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Black and White

1/11/2020

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"Emerging" is the 2nd in my Soul Dance Series.  It was painted specifically for entry in the 2018 Broomfield Art Guild's Black and White Show.  It was the first time I had ever painted without color and I was surprised how much fun I had creating it.  I was becoming more familiar with my process, and more comfortable being informed by my inner guidance.  This painting soon revealed to me many ways in which I am emerging, as an artist and human being.  If you've read my explanation about my soul dancing on canvas, I hope it is evident how the form I describe shows up in this work.
My daughter sees a nesting bird.  I love abstract art.  So much can be seen in a painting, and each viewer finds their own unique interpretation.  And, viewers can explore the different layers of the abstract, lifting out of it infinite meanings and emotions from the art.  It becomes a relationship between the viewer and the viewed.  Right and wrong have no part in this relationship.  There may be a personal preference, like or dislike...but those are neither right or wrong.  So, enjoy abstract art.  It is a gift to the world and I am delighted to be a part of bringing abstract expression into the world to enjoy!  Thank you for taking the time to read about my paintings.  I am blessed by it!  

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This 2019 year's Black and White Show invited me into another opportunity to express without using the power of color.  Translucent Transformation is my expression of how challenging it is to me to see evidence of the transformation I feel. I know it's happening.  I'm doing the work.  But, I'm not completely sure what the process, or the destination is suppose to look like.  Often, I find myself perplexed.  Beautifully perplexed!  A caterpillar experiences metamorphosis within the privacy of its cocoon.  The process we all know leads to the beautiful butterfly.  I wonder what it would be like if the caterpillar was aware of the changes occurring within its form or the approaching transformation.  Would it feel afraid, or doubt the process?  If I were an aware caterpillar, I'd find myself impatient, wanting the transformation to hurry up and be finished.   However, I wonder if it is ever really complete.  For a butterfly, yes.  For humans...for me, maybe?  I don't know?   To help nurture my trust and faith in this transformation process, I do two things.  First, I sit in the quiet space of my heart.  This is the place where I feel and know I am complete.  I am whole.  Second, I try looking at my life from different points of references, like through my relationships, or in my service to others, or in my mental dialogue to see evidence of some kind of progress.  Do I find patience, peace, love, and joy?  Evidence is there, but it is translucent.  Beautifully translucent!  

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Star request leads to Orion

1/11/2020

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A client of mine mentioned she loved stars.  She had recently purchased an 8"x8" wood panel painting that resembled a 9 pointed star, named "Perfection and Unity."  My client said she'd like to have another 8"x8" size and loved stars so, I painted some. 

From my limited, visual perspective of the night sky, there is no texture like I've included in my paintings.  But in reality, a star is full of texture and brilliance!  It's a ball of melted metals, minerals, stone, crystals, fire, and vapor.  I enjoyed creating these stars, texture and all!

When I thought about what to name them, I sought the assistance of the internet.  I had just read an article about Betelgeuse dimming in our night sky, so I started with the constellation, Orion.  I love this constellation!  Walking at night, here in Colorado... "Orion, the Hunter" is almost always visible in the sky.  The internet images are quite stunning of this constellation and even more so when one selects the individual stars of Orion to see what type of images satellites and renditions portray.  I saw similarities in some of the images and chose names for my stars based off these images.  I was surprised and amazed at some of the similarities! 

​So, here are 6 of the many starts in Orion.  My client decided to purchase all 6 stars!   I had a lot of fun bringing these into expression.  I look forward to painting more!
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Betelgeuse,  is the right shoulder of Orion, the Hunter.





            On the belt of Orion, 3 of the stars...
            Alnitak                                                      Alnilam                                                        Mintaka

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42 Orionis                                                       
                               


                                                                                                                                   


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    Lisa Tousignant is a local artist in Broomfield, Colorado.   She considers herself an intuitive and experimental, abstract  artist working in acrylic and mixed mediums.
    Art for Lisa is a spiritual practice and each piece she creates  teaches her something more about the formless expression of life.  She spends time alone in nature to support  her creative energy.  And, she experiments with ways to bring nature's expression of color, texture, and movement into her own artistic expression.   

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