Art Of Tracy Verdugo Blog

Big message from the Universe to me at the end of this amazing year.... SLOW DOWN!!!! Have been flat out on my back or on my side dealing with lower back spasms which my chiro says are a result of a twisted sacrum... ok, ok I get the hint...so I've been a little bit (understatement!) in overdrive, so I've been playing the role of Superwoman all year, trying to be the best mum, wife, artist, teacher I can be, studying full time and setting a standard of Distinction or High Distinction for my results, setting the wheels in motion for an EXTRAORDINARY 2012!! So for now I'm getting the message, chilling out, actually watched a whole movie in bed today and bawled my eyes out for the whole second half.. if you havent seen The Notebook you should so watch it... absolutely beautiful and just the right thing for me to see today and to contemplate the biggest most real,truly important thing in life...LOVE ♥♥♥ I'm also counting down the last 20 hours till the inc...

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~Lao Tzu~ Hello beautiful friends...i hope you've all had the loveliest time over the past week of holiday festivities..I've been busy, busy, busy painting happily away, indulging in delish food and yummy wine, hanging out with Marco and the girls and getting in a little beach time. today I felt moved to share a process with you which is especially relevant at this time of the year.... in honour of letting go of those things which no longer speak to us or even about us and allowing ourselves to move forward into our most amazing ever blossoming newest and shiniest selves.. this painting is the last large one left of a series I painted in 2008 inspired by our family's 7 month creative sabbatical which took us from Australia to the U.S , Canada and Mexico...(you can read more about our adventures here ) all of the rest have found their new homes and gone to live with lovely new families....but th...

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven~ Ecclesiastes 3 another Christmas come and gone....... we celebrated on Christmas Eve with family and friends, a long, languorous meal that stretched over 7 hours as the hot afternoon sun gave way to a balmy evening breeze, we feasted on turkey and sweet potatoes, strawberries marinated in balsamic, creamy potato bake ( always the favourite of the girls), honeyed carrots, salads and home made cherry pie, drank lots of wine and indulged my dads passion for making sweet banana cocktails by drinking a bottle of the stuff between two... my sweet friend Elhi and I drank the lot while others politely declined! As the afternoon light changed our two beautiful girls, no longer children but on the cusp of womanhood, chilled out together on the trampoline, giggling and sharing...oh how I LOVE to see them growing up and valuing and loving each other In the morning light Christmas day they opene...

Oh Geez...I was just about to have a rant about how much I have on my plate and how my blog site is beginning to resemble my studio with 6 unfinished posts(canvases) awaiting the magical touch before publishing(showing) but not enough time to do it blah, blah, blah and then I checked my email and here was this lovely message from my friend Toni....... last month or maybe the month before (time moves soooo quickly) Marco and I performed at our friend Jo's fundraiser for Trek for Timor and Jo's gorgeous daughter Rose broke out her cello ( well actually we practiced for weeks before!) and played with us..Jo and her friends were raising money to put solar power in villages in East Timor so we based our set around "Sun" songs..."Here Comes the Sun", "Dont Let the Sun Catch you Crying" and "I Can See Clearly Now the Rain has Gone"... what a beautiful night...in the moment, playing music, making a difference...thanks for the sweet pics Toni...