Seems like my inspiration and output in painting has been lessened lately. And I remember Elisabeth Gilberts (in her TED…
June gloom…
June gloom weather… makes me wanna just crawl into my ‘cave’ and meditate… trying to escape uncertainty… being the only…
Timely reading: Meister Eckhart, the importance of silence
Timely reading: Meister Eckhart in German, which I should have read a long time ago. Brilliantly put in words, clear,…
being a “genius” versa having a “genius”…
Elizabeth Gilbert (author of the book, “Eat, Pray, Love“) muses about: “A different way to think about creative genius.” In…
A muse (ed)…
I have a secret to tell…. I was kissed by a muse 😉Yes, I know the muses are “goddesses or…
“Your art has never spoken for itself….” Arg!
Been following Alyson B. Stanfield’s very informative blog and advice on marketing for artists on her website, something that I…
so amazed…
While house/dog-sitting I found this beautiful book by Allen Ginsberg, a nature artist who crates the most amazing art from…
seeing a painting…
Seeing a painting is like meeting a person for the first time, something within us either clicks or it doesn’t.…
“I am not this body”
Accompanied a friend to follow an invitation to meet Swami Veda Bharati, filling in for her husband who couldn’t go.…
experimenting…
Have been experimenting with Styrofoam covered with cloth and gesso as a ground for painting, and its been very interesting…
Happy Shivaratri!
Last night was Shivaratri. “… it is white night, it is not dark night. Shiva means white. Ratri means night.…
returning Home…
Reading “Home with God, a life that never ends” by Neale Donald Walsch, the same author that wrote “Conversations with God”,…
unreasonable happiness…
I like the term “unreasonable happiness”, from the book “way of the peaceful warrior” by Dan Millman. . . “A…
Love the questions
Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Rainer Maria Rilke The possession…
Yoga and Tantra
A very interessting article in Yoga Journal daily today talks about Yoga and Tantra rising in the west and its…
the story of India…
Watching the beautifully done documentary about India,“the story of India” by Michael Wood, who is so excited and informative at…
“Mankind Is No Island”
(This film was shot entirely on a cell phone, on the streets of NY + Sydney, each word being captured…
Drawing from the right side…
I started the figure drawing class different this time, maybe drawn in by the models attitude. I choose a small…
Life’s (and death’s) lessons
Shocked about the sudden death of our nephew in Australia. He was only nine years old.At least he is resting…
back from the wilderness
CIMG8546.JPGOriginally uploaded by claudia dose Had a great 7 days holiday with my “family” in a cabin in Mariposa near…
many lives, many masters
Wow! Reading the book “many lives, many masters” by Brian L. Weiss. M. D. is amazing. Not so much the…
“I am who I am, that is that…”
This song is going around in my head. In Germany they call it an “earworm” (Ohrwurm) 😉
Contour drawings
I don’t remember ever learning how to do contour drawings before. They look awful. Yet I am learning some important…
Drawing class
Yes, I am back to school. I haven’t been taking lessons in drawing for some years and thought I needed…
New earth!
Enjoy listening and watching Oprah discuss the new book “a new earth” with the author Eckhart Tolle.It kind of feels…
Now that’s a blob!
blue blob with frameOriginally uploaded by claudia dose Some days are like that…I enjoy reading “care of the soul” by…
Tending versa realizing our dreams?
Very interesting read over at my friend Sarah’s blog about tending our dreams versa realizing our dreams has me thinking.…
Tending or realizing our dreams?
Very interessting read over at my friend Sarah‘s blog about tending our dreams versa realizing our dreams has me thinking.…
Inspired by van Gogh’s thoughts
Continued with painting the clouds, the mountains and the water and some of the grass, with blue and then again…
Thoughts
Continued with painting the clouds, the mountains and the water and some of the grass, with blue and then again…
The lonely painter living in a box of paints
Yep, thats me, as a friend of mine pointed out. The song reminds her of our spiritual Teacher and the…