acrylic /canvas
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Every wall is a door.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Hello darlings, I found myself facing what I thought was a wall…and once again unbeknown to me it really was a door. How many times will I put myself through this before I get it??? :O
Viewing this painting with the quote in mind is pretty self explanatory. Of course, the butterflies /moths symbolize the struggles of change. As I have said in notes on many of your blogs:
~~Without change there would be no butterflies~~
-unknown
Why three butterflies? Well here are some of the spiritual meanings of 3:
MAGIC, intuition, creative expression, promising new ventures, etc.
All of us have goals, plans, visions, and dreams we are seeking within our hearts. When we achieve or cross something off our list it can be scary to move on to the next one…that struggle of changes. That was where I found myself……
sort of stuck in
Dream State
nude study(click on image to enlarge)
I had to get a grip…so last week I faced my wall of insecurity and fears. The first step was to get out of my hermit place. I took some pieces for an upcoming show to Stephanie, my framer, now considered a friend. Then, I made myself go to my art guild’s monthly meeting on Tuesday night, and low and behold I actually enjoyed it! I also had two lunch dates, on different days with two different friends, Louise and Challen. Energy source friends they are. The energy is mutual when needed…this time I was the one in need though. I will not go into a long story about my time with them, but I will leave you with this quote that sums up how I felt afterward.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it.~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I needed this reminder to just begin…simply begin. So, I did it…I began, and now the doors are opening.
Note: It was f-ng good to get out in the world again…especially good were the laughs with my friends…god how I love a good sense of humor!! Even my wonderful framer makes me laugh..that is one of the reasons I take my pieces to her (besides the fact that she is a damn good framer).
Hang out with people that inspire you, are honest with you…and make you laugh!! Circles within circles of laughter & magic to you!!
Today, I pray the same for all of you facing what appears to be walls. Just remember every wall is really a door…and magic is just beyond.
Hey guess what…
~~you’ve got the key, baby!
Okay enough from me today…
May we all remember to pass a kindness on..even if only a needed smile.
Love and light to all,
~gypsy-he♥rt
You are extremely talented! and thanks for sharing not just your art, but your thoughts about life, too.
I loved this post. What inspiration! How awesome to share your journey in all this. Just wonderful!
If I remember correctly, SoulMeetsWorld a/k/a Alexys may have done a piece on hitting “walls”, either as doors or an indicator to turn a new way, in itself a door.
As creators, it is difficult for us to tear down the walls/doors that we have in fact built. Funny, isn’t it?
Here is a big smile for you and your butterflies. I will be looking for the painting of the key to this lock.
There is so much power in facing our fears. Once we bring them into the light of day, so many dissolve. When we try to hide them away, they gain power.
I’m so glad you’ve been having this wonderful experiences. I like to call them “opportunities to grow.” I’ve been having a whole bunch of opportunities to grow and while I won’t say it’s always been easy, I am profoundly grateful because my life couldn’t keep getting better and better if I didn’t.
(((Good Energy to all!)))
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*C**
You are too kind. We’re all in this together..right?
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**Sibyl**
Thank you dear one!
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**SEarth**
So true..we are the creators of those walls/doors and we tend to forget we have the same power to dissolve them. :)
So glad you stopped by.
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**wrj**
I felt your smile, and I thank you leaving it!
I already have a lot of paintings with skeleton keys in them I am sure one of them fit this door. :)
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**April**
I so agree with your comment! I enjoy reading about your journey too!
Wonderful, inspiring post. There are so many messages that I can relate to in this. I love your use of the spiral on the door. Spirals have been a recurring theme for me lately. The spiral on the door is a wonderful metaphor. Thank you for sharing your soul here….it is precious to be able to glimpse each other and ourselves through this type of sharing.
Reading this feels like I just had a visit with a wise spiritual advisor. You have no idea how much I needed these words today. Thank you. Sometimes, the blog world just amazes me.
The door painting is beautiful.
**Kalliope**
I am so pleased you found connections here today. Spirals are a recurring theme for me too.
I agree this type of sharing is precious!
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**Moonbeam**
You have inspired me tonight…sometimes I wonder why in the hell I fool with this blog. :O
As usual you made me laugh on your site today! You read my post today so you know that is top on my list.
I am happy that you like the painting. :)
((Good energy to both of you!))
Evening Dearest Gypsy-Heart~
This post speaks on SO MANY enlightening levels!
I’ve got to share another very “insync” thing about you and I. About two months ago, I wrote a post on FEAR….and what’s so FREAKING weird…is that I also used a DOOR to describe how I felt about fear!!!! When I saw this post…I just smiled!
