB3-iuWNWH9zvaz9vNi_XAvX_Eyg6qWmA_19yar1cv4JfCARNvyPwsyqXliKiWEx5JeO-dlNDtG4eLWKn&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.tracyverdugo.com.</a>..she's the bomb. "</div>
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Please check in with Liz' <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GilbertLiz/?fref=ts" target="_blank">facebook page</a> Its a daily truth, wisdom and inspiration pit stop for me :)</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>love to you all on this beautiful day!</i></span></div>
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Please leave a comment on all 8 posts so far for lots of chances to win.</div>
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Let me know if you share on FB, Instagram or elsewhere for more chances. </div>
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Todays prize is this 7x8" original painting on paper!</div>
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"Whispers of Wisdom"</div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><i>Hello my sunshiny friends and family!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Thank you so much for all of your wonderful comments. Although its impossible for me to reply I want you to know I read every one and appreciate you all so much!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">We have just three days left of my nine day giveaway and I would be most appreciative if you could share the love on your social media sites so that loads of people have a chance to win. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Let me know where you shared for extra chances in the draw for yourself. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">You see thats how it works. Generosity is always a win-win!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">So.... a few weeks back one of my favorite, hold no punches, all around inspiring friends, Patti Digh, shared this quote in relation to travel and I asked her if she wouldn't mind a little collaboration; her words, my art. Go for it, she graciously replied!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">You see these words resonate so strongly for mi amor and I, and I truly believe 1000% that the way our lives have miraculously changed over the past few years has been largely as a result of finally, absolutely, wholeheartedly "getting" and living this mantra.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">For sure this applies as a beautiful affirmation for travel on both a spiritual and practical level, but even more this is where we pull ourselves back to, time and time again, in the daily navigation of our lives.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Its not always easy, in fact there is far more temptation to fall into the abyss of fear and negativity. There are crappy days, scary days, days you'd rather not remember, days that fill you with rage </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">and there are amazing days, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">love filled days, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">funny days filled with curious whimsy.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">The only choice we have is where to place our laser sharp focus. </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i>Which side of the coin do we choose to focus on the most. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Catch yourself in your words and your thoughts, </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">especially those that you use to others to describe your experience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Don't beat yourself up over it. </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Just be gently aware. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;">Slowly, slowly your world will begin to change for the better,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130;"> and there will come a point,</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> just like compound interest where BIG MAGIC will begin to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in the meantime just try to live like the second traveler in this story....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i>A traveler came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment.</i></span></span></div>
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"What sort of people live in the next town?" asked the stranger.</div>
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"What were the people like where you've come from?" replied the farmer, answering the question with another question.</div>
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"They were a bad lot. Troublemakers all, and lazy too. The most selfish people in the world, and not a one of them to be trusted. I'm happy to be leaving the scoundrels."</div>
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"Is that so?" replied the old farmer. "Well, I'm afraid that you'll find the same sort in the next town.</div>
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Disappointed, the traveler trudged on his way, and the farmer returned to his work.</div>
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Some time later another stranger, coming from the same direction, hailed the farmer, and they stopped to talk. "What sort of people live in the next town?" he asked.</div>
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"What were the people like where you've come from?" replied the farmer once again.</div>
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"They were the best people in the world. Hard working, honest, and friendly. I'm sorry to be leaving them."</div>
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"Fear not," said the farmer. "You'll find the same sort in the next town."</div>
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Source:http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/traveltales.html</div>
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<i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">Of course, along with expecting the best, it helps to cultivate a healthy sense of humour. </span></i></div>
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Here are just a few of my travel (and life) tips, an illustrative tutorial if you like :)</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i> 1. Accept that some paths may be fraught with danger, weathered and rickety, and bordered by spiky things. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>Approach them always with a sense of adventure and curiosity and a big smile. </i></span></div>
