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Thirty day gratitude check in~on being grateful every day.

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”  ―  Anaïs Nin 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. 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 ...

in my world lately.....♥

   Good morning beautiful friends, family and fellow creatives!   The weather continues to be gorgeous here in our little paradise and even though Winter is on its way we are still in Summer clothes :)    Beautiful elephants continue to appear in my paintings! You can read about the inspiration behind these paintings here  AND I experienced a complete paradigm shift when 4 of them sold in one weekend..... on FACEBOOK! Who would have thunk it!!  I especially loved this little poppet who flew off to live in the U.S ♥   and THEN out of this demo painting, started at a workshop.... Tracy Verdugo. 2013. The Elephant and the Butterfly:A Change Whose Time has Come. acrylic/mixed media on canvas. 76x76cm (30x30"). $1600 appeared this powerful beauty... now this one may be hard to part with and prints will definitely be coming soon!  I've been LOVING Misty Mawn's Face to Face onli...

out with the old in with the new ♥

"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...