Art Of Tracy Verdugo Blog

What a beautifully abundant 22 days that was... So much love, gratitude & insight thrown around.  And lots of happy dances from giveaway winners!  Here are the lucky ones that won themselves a place in Paint Mojo, the e-course, the journey begins....  Congratulations again!! ~ Cindy Benko  ~ Janet Ghio ~Shinjini ~Robin West ~Attila Nagy ~Wanda Miller ~ Beth Figiel ~ Megan Raemakers ~ Kim Mailhot ~Laura Grant  ~ Shirley (Colorado) ~Lura Brown ~ Jennifer Farmer ~ Karen Rapport ~ Julia (Lovingrd) ~ Lynn o'Brien ~ Mellissa Partridge ~ Kim Smith ~Diane Wayne ~Pia Rom ~ Nancy Kennedy ~ Kirah Van Sickle   Now lets watch them glitter on their creative Journey!  ❤️❤️❤️❤️ If you weren't in this list, but deeply desire to take part in Paint Mojo, the e-course, I have good news...     The special early bird price of $197 US is available until August 22nd !! You can register...

Today its Hello from Kyla in Australia, Tracy's assistant/ creative side kick !  Tracy is having way too much fun in San Sebastian, Barcelona with her family....that the birthday celebrations began early...Last night! More on that juice later ; ) .....  Today, I think its the most perfect time to let the birthday girl know what I am most grateful for and have been grateful for since 2013 ... you, Tracy!   {Tracy, Mt Urgall, Birthday eve beginnings ; ) } Tracy, I got to know as a young teenager doing her art lessons in her backyard studio and as a family friend.  That was the first time I was fortunate enough to brush paths with this bright eyed, dreamy woman! I think we met at a like minded place then, despite being 20 years-plus apart in age and I was just a shy teenager. But i think even then; this teacher and artist planted a beautiful seed in me, that you can pursue art as a way of being and interacting in the world....

Well I think you all know me by now sweet friends I'm the one who always bites off more than I can chew Who jumps in wholeheartedly Wagging my tail like a puppy At the excitement of a new idea Before fully thinking it through Like how about I commit to a daily gratitude blog? In the lead up to my fiftieth birthday And giveaway 22 spots in my upcoming ecourse Which begins sept 1st And opens for early bird registration July 22... Fantastic idea!!!! Only I kind of forgot... I have this....um...rigorous schedule.. travelling from place to place  every few days  (Grateful for wanderlust) sleeping in strange beds,     (Grateful I always have a bed) eating outside my normal diet,       (Grateful I never have to worry where my next meal comes from) Dealing with a sensitive digestive system   (grateful I have tools to deal with it) A seven day immersive retreat  (grateful for my students💕) In the middle of it all Oh my it was wonderful! And...

Its Kyla here today, Tracy’s assistant,  having a turn at gratitude goddess, as Tracy is   deeply immersed in her Paint Mojo retreat in Durfort, France. As Tracy finds an abundance of inspiration and beauty on her travels through the streets of France with her students. I have been grateful for simple abundance, in my own backyard, literally...  Isn't it sometimes true, that you only realise how grateful you are for the life you lead, when you go away and come back. Let me explain..... As a young lady that lives in a small coastal town, I sometimes seek new inspiration and a splash of a new culture/s. So I often take a trip to my nearest city, Sydney (Australia).  It always opens my romantic eyes and mind, in just the way they need to be opened and gives me time on the train commute to reflect on a hundred new idea's and inspirations, but what brightens me up most after the flash of city lights, is...

Few words tonight.... The images alone should speak for my gratitude.  One week, painting, connecting, exploring with seven beautiful women In the South of France...... bliss! Capturing memories to last a lifetime....💕 Three winners to announce tonight for a place in my upcoming Paint Mojo course!  Congratulations to...... BETH FIGIEL MEGAN RAEMAKERS KIM MAILHOT my sweet Kyla will be in touch soon Bonsoir!  Much love  Tracy xoxox❤️❤️❤️

Keeping it very simple today my sweets. Woke up with a bit of a wobbly tummy this morning so I'm grateful it seems to be passing and not getting worse.  We spent the afternoon driving from the coast to Revel, just outside of Durfort, the tiny village I will be teaching in for the next week. Currently I am lying with mi amor on the banks of the lac du St Ferriere after a little dip to take the edge of the 38 deg C heat. Here is my current view, looking up... Looking forward.....                    And Looking down No bells and whistles today, grateful for it all, even the bit where the sat nav stopped talking and I failed in my job as auxiliary navigator and we had to drive an extra 46 kms to the next off ramp, and i tried to get the stupid Tom Tom to work and it kept overheating (and so did I) until I wanted to throw it out the window!  Grateful even for that coz it makes me recognize how much sweeter moments like this really a...

Bonjour mes amis! Just a small post today as it is the weekend and I am in France with mi amor after all for the first time.... plus I actually wrote this whole blog last night and POOF!! It vanished...just like that! Oh well, what can we do?? I want you to know that I am writing this post with a French accent in my head so you must read it that way too d'accord? :) Grateful for these little heart rocks collected in Wales. The beaches there have the most I've ever seen!   THIS view from the window of our budget hotel the first night here~ the beautiful Chateau de Carcassonne!!  THIS view from our VERY BUDGET "chalet" our last night in Wales...we actually worried it might fall down the hill from the obvious termite damage AND its the first place we've ever stayed where the shower head was missing! But the views...oh my!! THIS perfect vista through an ancient window at the ruins of Tintagel Castle in Devon to the wi...

So grateful today to be able to move my body and also to have a man who appreciates and even  encourages my dorkiness. "Give me your best Kate Bush Wuthering Heights dance" He says,  and so I do.... So where did we leave off yesterday?  Oh right, I was going to tell you a story...... Off in the distance we could see a ruin And beyond that, a tall Celtic cross and a lighthouse..... A stumbled upon scene We had no idea.... We come to this sign and we learn about Dwynwen, the Welsh patron Saint of lovers who lived here on this land some 1600 years ago as a hermit.  Reading her story I feel infinitely grateful for the freedom that many more women now have over their own destinies although I know that there is still much room for change...... Dwynwen lived during the 5th century and legend has it that she was one of the prettiest of Brychan Brycheiniog's 24 daughters. Dwynwen fell in love with a prince called Maelon...