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This pic was taken at a quirky restaurant/bar/art gallery in Baja California. </div>
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We set off with friends to sample the enormous margaritas and seafood filled bloody Marys they were apparently famous for. </div>
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The owners were an eccentric sixty something couple who seemed slightly off kilter. </div>
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I was instructed to leave my plastic bottle of water outside before I was allowed entrance by the grey bearded, white robed husband with deep and slightly maniacal eyes. I smiled and complied.</div>
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Todays prize is this original dreamcatcher painting on paper, which is one of the projects from my <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/about-the-ecourse/" target="_blank">Paint Mojo ecourse </a>that will run again later in 2016! (dates to be announced soon!)</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>lots of love Tracy xox</i></span></div>
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We may not have left a lovelock on a bridge in Paris....</div>
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but our hearts are inextricably locked together, mi amor and I</div>
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This handsome guy has taught me the true meaning of love over the past thirty years, in all of its forms....</div>
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Together we drove thousands of miles, meaning (mostly) he drove, I looked out the window or napped or daydreamed.</div>
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Sometimes we sang, or talked about the future or the past, or argued or sulked. </div>
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We stood together in awe and felt our love deepen through the incredible times and the tougher ones.</div>
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On the freeway in Spain, during a week of a horrible virus and just after the kids had left, I started to cry because I felt so miserable, homesick and worn out. I sobbed so much I made myself sick and threw up all over the car and myself. </div>
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He pulled over and gently helped to clean up the mess, me and the car, before we continued. Somewhere in a Spanish field a bright pink towel covered in puke lies testament to our love cos' there was no way we were putting that thing back in with us!</div>
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we stumbled upon sacred sites like this one in Wales, the pilgrimage site of the Welsh patron saint of lovers St Dwynwen.</div>
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We reenacted a famous moment in time at Abbey Road...</div>
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and flew and cruised across foreign waters, both chilly and warm.</div>
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We were over the moon happy to have some family love time, not only with our extended family and friends all over this shiny planet but with the girls and Jacob too! </div>
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Sienna joined us for a roadtrip from New York to Florida...</div>
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and then the whole family plus Sienna's sweet friend Emily flew over to join us for my 50th birthday celebration in Spain and Portugal!</div>
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We LOVED the city of Porto in Portugal!!</div>
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The tilework there is breathtaking!!</div>
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we walked and walked and walked and walked.....</div>
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Each of us having our own experience but blessed to be together...</div>
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Sometimes we just sat around taking it all in....</div>
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Other times we got grumpy, hot and bothered, like families do.</div>
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Being together made my mama heart swell even wider with LOVE but man was it hard to see them go after three weeks together</div>
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Later, at the end of the trip mi amor and I tucked ourselves far far away in a tiny Mexican village in a beautiful house overlooking the ocean where we watched the sunrise each morning from our bed...</div>
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We relaxed and recouped after months on the road, taking in this vista each day with gratitude and wonder....</div>
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we danced a little....celebrating 28 years of married life together</div>
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On our last night before flying home we watched the sun set with our dear friends Mark and Christine in San Clemente California</div>
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<i><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;">“In the house of lovers, the music never stops, the walls are made of songs & the floor dances” ~ </span><span style="font-size: small;">Rumi</span></span></i></h1>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">May LOVE fill your world today </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">wherever you are!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">I want to extend my deepest gratitude to my amazing, gracious, generous, loving hosts who helped me to plan and organise twenty workshops in 2015 across continents and countries. I am soooooooo thankful for your hospitality, your organisational skills and your friendship and I cant wait to see you all again!! Much, much LOVE your way!</span></i></div>
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and of course I couldn't finish up a post on LOVE without including a huge hug and shout out to all of the furry family members that kept us company and made us feel not so far from home along the way. </div>
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I couldn't fit every gorgeous soul into this collage below but your precious purrs and snuggles and waggily tails kept us smiling everywhere we went......</div>
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and I guess after such sweet animal LOVE its only fitting that todays giveaway is a spot in my Mini Mojo <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/mini-mojos/animalitos/" target="_blank">"Animalitos"</a> class!</div>
