Louis Parsons - Release Your Power To Create

More layers to "Contemplation"...

More layers of paint and texture on "Contemplation"

Another baptism of colour...

Just chucking on paint. Committing it to lifes series of happy accidents. What an honour it is to create!

Baptised in colours

The third baptism of colours for this piece. You can just see two passionate figures emerging.

Sneak preview sketch on canvas "Contemplation"

Nice shot...

Studio floor. Looks nice at night. Painting at last!

3 Ways To Experience Your Souls Power and Beauty

^{1. Contemplation – the gateway to serenity}

^{Now, its not easy to convince an 8 year old to still their mind. But that’s ok, because this is something for you to do. (A 6 week old baby does seem to do this naturally by the way!)}

 

<sup>Contemplation is the act of practising stillness. Practising stillness is the easiest thing in the world NOT to do. But do it anyway.

Stillness is to the spirit what food is to the body.

You don’t have to be in a quiet place, but it helps.</sup>

 

<sup>Sit comfortably.

Close your eyes.

Now watch your thoughts. Imagine them floating by like debris on a river in front of you. Let them pass before you. Resist the temptation to get swept along by your thoughts.</sup>

 

^{Realise you are more than your thoughts and your feelings.}

 

<sup>Try it for 2 minutes.

If you need a hand, then listen to this free podcast, it will give you a few pointers.</sup>

<sup>2. Inspiration – Ideas that bring life

Go look at something beautiful.

We have art around the house (none of my own actually – im like a plumber… I don’t like to take my work home with me!)

Clare has some work up, Phoebe has a few pieces. I have a couple of pieces that we commissioned an artist to paint.

Its amazing the power of letting your eye linger on something beautiful and visual. It seems to bypass the mind, and speak to the heart. I have taken a lot of solace and wisdom from a piece that was created for me by Oliver Pengilly. (actually he painted it for me in a "paint off" at a Mind Body Spirit fayre, but thats another story.</sup>

^{Go take a look at his work. Its beautiful!}

 

^{The trick with this is to REALLY look. Stop. Observe.}

 

^{Let the thing speak to you, rather than your mind doing all the talking for a change.}

 

<sup>Oliver does this with ease. He looks and looks and looks, and he doesn’t label it. He just smiles at it. kid is enlightened already.

If you want to be a bit more inspired, here is a free podcast on inspiration.</sup>

3. Creative Expression – releasing the soul

We have a piece of art that we painted together as a family. This was one of those rare Sunday afternoons when we didn’t just clear up the house (I find it hard not to reduce this to a boring task if I’m honest) but Clare suggested we paint something together. Phoebe said “Lets paint a magic Garden!”

So we did! Clare cut us three equally sized pieces of watercolour paper, and we painted! (I like oils, so watercolours take me out of my comfort zone a bit.)

Clare then put all three pieces side by side, and skilfully and elegantly painted across all three so that they link together. It now takes pride of place on our dining room wall.

You know, you don’t have to be able to paint to do this. Just get messy and have some fun. The results will surprise you I’m sure.

Every time we look at our magic garden piece, its makes us smile. Its an undeniable reminder that we do things a little differently sometimes.

And that’s a nice feeling.

All good creativity begins by making a powerful decision. Take a listen to this.

Beautiful full moon tonight

Don't you love moon rainbows?