Painting practice

An important element of our Healing Arts practitioner training is engaging in our own art practice - both in the journal, and on canvas. This practice is a way to process what comes up for us during the training, and as we guide our guests on their Healing journey.

Here is a peek at the first Quartier of this painting practice.

Reclaiming - ripples and first glaze

Several years ago, Shiloh introduced a 13 moon painting class and called Anthropas, art based on and reflecting our human presence in the cosmos. Engaging with these videos and painting on a large canvas is part of our journey in Prisma, and each full moon, the writings and recordings for that month are released.

I am using a thrift store canvas that's almost as tall as I am! I had begun another painting on it, (Diva X) and am reclaiming it yet again.

We began by considering our own creation stories, both from childhood, and more recent versions, and the star map at the time and season of our arrival and first breath. I drew mine on black paper ⚫

Early September dawn

In the second moon, we danced with enanation - what are we part of? Where do we for in? I especially liked the dragon dance of the blues -

Each layer is Ephemeral, largely covered by what comes after ....

2nd Moon - Emanation

In the third moon, we have been invited to connect with the oracle of our own voice, and feel into our arrival in time and space of this embodiment.

Heart and field

An important part of our Intentional painting process is covering the canvas with a thin layer of paint that unifies the colors, while at the same time assisting us in integrating our experience this far.

Into the fog - Glaze

As we glazed, we were invited to move our bodies and use earthy tones to ground our experience. I often lay my canvas flat for glazing - but this one's large, and it was a rainy day!

I used:

Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold
Violet oxide
Van Dyke Brown

The previous layer peeks through ....

And finally - a stroke/ pattern signifying our arrival - Here I Am!

Calligraphy of Arrival

🌟 ⭐ 🌟

I am here!

Time out of time

Space beyond this earth star

We are part of the

Dance of the Pleiades

Moving into alignment

Within the great dance

Here we are

Dancing with All that Is

It is enough

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