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All of the winners will be drawn on Jan 11th. Make sure you leave a comment on Days one through five as well as today and I'd love it if you shared on FB,Instagram and Twitter as well!</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i> Welcome to 2016 and Happy New year to everyone!!!!</i></span></div>
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May the coming year hold abundant blessings for you and loads of room for creative expansion!</div>
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Welcome to Day 5 of my nine day giveaway, a massive celebration for a massively magic year!</div>
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Today I share with you some of the art I created in 2015 and to be honest when I started collating images for this post I had to pick myself up off the floor when I saw what I had actually managed to paint while on tour. </div>
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Looking forward to a slightly different painting experience in 2016 with more studio time and less paints sprawled out on hotel floors time....</div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><i> Most of the large works I completed this year were the demo paintings I made during the twenty workshops I taught across the planet.....its not an easy task to teach and paint at the same time...</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">and not every painting ends up a total success but I'm totally ok with that and actually think its an awesome thing for my students to be aware that painting is a process not a formula and it isn't always easy!!</span></div>
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<i>of the forty or so demo paintings I made on the trip these are my fave three...from Houston</i></div>
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<i>France</i></div>
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<i>and North Carolina</i></div>
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<i>Right before we left on the trip I completed this large commissioned piece (6x3') titled the Gifts of Incandescence which I had the best time painting! </i></div>
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<i>Looking forward to working on this scale again now that I'm back in my studio for a few months :)</i></div>
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This little ellie above I painted last week and he might be on his way to your home as yesterdays giveaway prize. Leave a comment <a href="http://artoftracyverdugo.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/day-4-nine-days-of-giveaways-2015.html" target="_blank">here </a>to be in the draw!</div>
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Out of necessity I worked on lots of small pieces as we moved from lovely hosts homes to hotel rooms, spreading my paints out where I could and finding inspiration along the way. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed the challenge of working smaller and loved knowing that these little beauties found homes across the world :)</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kkHk69ILm3I/Voct43h6XsI/AAAAAAAAH6M/KY-Un1hOnpM/s1600/image%2B%25286%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kkHk69ILm3I/Voct43h6XsI/AAAAAAAAH6M/KY-Un1hOnpM/s640/image%2B%25286%2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>
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Early in the year I played with some monotone ink sketches. I LOVE working in this way and this will definitely be an ongoing series!</div>
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This one I especially loved!</div>
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I continued to learn more about apps, playing on my iphone and ipad as we travelled, merging images of my paintings with photos and words and experimenting with effects. Such an awesome way to spark even more inspiration for future paintings and I've loved incorporating some of these app possibilities into my lates Mini Mojo ecourse <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/mini-mojos/pattern-color-texture/" target="_blank">Pattern. Color. Texture!</a></div>
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Towards the end of the year I embarked on a thirty day painting challenge inspired by my dear friend Judy Wise. I still have a few days to go but the act of painting on the same canvas for a thirty day period has cracked has opened creative magic in myriads of ways. I highly recommend it. The images above are a little glimpse into the unfolding painting and you can see Judy's post on her challenge <a href="http://judywise.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/my-month-of-paintings.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><i>I was so honored to be a feature artist in 2015 for Cloth Paper Scissors with a regular column Art Mojo!</i></span> </div>
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It was sometimes challenging to write and document the articles and tutorials while on the road but in the end I managed to complete them all and I am so grateful to the wonderful Jeannine Stein (editorial director of CPS) for such an amazing opportunity and for being uber patient when I went over deadline several times!</div>
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My last painting for 2015 was this gorgeous goddess, who appeared out of nowhere on a 30x30"canvas that I really thought was destined for the rubbish. </div>
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She's available so let me know at info@tracyverdugo.com if you'd like more info on purchasing. </div>
