As a child I was extremely creative and loved to express it mostly through singing and dancing, and a little scrapbooking. 

My mom was amazing at drawing and painting and part of me shied away from that type of art because I never thought I could create something as beautiful as she did. 

Fast forward many years to 2016 when a friend took me to a little painting class and I had the most amazing time. I was literally beaming with joy and wouldn’t stop talking about that class to anyone who would listen for about 3 days straight LOL!

I was so proud of the ocean wave with the bird I had created. It was so simple but added so much happiness and joy to my world and changed my life forever. 

After that day I have never stopped painting.

The floodgates had opened and I let myself paint whenever and however I wanted.

I wasn’t trying to be like someone else. Compete with another’s style of art. I simply started painting things I saw in my mind’s eye during sessions mostly.

Lots of be...

Since I love art so much I thought I’d share a fun exercise that you can do to bring more healing and clarity to any area of your life.

Choose a topic, or body part and paint or draw what it looks and feels like for that body part or situation to be healthy, thriving exactly as you want it to be. 

For this example, I will choose a body part.

Let’s focus on the heart.

That area can be associated with heartbreak, betrayal, loss, self-protection, etc.

But it is also connected to love, joy, generosity, and all sorts of uplifting energies/emotions. 

You can start with a general heart shape and then just add whatever colors feel good for you in the moment.

By the time you feel your artwork is completed the heart shape might be totally covered and that is perfectly fine.

Have fun letting go.

Be as wild, free, and non-judgmental as you can in the moment.

If you’ve been holding a lot inside for a long time it can feel a bit awkward to open up. Give yourself the space to creat...

A few years ago a friend took me to a class, and I painted my first picture ever!

It was an incredible experience.

I was beaming and excited about the painting and the entire experience for days!

At first, I felt uptight and intimidated; I’d never done this before.

Many beautiful paintings were hanging everywhere, and I had no idea how I was going to make anything look half as good as those!

I realized so much about myself and life that day. Everyone was extremely friendly and calm, just having fun.

I allowed myself just to play and go along with whatever happened.

If I added too much of a color, I would simply adjust it by adding more water, less water, a different color whatever I felt guided to do.

I could feel the tension and judgment melting out of my body each time I would add more paint to the canvas.

I began to feel myself getting excited as a little child to the point I just kept a big grin on my face as I splashed paint around thinking of the endless possibil...