This art piece is simply amazing! It makes me want to walk up and just LOOK through the keyhole!! I’m curious…when was this piece created? It this something you created presently, as you were experiencing what you shared in this post?…or did you create this piece sometime earlier?
The reason I ask, is because I often wonder if the creation of an art piece, not only reflects what an artist feels at the present time…but also something that an artist will be soon experiencing in the future!? I find art work a fascinating expression of ENERGY.
You sound so WONDERFUL through this post!!
Isn’t fear a WONDERFUL gift? Fear has been something that I’ve come here in this lifetime to experience again and again. I’ve been afraid of SO MANY things throughout my life and it can be paralyzing! But, it’s also been my greatest friend and teacher.
I share in your great courage to walk through the door. And I celebrate in your growth and movement.
You GO, girl!!!
Leaving you GOOD energy!
P.S. and I TOTALLY agree, Gypsy-Heart….HUMOR is everything!
a great sort of Alice in Wonderland image. Good work. The image of life’s doorways is always compelling and this is such a fantasy piece…. yet heavier….not light and fluffy. I like your painterly technique and your sombre colors injected with shards of fear and apprehension. The hint of carefree joy beyond the door in your inclusion of the butterfly motlf gives the viewer hope that life is worth the risks. And now, I will read what you said about the painting in your blog.
After reading the blog and comments….
I guess you communicated through the painting….we all “got” it.
**Ron**
Dear heart…we run in the same circle…In sync again!
I am going to read your door/fear post!
As for the piece. This is part of a larger painting that I did based on a collage piece (the one you see on the right “The Masked Mime”).
I painted it before this post. The piece is about emotions..past, present, and future. The butterflies are not in the original collage..they “made themselves known” through the painting. I had no idea why then …especially the 3 butterflies for my number is 11 (or 2). I did not understand the significance until I looked up the spiritual meaning of 3 when I was writing the post. It fit perfectly with my present “now.” Messages only to be revealed when all the stars lined up :)
I kept coming back to this piece when deciding what image to post. I knew I wanted to write about coming out of my hermit place, but I didn’t know how it would all come about. I LOVE QUOTES so the quote fell into place too. Does any of this make sense??? This is why I usually say very little about my actual work..it all comes about in strange ways..sometimes I feel if I am only the mechanical part. :O
Every piece has it’s own energy. :)
I do plan to have a grape vineyard. I know an older gentleman that makes his own wine and it delicious. The wine here has a bitter taste to it or something and can cause a dull headache. The wine in Italy does not..after asking some questions and researching it a little I think it is the preservatives that is REQUIRED here. I learned that through an expensive lesson…my friend and I had a case of wine shipped back to the states. We went to a delightful little wine shop and selected a wonderful variety. When we received our wine they all had those added preservatives or whatever the hell that stuff is in them. The wine was good..but not the same so I will never do that again. Guess we should have asked more questions. :O
I hope to have a lot of wonderful organic things on the island. It is sort of like “cross creek” there. So old Florida…remnants of tangerine groves, pecan trees, magnolias, palms, pines, etc. When the old house is renovated I plan to have special events there a couple times a year. Related to art, wine, food, music, etc. Back to the wine…I am thinking of muscadine wine since those grapes go back in Florida’s history (and mine). Do you remember those grapes?
Well, I could write a book here…I have soooo many plans for that old haunted house and that land. When you come to Florida we will have to meet for lunch somewhere or something. Someday I think you will visit me on the island…I feel that energy. We are putting the wrap around porches back on her …..that is where I see us sitting in the rocking chairs, sipping on our muscadine wine, smelling the wild roses, chatting, and laughing!!
‘Tis going to be a magic place that began as a vision before we moved the house over to the island. :)
Well, enough…my god I really have begun a book. Maybe we should email.
Good energy to you!
You know I always enjoy reading this blog but this must have been he post I liked best (so far, of course!)
Beginning is the hardest part, but what comes after can be very rewarding.
<>**nouveaufauves**
Ahh…I love “Alice in Wonderland”, and I thank you for your gracious critique!
Everyone gets what they want “to get”..right? I am fine with that..in fact, I prefer to let each take what they want from a piece..even if there is no connection at all. :)
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**Indigo**
You are too kind my friend!
I so agree “beginning” can be the hardest part…just getting past that first door (which is usually of your own mental making) to reap the rewards.
((GOOD ENERGY TO BOTH OF YOU!))
I love your painting! You have so much talent. The symbolism is great! I love how you recognized that the wall is a door. How many times does it take to learn that lesson you ask, as many times as it takes. That is what is great about life’s lessons, they keep coming back until we learn them.
