I am a late bloomer artist. I have always been drawn to the arts, music, dance, painting and I remember as a kid begging to take piano lessons and dance lessons. However, growing up in a working class family of hard working parents, art was not on the top on the list of things to provide their children. Somehow, we found our way into our own creativity.
Over the last four years, I have fallen in love with painting, watercolors specifically. I love the way the paint plays on the paper, always flowing, creating surprises. I love the un-predictability of watercolor. Art is an expression of the soul, increasing consciousness, and transformation. It is my soul in action. When I paint, it is a kind of meditation where I find my center of calm. Through art, I find a way of discovering the silence within myself. This has been life saving for me and has provided an outlet for my emotional and psychic world.
We are all artists. She may have been sleeping for quite some time, but in every watercolor class I have ever taught, each and every student leaves at the end of the class with a great sense of joy. It is an awesome thing to behold.
To witness someone finding their inner artist is so exciting.
For detailed description of classes in watercolor, please see the events page.
Namaste’
Donna-Jeanne
