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Showing posts with label face drawing. Show all posts

Saturday, June 17, 2017

The circle of life

We are blessed.

Life own us nothing

Being is a fact and can´t be changed,
 how one acts is a choice and comes from will.
Life is complete abundance that sometimes 
we dare to take for granted.

You see, life gives and gives...
flowers, birds, colors, wind, flavors, sounds,
music, sight, kisses, friends, lessons, movies, 
water, laughs, trees and butterflies, ideas, 
places, family, travels, hugs, cakes, love, movement.

We´ve been always receiving, many times
without a deep knowledge of it.

Gratitude is the result of appreciation. 
Appreciation of our abundance makes us happy.

“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.” 
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

And neither art but how much it speaks to me to look 
up and see the stars or the creation of an artist.



A state of balance, equilibrium, 
equality of distribution.

In the delicate balance of our lives
we tremble and this balance is lost,
I believe it´s a natural part of life,
we most experience that in order 
to learn.

Learning is the process of life
but if we acknowledge the lessons,
next time we will have more answers
to use when things present to our lives.

Experiences bring knowledge but we have 
to go through them in order to gain it, there
is no other way to take inn the lessons.

Maybe that is the reason of life

Living, what a perfect way to learn and
you get to become your gains!


There is an inner world, 
so great that our eyes 
can´t encompass, 
hidden by the veil of ignorance, 
so mighty it´s scary and we choose
not to see it, but it´s there, 
waiting for our recognition of it.

To know our self is to know a a small part of the universe, 
to know the universe is to know ourselves, we are what 
we see and we become that which we acknowledge
but we have always been that too,
we just didn´t know it.

If we come from the stars, (the big bang) 
we most be going back there sometime,
everything is energy and energy can´t
be destroyed, then we are definitely infinite.

We are infinite, we are the sacred, we are spirit
and the ride is the amazing.





In that space were I am,
I grow and take,
breath and learn,
as I go
I create the path
and I see wonders.

I am just enjoying the view
and I fall in love every time.





Consciousness,
the container,
the breath, 
life, 
the circle,
the spirit,
the whole,
freedom and rain,
flowers and pain,
drops of timeless
for the restrained,
golden highways
for the brave.

What would it be of all of this if no one would see it?


Yes, I am me, I can´t be other thing,
I am still learning to be that,
it may take a few more cries and
a lot more fallings, 
life has no parachutes
but the ride is grand
and I am already falling.



Once I heard Meryl Streep say in a movie:
"I want to be new again"
she said it in a way that touched me deeply and
 I think about that a lot...
We can´t be new in the way that we already are but we
can make new choices and walk towards them bravely
every day, every moment, every second, the now
has multiple opportunities  for us to choose from,
and even though sometimes it takes a lot to make
one, sooner or later we will and either
 choice is ok. 

Empty your vessel and renew


New Digital Collage Sheet "Life is a circle"
from the work of this post for you to play 
with if you like it, simply download and print!

Thank you! 
Be blessed.



Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The month of love.

        

Hello sweets! It´s been a while I know, I miss you and I am back to share the news!

I´ve grown so much since I first started this blog, 15 years now!  At the beginning I didn´t know much about blogging and I know I still have a lot to learn but it´s been fun and very interesting to me and I thank you for being part of this journey, I will always be grateful to you!



What´s new?
My studio is smaller so I had to learn to be practical and focused on what I really wanted to do and being in a small place helped me because I can´t have a bunch of stuff I don´t use just waiting there, so I cleaned up a lot of my art supplies. 

New paintings!
Yes! I´ve been absorbed by creating, but what is new right? this time I wanted to try new things, dare a bit more, loosen  a lot more and experiment and have fun at the same time.  At the beginning of the year I had that clear in my mind but not the how, so I just kept painting, doing and trying, that´s been my path, my way, my school but somehow I feel more comfortable now.  That doesn´t mean that I don´t struggle anymore, it´s just different.


                

          


                

Sometimes you aren´t clear about what you are looking for, specially when it´s about creating.
That`s how it is supposed to be!  Yes, you are walking a new path and something that hasn´t been created yet is taking shape, go there with all you have.

Trust
Use patience 
Experiment
Play
Enjoy


To me, art is a playground, a wonderful tool to expand, nurture my soul and grow.  I apply what I learn in my art in other areas of my life but everything has it´s time and it´s own process so it is important to be patient. Our society is in a rush, we are currently living as if there is not enough time, food and supplies!  Please notice how you have implemented that same feeling in your life and take a step back and breath!  We´ll get were we want one painting at a time and never let anyone tell you you should be there already, specially your self!  We are our greatest critics and pushers, at least I am, I want to be painting the things I see in my mind but now I know it´s a life time process and I am happy with it, it means you get to keep learning forever and trying new things all the time, how boring would life be if we wouldn´t be able to do this! Agree?