Ahhh gypsy heart!
from a fellow hermit, I smile from my heart. I adore my circle of friends, they make the difference in my days. I believe that Karma keeps me in it’s radar by always sending me a parade of visitors, some low stress , some HIGH stress, but it keeps me from withdrawing to much. Your art speaks volumes and has such a gentleness to it.
I adore Goethe, he was/is a wealth of inspiration to me!
Thank you for sharing your day with us!
Walk easy
**tobeme**
Thank you very much for your words of encouragement!
Ahhh, the lessons….seems I have some that keep re-appearing. :)
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**Sorrow**
Hello my new hermit friend.
Yes, our precious friends…and the exchange of energies.
I am so happy that you felt a connection to my work…that made my heart simle. :)
Goethe is an inspiration along with so many others..eh?
I thank you for stopping by.
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GOOD ENERGY TO BOTH OF YOU!
Hiya Gypsy-Heart~
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for your response to my comment. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it all!!!!
And YES…I too feel that someday we will meet in person. Your house sounds incredible! When I plan a trip back to Florida, I’ll let you know. OH….won’t that be SO MUCH FUN? Drinking and LAUGHING!
And I do remember the muscadine wine!
PLEASE feel free to use the email address on my blog if you ever wish to correspond in that way. I’d love to!
Enjoy your evening, Gypsy-Heart. And thanks again for your reply!
hi Gypsy,
your art work seems like a big stone dropped into a pool that is making ripples – each time I visit, there are more correspondents here!
Yes, I think you have done another piece of work here which has resonance for a lot of people. In Rainring, 3 is the balancer for one and two – male and female. That balance is the precursor to the materialisation, the place where things get done, where idea becomes fact. And Creation is the fundamental archetype for group 3. (I’ve just finished the extended meanings for the first two archetypes – Conception and Desire; so Creation is next – tomorrow I hope. They’re in Masterclass 5 set 5 in Rainring-related Index if you’re interested).
Although you describe having issues with face-to-face contact, Gypsy, you are obviously developing into a highly effective blogger – so many people feel drawn to having contact with you. So, if there is something wrong, communication-wise for you, alongside it there is also something very right!
take care
94S
**94stranger**
Thank you so much…you are always so kind and encouraging. You gave me a gentle nudge when I first started this blog! :)
I finally just decided to just be myself,…returning to my mantra of
“what will be will be.”
Speaking of being yourself..your latest post was so beautiful…that is writing my friend!!
I will have to read your extended meanings. Your cards are fascinating!
Love and light to you my friend!
omg – i LOVE LOVE LOVE this. as i was scrolling through the paintings this just called out to me. it’s so perfect. i have an infatuation, if you will, with doors. I love photographing doors. I love looking at photographs of doors. Doors and windows are phenomenal. This painting is amazing, definite kudos to you. Then, I read the post following it – it speaks volumes. I’m going to have to stop back here more often, this post has me hooked and your soul is beautiful. Much love and peace to you.
@Kris~ Oh, how it makes my heart smile that you feel a connection to this!
I so appreciate your inspiring words. I will be visiting you too…I am fascinated by the art of tattoos and piercings. One of my good friends is a wonderful fine art artist and tattoo artist. :)
Who knows maybe someday I will have a tatoo done…for now my nose piercing will have to suffice. :O
Much love and peace to you too!
Yay, I really needed to hear that today. Thank you!!
*babysoup*~ That makes my heart so happy if you felt a needed connection to this post! That makes trying to keep going with this blog worth it. :)
Gypsy Heart,
It took me a while but I finally came by. Well now it’s certainly going to take me a while to digest all that you offer here. I’ll try to be polite and take small bites but a feel like a kid in a candy store who wants to stuff his face. The piece above I can stare at forever. Your ability to make the bright yellows & oranges undulate reminds me of fire. I center to flame and to me this piece is calming. Opening and shutting doors is a blast. Kicks the ticker into overdrive. compels me to run. Leaves me flush. Quite inspirational your work. It would be easy to write a piece while gazing into one of yours. Thank you so much for the contact. I glad I followed it. Dobry Den.
@Polar~ I am so glad you came by!
I know there is a lot here….I am somewhat of a paradox too..so be prepared. hee, hee.
Oh yes…..I understand “flame” people! :)
I hope you come back to visit again soon. I will be over to your place in a bit. I’m sort of got behind on my visiting!!
Thank you gypsy-heart, this really spoke to where I am right now.
I am searching for work, and everywhere I turn I seem to be hitting walls.
That makes me so happy David…it is all about connections for me!
The right door will open for you. I will mention your name when I light my candles. :)
Hi – I am in love with the painting of the keyhole with the butterflies, next to the Emerson quote. Do you have a website with more of your work? Or a clearer image of that particular piece? I love it!