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Huge thanks to the wonderfully talented Pauline Agnew who freed me up big time when I took her <a href="http://www.paulineagnew.com/my-e-courses/" target="_blank">Expressive figures and faces</a> ecourse last month. </div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><i>Highly recommended!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><i>Todays giveaway prize is a spot in my latest Mini Mojo class Pattern. Color. Texture!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><i>Be sure to leave a comment below to be in the draw. All winners will be announced on 11th Jan!! Best of luck to you all!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><i>lots of love Tracy xo</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I hope you are all enjoying the festive season in whatever way is perfect for you!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">I meant to pop back in here on Boxing day for Day four of my end of year giveaway but I've been having a little too much holiday fun with family and knew you would understand.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">I also knew this post was going to be all about food so I needed to wait a few days for Christmas dinner to settle, and I'm sure you know how that goes...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">So todays post is a little reflection on our culinary voyage this year. I still don't have all of my photos sorted so forgive me if it seems a little biased on the Mexican side of things but truth is that all of us, the whole family would choose Mexican over any other cuisine and although Europe dished us up some exquisite yumminess, those chile rellenos and fish tacos you see below are the stuff of my foodie dreams.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">So here we go......be sure to leave a comment on all nine of my 2015 reflection posts and let me know if you share on FB, Instagram, Twitter etc for more chances to win! </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Todays prize is a cute little original ellie mixed media piece, all the way down at the bottom so you've got to look at all of these tempting food pics first! ;p</span></i></div>
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First stop upon arrival in California, Juanitas in Encinitas for chile rellenos and fish tacos! Even jetlagged this is food for the Gods!</div>
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we feasted our way across countries and continents. Sometimes a feast for the eyes...like this perfect radish display in Revel, France....</div>
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mostly all of our senses were delighted like with this breakfast feast in Oaxaca at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/viajerocafe/?pnref=story" target="_blank">Viajero cafe Arte</a>!</div>
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we indulged in hearty liquid feasts with friends</div>
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my very own vegie chorizo spaghetti concoction in La Ventana, Mexico...</div>
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we feasted in restaurants with confusing bathroom signs</div>
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and we celebrated special events, like swimming with the whale sharks, with margaritas and tacos. Can you just see we were in such bliss after THAT experience!</div>
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we feasted with lovely students in France</div>
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We picnicked in high places...</div>
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and when i was feeling at my lowest found nourishment in simple bowls of miso soup...</div>
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I feasted my eyes on the bakeries of France and, ok, a little bit of it fell into my mouth too!</div>
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we enjoyed the warm hospitality of dear friends in Sweden, ah those Northern Summer sunsets nourished our spirits!</div>
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and they made sure that they served us (almost) every fishy delicacy they knew of...</div>
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Master chef Lucas even whipped us up some amazing souffles one night!</div>
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we stumbled upon the medieval city of Lubeck, Germany where we stayed with friends who told us we just HAD to try the famous marzipan. What could we say in the face of such recommendation? We sampled and then lugged this whole box across the world untouched to share with family when we returned to Australia!</div>
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I sampled chapulines in Oaxaca, crunchy fried grasshoppers but have to admit I enjoyed the German delicacy much more than this Oaxacan one!</div>
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we discovered a favorite breakfast spot in Oaxaca where we dined like kings and queens for $6 total each day</div>
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one day the chef even sent out a sample of all seven famous Oaxacan mole sauces for our tasting pleasure! Truly I cannot wait to bring a Paint Mojo retreat to Oaxaca in 2017! Our lovely friend <a href="http://www.lisasonora.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Sonora Beam </a>is helping me organise that one :)</div>
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we dined with beautiful friends under the Mexican stars</div>
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and sampled copious amounts of Pintxos in San Sebastian, Spain when the whole family came to celebrate my fiftieth!</div>
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but the food highlight of the whole trip was undoubtedly and unexpectedly in Devon, UK</div>
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where we hooked up with friends that we hadn't seen for years, Noel and Nora Corston</div>
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The restaurant is a multi award winning venue on the North Devon Coast which offers a fixed menu built around the seasons and revelling in locally produced ingredients</div>
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Gotta jump off now as various family members are over my shoulder clamoring for dinner and laksa is on the menu! Is your mouth watering yet? </div>
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Lots of love to you all!</div>
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Tracy xoxox</div>
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Tonight our family will gather to eat and be merry and be grateful that we have each other.</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><i>Today I reflect upon this amazing year </i></span></div>
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<b>thank you for being a part of my magical journey. </b></div>
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Remember to leave a comment on each of my nine 2015 reflection posts for a chance to win each day.</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> in Mexico I wrapped myself in the verdant embrace of a 2000 year old tree, the widest in the world</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d;"> in Palm Desert, Ca I stood in the light which danced through this magical oasis</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> In Ireland I found myself a tree to hug feeling elated after overcoming my fears and kissing the Blarney Stone!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"> and I sat with mi amor on sacred ground at the pilgrimage site of St Dwynwen in Wales</span></div>
