#expressionofself

Whoops! This is what I had intended to post but had my eldest son annoyingly hugging me as I was posting before that I uploaded a photo before instead of vid ~ so here is the vid! 😂 I've been putting a lot of outward energy into painting lately and not much internal expression of self. Was feeling a strong pull to spread some intuitive marks on canvas without a plan in mind. So snuck into the studio whilst Dave was out with the boys, grabbed some black and white paint, charcoal, palette knives... left my left logical mind somewhere back there, chucked some Lorde music on and... My American Indian and Indigenous faces came back! ☺ Eldest son approved and said I need to do more black, white, grey paintings for a change. Will see. Either way... I am feeling more pieced together again in my internal landscape 😑👧👨💜👑🎨 #wip #paintingsthatspeak #intuitivepainting #indigenous #americanindian #markmaking #raw #drawingsoul #faces #souldepth #soulexpression #expressionofself #soulyearning #expressiveart #portraits #painter #artist #originalart #art #expressiveart #galleries #ig_interiors #interiordecorators #artgallery #artcollectors #collectorsofart #collectors #interiordesigners #ig_art #contemporaryart #tanyacoleartsdotcom

PRIDE A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD. We all must be aware of how unique we are. We must, ourselves; validate our own personal individuality and diversity. No better way is this achieved than by using our creativity. To make a work of art, to say something kind, to help others, to beautify the house, to create a family, to nurture friendships, all these acts and so many others of goodwill require a collaborative balance of self, found within our own personal truth. Consciousness of opposing forces on life’s scale are imperative; for they have the capacity to lead their creator toward iniquitous and over-zealous fervor. We cannot refuse our creativity, but all can be grounded whilst expressing themselves; being aware of this dynamic is mindfulness of consequence. PRIDE A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.

#Higherperspective Here's a piece I wrote in September of 2010 called, "Spending a Lifetime": Spending a lifetime is quite an undertaking. I have spent time making, falling in and out love, losing dear loved ones and mourning them a lifetime, birthing, raising and acquiring more children, pursuing my education endeavors through at least three directions, getting into shape, losing that shape and staying in shape, cooking, cleaning and sleeping, worshiping my higher power with many emotions and avenues, being a good friend to those who are and who are not, spending time staying positive when others are not, being sick and healing, healing mine and others sick children, changing careers yet again, getting divorced and remarried, fighting with my friends, husbands, children and making up with all of them, but most of all, spent a lifetime accomplishing everything I ever attempted doing, thinking or initiating through to successes, failures and with outcomes I could have never predicted or imagined. Moreover, I will continue to spend a lifetime in pursuit of all things real and substantive. #foodforthought #expressionofself #lookingback #tbt #spendingalifetime