            

                   

               

I hope this is inspiring, soon will share more news, if you haven´t yet listened to my music you can take a peek here, soon my new album will be released, that´s what I´ve been doing all this time too, music is the part of me many haven´t yet seen but I am slowly changing that. So much to do, so much to enjoy, so much to love in this lifetime, grateful.



                   

People say 
there is a month of love 
but I wouldn´t survive a day without it,
I can´t find a day without it,
there are morning notes
 feathers and awakenings,
there are fireflies and stars
travels in sleep,
there is joy in the rainbow 
and laughter in children,
so much to breath, 
so much to be.
To be,
consciously conscious,
growing to get there,
to impersonal,
reach the truth beneath
find the real.


Blessings!

Monday, May 4, 2015

La, la, la, la, la....

Not much words. 
Only some corners of my heart. 
It´s all said through my art and songs.
Enjoy!

You will always be in my songs
for you became my heart
and I thank the universe for
bringing you to my experience,
my life is better because of you.



Un vĂ­deo publicado por Monica Zuniga (@handsandheart) el






This page bellow was created while listening to Nandhi Tapasyogi, 
a beautiful soul I found over twitter, he has many beautiful videos and 
interviews in his web page if you like to take a listen.






Ho yes, an update in the recycled tea bags.
Use some fun tape, like washi tape to cover them and voila!
Use your new cute bags at will! Cards, scrapbooking, journaling,
to give presents, to keep records, etc...





This drawing in my journal turned in to the painting next
which I still have to paint the frame, can´t decide the color, 
any suggestions? 



"Wellspring" 
acrylics on canvas 28" x 24"

Un vĂ­deo publicado por Monica Zuniga (@handsandheart) el



"Un resplandor en el tiempo" "A shine over time" 

Acrylics on canvas
19" x 16"



"Aura"
Acrylics on canvas
23 x 19"


Tuesday, April 29, 2014

To become better draftswoman/men or to stay in the comfort zone... mmmm, that is the question!

Once upon a time I thought I could draw but after years of study and practice I realize I still have a long, long way to go!  The more I learn, the longer the path seams to become!  I used to think that there would be a day were I could sit and do a drawing or a painting really fast and super easy.  Well, the news is, it gets easier but it gets more complicated too and then you want to go deeper in understanding and so the learning process never ends!  This are great news for me, this means I get to keep intersted in what I like and that there always will be a challenge to overcome so I will never get bored or sick of it! 

But then this quiestion keeps coming to me... What is drawing?

That is a very good question and one that may take a long time to understand, it may be answered with a short simple answer or it may become a life time path.  I would say it's a conciousness expander, it teaches you to realize the world you live in and actually appreciate it, go deep on it and even perceive beyond the seen or what we use to belive is seeing.  We are tought to use our senses as a mixture and sight has come useful but others take place too so we really do not observe.  When you start the practice of drawing you launch a process of really observing and then you understand how poor your sight has been.  Drawing is what an artist should master in the first place for the rest of the techniques lie upon it, it is the foundation of a good work because it is a great teacher of observation.

There is always room for improvement, one can keep on getting better and better and it's my hope I am proving this to you as I go in my own path, I know it's all about practice and commitment, this will come easy when it's something you love, when there is nothing else you rather do!

  











What does drawing mean to you? 

Being a teacher means that I am learning a lot about people and how each individual faces the tools and techniques of art and I have come to understand how personality influences in your work, so in the end, your work is who you are, how you face the world, it's a reflection of your soul and how you are living life.  You can use the path of art as any other spiritual path to get to a higher place, to me, it certainly is!

This questions next will help you see a little more about how you face your work-path, again, there is more to it but I hope they are useful to you!

Do I know about my own weaknesses and strengths?
Am I doing something about it?
Am I patient and willing to strech my patience and expand it to get were I want to be?
Am I doing something about it?
Am I cheating to get there faster because no one else is watching?
Am I doing something about it?
Am I stealing some one else's ideas and using them as my own?
Am I doing something about it?
Am I taking the time to practice, do the work behind the scenes and overcome common mistakes?
Am I doing something about it?
Am I teaching my self how to refine my work, my self?
Am I doing something about it?
Am I facing, realizing what I have to improve?
Am I doing something about it?

If I push my self to become more focused and make time to do the work that is behind a great drawing or painting I am actually becoming a better person and I am sure I will use this same power in other areas of my life because I've already used it before, I believe this satys with you!  That is progressing! The path is within, internal, with your self and what you do for yourself you will become and no one else can do it for you but would you want to?  The rewards of reaching higher are awesome but as everything, it has a price!









Life is awesome! Wouldn't you agree?