Episode 20 marks a milestone for me. The end of season 1 is less about endings and more about absolute beginnings.

The painting “INTROSPECTION” is 30” x 40” of 17-year-old me at the tail end of the Photo Realist era, blending yet not trying to conform.

This first major painting was a deep and thoughtful, painstakingly rendered, reflection on the developing self and the value of mentorship. The episode follows up with reflections on the supportive structures and people we seek and discover who help to guide us through the business of life and art.
This week is about gratitude for my “village”, for you for spending your valuable time listening in or catching up through the blog. It’s about courage and commitment, growth in the present and being seen in a very first exhibit in the past.

Season 1 was the response I created to answer my own questions, “If not now, when?” And “Why not me?”, which we all can ask ourselves. Together like any good diptych or triptych, we are greater than the sum of our parts.

Check out the expanded show notes through my blog and do enjoy the meditation which begins at 11:38 in the recording.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The meditation begins with a reference to a beautiful dream and an invitation to be open and accepting of opportunities for transformation and growth that exist around us all.

Go ahead, dive in to a world of imagination and possibility. I’ll meet you there with a breath of fresh and loving air.

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦

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