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I looked through ancient windows and wondered about all of the eyes who had done the same at Tintagel in Cornwall</div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"> and in La Paz I stared into the eyes of a 38 foot Whale shark as she twirled in rapture, feeding at the surface for almost an hour.</span></div>
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and in Barcelona Gaudis incredible vision took our breath away at la Sagrada Familia...</div>
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I'll be back on boxing day with Day 4; 2015 through the lens of nourishment...</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Hello, hello for Day two of my 2015 end of year recap and giveaway!!</span></div>
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These pics are not in any particular order but this one taken of me at the very beginning of the tour in Palm Desert California pretty much sums up my love of color ( ahem and pattern!)</div>
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The whole way along I found myself surrounded by fellow color afficionados, like here in my friend and hosts Dakri's gorgeous studio where I stayed on the banks of the Ohio in Newburgh, Indiana. It always helps having fluffy friends to cuddle with when you're far from home too. I could do a whole other blog post on that! </div>
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In Albuquerque I took a stroll around the neighbourhood where I was staying with my wonderful friends Annie and Ed Hooten who will be hosting me again in 2017. This fab truck caught my eye. i wonder why? ;p</div>
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In Coconut Grove Florida we spent a wonderful few days with my sweet Aunty Robyn and family and she took us to see the Chihuly exhibition which was truly mesmerising!</div>
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Of course color was the main ingredient in my demo paintings along the way. This incarnation of my demo at Whidbey Island Washington, I loved very much. Of course it turned into several different paintings after this before deciding to be an underwater scene ;)</div>
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The welcoming and picturesque town of Coupeville on Whidbey was filled with colorful characters and scenes!</div>
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In Dallas these two lovelies and twenty or so others filled my weekend with color and smiles :)</div>
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While back on Whidbey my other demo painting decided it was time for a bit of burlesque!</div>
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In France in July we were just in time to take in the splendour of miles and miles of sunflower fields<br />
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and a different golden light surrounded us at Gaudis extraordinary Basilica de Familia Sagrada in Barcelona!</div>
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Cooler colors in beautiful Ireland with a pop of red in some fun boots I picked up along the way!</div>
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Similar scenes of color in two very different places! Outside Buckingham Palace</div>
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and strolling the streets of Oaxaca City where I am planning a Paint mojo retreat in 2017!</div>
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Color was EVERYWHERE in Oaxaca!</div>
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In the South of Portugal we cruised the turquoise sea in Lagos in abright red boat!</div>
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While San Sebastian, Spain offered a different beach experience (!!) in the height of Summer for my birthday week in July.</div>
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Color popped up in scrumptious street art, this one was one of my favorites in Porto.</div>
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In Wales we fell in love with the wild history...</div>
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In Oaxaca we learnt about the cochineal bug and the incredible array of red dyes that can be obtained from it.</div>
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and we feasted our eyes on the colorful animalitos made locally. Several of them jumped into our suitcases and emigrated to Australia!</div>
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Mexico is always a feast for my senses whether I'm in the desert in Baja or the marketplace in any town or city!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N-qruLZ3A9U/VniRPx7jpFI/AAAAAAAAHpE/hwjLaKUIaIs/s1600/IMG_5259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N-qruLZ3A9U/VniRPx7jpFI/AAAAAAAAHpE/hwjLaKUIaIs/s640/IMG_5259.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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and of course my sweet students are a constant source of color inspiration, the lovely and talented <a href="http://www.traceycreighton.com/" target="_blank">Tracey Creighton </a>in France!</div>
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and the vibrant and passionate Clare Campbell of <a href="http://www.biglovesista.com/" target="_blank">Big Love Sista</a> in Brighton, UK.... </div>
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sometimes I cant resist turning them into art!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FUSHW0G3GTE/VniPs_omMAI/AAAAAAAAHoo/vnfVQaNfCoI/s1600/IMG_4361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FUSHW0G3GTE/VniPs_omMAI/AAAAAAAAHoo/vnfVQaNfCoI/s640/IMG_4361.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><i> and lots of luck in my end of year giveaway!</i></span></div>
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Remember to leave a comment below to be in the draw AND let me know if you share on FB, Instagram. Twitter etc for more chances to win! </div>
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Be sure to visit each of the nine posts for extra chances:) </div>
