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Fireworks….In Remembrance

 

     FIREWORKS

…………………the  display of fireworks……………….celebrations………..remembrance…….

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  I am not sure about that.  When you look at a photograph or a painting can one really interpret the thoughts behind the image or the expressions on a person’s face, or the instincts of a bird, or an animal, or the pressure of a flower opening up under the sunlight after the rain.

I can merely imagine the beauty, the celebration, the pain, the stories, or the creation process behind the scenes.  Even then I the viewer am limited to my own experiences and can only imagine the story, the emotions of joy, pain, sorrow, wonder, hurt, love and loss….

Painting this canvas I named Fireworks reveals the explosion of colors in my heart filled with expressions of joy, loss, sorrow, adventure and even wonder, too many to mention or try to explain….Painting a meditation revealed on a canvas with oil paint…AHHHHHH…….

                   … SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A FIREWORK EXPLODING…

On Monday, May 28,  people all around our diverse United States of America will host, attend and engage in celebrations for Memorial Day. A day that honors and remembers those who lost their lives serving the USA in the military…

……………..too many wars…………so many lost…………..does it end……………

So many sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, friends  did not come home from war around this globe.

Fireworks will light the sky(colors of red white and blue) and patriotic music will be played, as millions of eyes look up to the dancing colors exploding like magic in the darkness.  The show will be over in minutes and our thoughts will change to the what’s next if we are not careful to remember why we are celebrating.

Where ever Monday evening finds you be still for a moment to remember. If you are watching a fireworks tribute, look up and give thanks.

I pray for a heart of remembrance for those I knew and those I did not, who never came home.

Be kind to everyone…..be the firework in someone’s life…….speak love and encouragement…..if a solider in uniform crosses your path…..say thanks….buy his/her lunch, coffee, drink etc….and remember……

Sending you remembrance and thanks,

Martha

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Divine Appointments

     November 2016 my daughter gave Will a groupon for Veritas Wine Room in Dallas, to thank him for doing work in her home.

We do not often visit this part of Dallas; however in July my glacoma test was due and my Doctor is not far from this location on North Henderson in Dallas; after the appointment we drove a short distance to Veritas Wine Room.

While there I noticed art work hanging on the walls and I began a conversation with Ellie the manager and asking about the art etc.  She inquired “are you an artist; do you  have pictures of your work”.  The magic of my cell phone and the photos sparked her interest.

On December 6, 2017, Will installed 13 pieces of my art at Veritas Wine Room, 2323 N. Henderson, Dallas, TX 75206.  This is a reality that I could have not dreamed.  It came to me as an unexpected gift from above.

A divine encounter, asking me to keep the appointment. The thoughts that run through my mind and the chatter that says you are not good enough, this is not going to happen , your dreams are in the pipe and are not going to be revealed, these thoughts often keep me from moving forward. Then the  voice within speaks and I am reminded that I am a child of God who created all that I see, feel and experience and more than I can imagine.

How can I limit the art of the divine? Can I count the stars? Can I know their  names? Did I tell the sun when to rise or the moon to shine or direct the waves of the oceans? Of course not????

                 “Be still and know that I am God” Ps. 46

Many years  of my life’s journey was not still. My career as a stewardess/flight attendant was fast paced and often lived in the future, as our bids for the next month were processed in the present and our vacations were bid for a year in advance. Traveling at the rate of 500 miles an hour and trying to put everyday life into perspective was a challenge. Yet it was an adventure that I treasure.

A wonder filled career that only my fellow Sky Sisters can relate remains in my heart and inspires my art.

If you find yourself at Veritas Wine Room, tasting a wine from many regions of the world and you see my art, I hope it will bring light and love to your heart.

Perhaps you will encounter Ellie, the angel that believed in me.  Her smile and her love will warm your heart.

 Divine Appointments are all around us.  Keeping them is up to

US!!!

Merry Christmas,

Martha

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Looking for inspiration in my own backyard…..

Looking for inspiration on a hot day in my part of the world today in the dog days of August with the temperature rising to 101.  As I am drinking my morning coffee on the patio in my backyard, I look up and see the screech owl sitting high in the tree.   Last July when our grandsons were visiting a pair of Northeastern screech owls took up residence in tree on our back patio.  They named them Winky and Blinky.  Most mornings my husband and I greeted them with  hellos as we shared our morning coffee.  They stayed almost a year and we now have their baby to greet.

 So instead of wishing for Winky and Blinky, the parents of our resident owl whom we named BJ (Blinky Jr) to return I am focusing my thoughts on the gift of their offspring.  The gift of the present always brings me to thoughts of gratefulness, wonder and dreams. Hopeful  that the inspiration will  be revealed on the next blank canvas.  Here I go setting up the easel and my palette with colors of the nature around me.   Mixing and blending then loading up the brush to place the first stroke on the canvas.

It has been said that art without spirit is no art at all.  The journey of the heart for me on this painting is to be one that will not only inspire those who see it but bring them a sense of joyful peace.

Make your next moment a blank canvas and fill it with your creative self and make a difference in your sphere of influence one stroke at a time.  Spread your joy to the brokenness and cracks in all of us.  You are more than enough and you will inspire others.

The painting below was inspired by the song  Colors of the Wind.  May it give you a sense of the colors in the wind next time you feel it on your skin.

Thankful,

Martha

 

 

 

 Colors of the Wind….by Martha Leeper