Oracle Painting

For Paint Party Friday I would like to share the long journey of a particular painting. I belong to a group of intuitive painters who have all taken Connie Hozvicka's BIG and DEEP classes. Some of us have met in person but not all. We decided to make an Oracle Deck together. Its going to be called Awakening to Your Divine Self - Wisdom and Love from your Fearless Sisters Oracle Deck. Isn't that a cool name? We've all chosen a word to focus our paintings on. My word is create and here is my painting.

After first session the painting is just color and a swirling vortex of energy. Can you see that swirl on the bottom left?  It looks like a dress to me.

I went with the dress/figure idea to see what would emerge.  I also see all this energy coming from her solar plexus so a spiral of energy is going to be placed there.

First steps on her face and hair came out next. I wanted wild electrified hair. So this was a beginning.

Then I tweaked her dress, changed the body shape a little and added the moon and the raven. I had added my first owl in the corner but it was awful so I painted over it. I forgot to take a picture before I did that.  Her hair is supposed to simulate braids and dreads and loose hair all tied up with beads in some of the strands.  I loved working on it.

I played with the moon a lot trying to get it more golden looking. Then the snowy owl was added. liked this pose of the owl so much better.  Snowy owls just make me smile, they are so pretty just sitting there.  I hope I get to see one in real life at some point.

More work on the face and playing around with the hands.  I keep moving them and repainting.

She is almost done, still more detail to be added though.

I want to keep tweaking this but realize it will never end so I am calling her complete.  I hope you enjoyed the journey through all these pictures.  Happy PPF

The Three Guardians - A Painting Journey

I decided to take a break from Link Love this week.  So today I am participating in Paint Party Friday. Check out all the artists who are participating here.


Many months ago I took a Canvas Create class with Donna Downey. The painting was of a lotus and in the style of Flora Bowley. I didn't try to paint what Donna did but followed my own path.

This was my first layer using cool colors.  It is just paint and was painted with my fingers.

The second layer had some stamping and spray inks. Images started to appear to me so I pulled them out of the background. I saw the one figure on the left so I started with her and added the others in.

I added warm colors in the background and worked on three figures. I wanted them to be faceless. They slowly began to take shape.

They could be sisters but I started calling them the guardians. It wasn't till I started painting the details like the tree that I began to use a brush.  Painting with your fingers can really be liberating.

I continued to add things to their clothing. My beloved raven had to show up. I kept thinking that the painting seemed to lack something. I asked a few people and got many ideas.  I thought there was a tree on the left side. So I decided to bring that out.

Here is the final version. I put them in a night time forest.  I think each of them has special gifts to offer the world.  I hope you enjoyed seeing how this painting evolved.