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All winners will be drawn on Jan 11th!</div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: purple;">Today's giveaway is this original painting on paper which featured in the March, April 2015 edition of Cloth Paper Scissors and is valued at $250</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">is devoted to my amazing students. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">A post of gratitude for my wonderful hosts will be coming up soon!</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Over the next couple of weeks I want to share with you my epic year and in celebration I will be hosting a massive giveaway with winners for each of the nine posts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b><i>Please sign up <a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/153738/join" target="_blank">here </a>to make sure you don't miss any of the giveaway chances!</i></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">I will be reflecting on my year through the lenses of </span></i><i><span style="color: purple;">color</span></i><i><span style="color: purple;">, curiosity, big magic, nourishment, art i made, love, wonder and wanderlust.</span></i></div>
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For a chance to win all you have to do is read through each post (maybe pour a glass of wine or a cup of tea first), scroll to the bottom to see what I am giving away that day and tell me something you loved about 2015!</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Thank you for being a part of my world! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">each one of you makes it glisten a little more </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><i>Oh my, what a year!</i></span> </div>
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I felt my heart expand and my vision both widen and simplify </div>
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as I journeyed thousands of miles over nine months, </div>
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teaching twenty Paint Mojo workshops and retreats in person, </div>
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realising we all have the same fears and desires, the same yearning to feed our creative soul, </div>
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KNOWING beyond a shadow of doubt</div>
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to help my students step into their light, move past their fears, </div>
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declare their beauty and strength and inspire others in the process.</div>
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If you'd like to join me to ignite your creative fire either in person (there are only a few spots left in my 2016 workshops <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/product-category/2016-workshops/" target="_blank">here</a> ) or online, you can keep an eye out on my <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for whats new or better still sign up <a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/153738/join" target="_blank">here</a> to be kept in the loop for new paintings, workshops and ecourses! </div>
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Join me below in a pictorial journey of this years Paint Mojo happenings!</div>
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We gathered in Palm Desert, California...... a beautiful space to create at <a href="http://www.venusstudiosartsupply.com/" target="_blank">Venus Studios</a>!</div>
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Five days hanging out with these talented beauties was an awesome way to start my 2015 teaching tour :)</div>
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My dear friend Annie Hooten found the best venue for me in Albuquerque! </div>
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I always adore teaching at the fabulous <a href="http://www.crescendoh.com/studio_crescendoh/" target="_blank">Studio Crescendoh</a>!</div>
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First Houston....</div>
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Then Dallas where we wore flowers in our hair and sprawled out onto the sidewalk in the sunshine!</div>
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Beautiful Dallas smiles!</div>
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Such a great space!</div>
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and an incredible diverse array of work!</div>
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Travelling North we explored the gorgeousness of Whidbey Island and had the most wonderful five days making art and enjoying the gracious hospitality of the Pacific Northwest Art School! I'll be back there next June if you'd like to join me for five days of exuberant painting! All the info is right <a href="https://pacificnorthwestartschool.org/product/verdugo-tracy-paint-mojo-expansive-retreat-june-8-12-2016/" target="_blank">here </a>:)</div>
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Just look at the magic made by this years students!</div>
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I flew into Indianapolis and drove through the pretty countryside to the picture perfect town of Newburgh Indiana where I was greeted by the loveliest group of women!</div>
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We painted in the old Lock and Dam building right there on the banks of the Ohio</div>
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I cant wait to visit again in 2016 and there are just a few spots left so please come on over and check out the info <a href="http://tracyverdugo.com/shop/2016-workshops/paint-mojo-newburgh-indiana-13th14th15th-may-2016/" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Another roadtrip down to the coast to meet mi amor in the Outer Banks then together we headed to Long Island, NY for a remarkable three days of Paint Mojo in a sublime location by the beach. </div>
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These lovely women created a plethora of beauty!</div>
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The longest roadtrip of the US leg from NY to Florida was a bunch of fun with our youngest daughter Sienna joining us for the journey. We stopped for a few days on stunning Fripp Island, hosted by one of my lovely and generous students Iris Pattillo. </div>
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I love returning to see my friends in St Pete Beach each year and look forward to next May when we'll be together again!</div>
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The amazing space at <a href="http://artmoreplace.com/" target="_blank">Art More Place</a> was beyond perfect and we all bonded like old friends....</div>
