Art Diary

I’ve always had a love for all things oriental, from martial arts, to the fine cuisine & also the beautiful designs & imagery that are often found on so many oriental items & art work.

Cherry Blossoms also are something that i adore, they are such a great symbol of purity, new beginnings, changes & growth, i thought what a perfect thing to include in my painting as we move into Springtime :)

The Dragon fascinates me, when i see it i immediately think of a mythical China & Japan, with mist shrouded mountains, hidden temples & monasterys, mysterious forrests, lakes & mountains, not to mention all manner of strange beasts!

Even though i am aware of much of the negative talk about the reptillian races & how it is said they manipulate the human world from behind the scenes, i want to be clear here that my painting is in no way connected to anything quite so dark or shady :)

Instead my Dragon with Cheery Blossoms, is full of love, optimism, positivity & excitment for this new year of 2012 & in Chinese astrology this year is infact the Year of the Dragon also! :D

I hope you enjoy my Dragon of Springtime & may he bless you & all those you hold dear.

Below is a link you can click on to the youtube video i created of the project.

Peace & Light

Pete

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The Phoenix is such a vibrant & powerful reminder of the continuity of life & the immortality of the spirit that we all really are.

Phoenix reminds us that no matter how bad, dark or hopeless things may seem, that their is ALWAYS the opportunity for new growth & expansion if we will only realize it.

Many times in this life, it is the most challenging & trying of situations that ultimately allow us to shine our brightest, so if there should come a time where you feel lost, beaten, scared or fearful, then remember & be like the powerful shining Phoenix & the light of your soul will illuminate your path & that of others :)

Enjoy this vibrant, flaming Phoenix fire bird & let it give you its warmth & POWER! :D

Below is a link you can click on to the Youtube video i created of the project.

Enjoy & Namaste

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This painting is a Incan/Egyptian/Atlantean inspired Sun Temple, i like all things native & so pyramids & ziggurats like this one have always interested me, also our Suns recent high activity, manifesting some of the largest solar flares ever seen has also been an inspiring force for me.

All things in our reality are indeed changing & steadly rising in there frequency & expression, evolving towards something weve never seen before…
These are indeed exciting times to be on the Earth :)

Below is a link you can click on to the Youtube video i created of the project.

Enjoy & Namaste

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBn3ERGv2dA&list=UU_FtXdT6jKBoF-STWMwRJrw&index=7&feature=plcp

To my delight the painting sold before the paint had even dried! :D

Currently it is hanging in my home for my own enjoyment for a few days before it is shipped to it’s new owner in Denmark.

Again you will see the use of the pointllist technique (the placing of many small dots close together to create an image)

To me this painting speaks of the eternal presence of light.

Even in the darkest hour, day or night, light is ever present in some form, even if there is no physcial light source, the light of the soul is always burning bright in each & every one of us.

No matter how dark the road ahead may seem this inner light is always there to guide the way, much like the shining moon in the painting, sometimes clouds cover the moon & it may seem to vanish for a time, in much the same way sometimes our own fearful thinking can obscure that inner light of peace & truth.

The light of the soul can never really be fully eclipsed, that is just an illusion of the mind, light will always shine again when we rise up & out of a fearful & dark thoughts, & when we do our light begins to light up our environment, illuminating others & all that we come into contact with.

Light is a special energy, so of course is the dark, if there were no darkness then we could not know light, we couldnt see shadows, or how light reflects, bounces, cascades, glows, etc, so for me this painting makes me cotemplate the constant flux of light & darkness within the human spirit & also in this amazing reality we call home.

Winter is often a time of reflection, stillness & peace, a time when the Earths energies appear to slow down, the trees loose their leaves, & much of the greenary recedes out of sight as if gone forever, this time of the year makes me reflect on the eternal cycles of life & death & how they are always inter-changing but never apart, they are deeply inter-twined, wherever there is death, new life will always spring up once again & take it’s place, as if by magic.

This is a comforting thought when in the depths of winter when only the evergreens keep their colour!

I hope you enjoy looking at Pointillist Park as much as i’ve enjoyed creating it.

Below is a link you can click on to the youtube video i created of the project as it took shape.

Enjoy :)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0VzBiNBE8&list=UU_FtXdT6jKBoF-STWMwRJrw&index=9&feature=plcp

Before starting work i felt i wanted to create a dream like landscape, or maybe an environment from another dimension, or alien planet.

Mountains have always been a mystical manifestation to me, & somehow mountains seem to emanate a vibration & power all of their own, i wanted to combine this energy also with something tropical like palm trees & bright colours to add to the whole other worldly effect.

I also used metallic acrylic paint to give the enviroment a brighter look & feel, & so that the purples, pinks & blues would not look like anything naturally occuring on Earth.

For me the overall effect is an image of a world i feel i could literally step right into, a image that transports me to a place where there is only, peace, light & a loving vibration, a place where anything is possible.

It leaves me wondering if the higher dimensions of our reality do indeed contain worlds similar to this & if so what would life be like there? would there be different elements enabling us to do things that before seemed impossible?

I guess only time will tell..for now i’m happy enough gazing into this Other World, of magic, mystery & high vibration.

Below is a link you can click on, which will take you to the Youtube video i created of the painting as it came to life.

Enjoy & Namaste

Pete

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUeshDpv9Lo&list=UU_FtXdT6jKBoF-STWMwRJrw&index=10&feature=plcp

Hello everyone.

Here i’m gonna be writing all kinds of creative thoughts in connection with my art.

I’ll be recording these before, during & after the creative process, so if you want to explore the mind of an Artist in more detail you may find this of interest.

Namaste

Pete