"Celebrate This Life"
This painting is one that I painted for my December "Paint,
Sip and Soul with Lisa', my fun art instruction paint parties. I wanted to do something special for what will
probably be the last or one of my last paint parties for 2014. I really want to
do more than just teach people to paint. I want to make them Feel; I want to
make them Think; I want to engage them not only in the process of painting but
also provide them with a healing gift of creativity. To help them look outside
the box, seeing through the grey area into the colorful kaleidoscope of their hearts.
This painting with its profound message is a great one to
end the year on; it was inspired by the bible scripture, "My cup overflows
with blessings" (runneth over) Psalm 23:5. The painting is colorful, vibrant
and fun shows the sparkling wine spraying (bursting) out the bottle, it is a metaphor
in celebration of abundance and endless possibility. Even the wine glasses can't
be still in excited anticipation of receiving the bounty and are also over flowing
with God's grace. The wine bottle title says it all, "Celebrate This Life"
I toyed with the idea of naming it simply "Celebrate Life" but I wanted to say so much more than that. No,
Celebrate This Life, the one you are living right now. It is a call to
action for us to be appreciative of what we have and who we are and the
wonderful people and teachers that have aided in shaping our individual journeys.
Each of us is perfectly imperfect, and thank God for those who love and accept us anyway. We are the sum
total of our experiences, good and bad. We must understand that we are spiritual
beings trying to have a physical experience, not physical beings trying to have
spiritual experiences. As our ancestors before us, we are simply life's students
sent to this world to love and learn.
As we say goodbye to 2014 let's be thankful for this life even for the doors
that have closed and those that have swung open wide to even greater opportunities.
Be happy for the people we've loved and lost; grateful for the smiles and
laughter that have added love and richness to our lives as well as being grateful for
any shed tears that may have led to our transformation, greater clarity and personal
growth. Remember to count it all Joy! ("Consider it pure joy, my
brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many
kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance,"-
James 1:2-3)
Life is dynamic and can change in an instant. Strive to have
a heart of gratitude and live in the truth of this promise, that one touch of
God's favor can change the trajectory of
one's life, leading you to that dream job, that wonderful soul mate, that bestselling
novel, the inspiration for the next world renowned art masterpiece or simply may
lead to finally achieving true peace of mind.
Whatever it is you are hoping and praying for, let's pause
for a minute today to be still and Celebrate this Wonderful Life and its
magical mystical endless possibility.
May all your dreams come true in 2015!
Peace & Blessing
Lisa
Paint, Sip and Soul with Lisa
(painting "Celebrate This Life")
Dec. 17 at Zanzibar Brews, 740 E Long St.
from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Register for the painting party at:
https://squareup.com/market/blind-faith-fine-art
We would love to see you there!