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Our experience at <a href="http://www.la-cascade.info/" target="_blank">La Cascade</a> was one that we will remember for a lifetime.</div>
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We gathered in the local Scout Hall from all over Australia, two weeks after my return home, to share stories and spread our creative wings</div>
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Feb 23rd this year, we left our home and family in Australia to embark
on a journey of more than 35,000 miles, over nine months, across States,
countries and continents. Along the way I had the privilege of
teaching, connecting and creating with around 1500 beautiful students
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the road with a short description of where we were and what was going on
at the time, but you see, I'm not very good at limitations and I'm
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its beauty and sometimes brokenness...there were times along the way
where I just had to stop and breathe in the massive, amazing grace of
our situation and other times where mi amor and I were ready to jump on
the nearest flight home, and not always together! </div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy my friends, as I reflect a little on an incredible nine months ❤️</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">mi amor and I fresh of the plane at the beginning of the trip, still jet lagged but heading directly for the nearest awesome Mexican restaurant, Juanitas in Encinitas!</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">On Feb 23rd this year, we left our home and family in Australia to embark on a journey of more than 35,000 miles, over nine months, across States, countries and continents. Along the way I had the privilege of teaching, connecting and creating with around 1500 beautiful students both in person and in my online courses.</span></span></i></div>
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My first port of call, a solo trip to a landscape that took my breath away, Palm Desert, California.</div>
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Mi amor and Sienna, joining us for a part of her own gap year travels, headed off to Mammoth Mountain for a thirty year reunion with dear friends there while i drove solo to the desert for my first ever five day Paint Mojo workshop. The view from my hotel window changed a million times a day......</div>
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<br />The space at Venus Studios was amazing!! Just perfect for our group of twenty working on multiple large canvases and my host and friend Debra Mumm, was the best! If you ever get a chance to take a class there I highly recommend it and Deb has an amazing array of teachers each year! Check out the 2016 line up <a href="http://www.venusstudiosartsupply.com/classes--workshops.html" target="_blank">here</a>! I'll be back in 2017 :))</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you weren't in this list, but deeply desire to take part in Paint Mojo, the e-course, I have good news... <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What you can expect from Paint Mojo the e-course.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">▪ 6 weeks of instruction (delivered via a password protected site) including weekly videos showing the evolution of a large painting from start to finish with insights into my thoughts, techniques and process while the lorikeets and finches flit and sing in the garden behind me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">▪ weekly videos from my studio in which we will work alongside each other exploring endless possibilities, using prompts and inspiration from my world and yours. (More than fifty hours of videos!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">▪ PDF's for each exercise and video, yours to download and keep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">▪ mini pep talks, strolls through my sketchbooks, random inspiration flashes...there will be step by step tutorials but my greater wish is to stimulate your own inspiration and help you to tell your own stories through your art making practice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">▪ explorations into intuitive creative expression AND creating intentional art while still retaining a fluid looseness and an open mind. forays into abstraction using a variety of tools and techniques. Weekly themes (like "free as a bird" and "six impossible things before breakfast") which will enhance not only your creative skills but spill over into your everyday world for a more balanced, abundant and joyful life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*connection with a worldwide community of creative souls via our Paint Mojo FB group.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"I continue to be amazed by Paint Mojo. It is your generosity that is so striking - you are generous with your time, your input, responses, feedback, and material! There is enough material for a much, much longer course - not only did you offer all of it at once, you extended our time to access it. You have a generosity of spirit, too. You share yourself - vulnerabilities, stories, success, even your beautiful family. You befriend us! And you created an online community that reflects your wisdom, care and generosity.</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">On a personal note, one piece I will never forget is your project towards your degree - so insightful, interesting, provocative, revealing. I learned so much from it........</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I think I am treating myself a bit more kindly in my studio. I remember to thank myself for painting and I try to extend the same generosity of spirit to myself that you offered us. That's a life lesson that is priceless. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And many blessings as you travel, teach, inspire and share! "</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Judith Brown Bryan</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you decide to jump in with gusto and passion, or even walk slowly and sideways in, with hesitation and self doubt. Either way I will be with you, holding your hand as you explore your innate creative potential. You, my friends are all artists! Every single one of you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I am honoured to have the privilege of simply shining the light on the splendour that you have just tucked away. This is your time to shine!</span></div>
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