8"x8" oil on archival panel
"You may believe 
that inspiration is 
something that arrives in 
some mysterious way that's 
beyond your control, but it's
clearly best to 
rely exclusively on 
your decisions - 
to act in ways 
that will intensify
your awareness of Spirit."
-Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Serendipity...that
 little word has shown up in my life every now and then ever since I was
 in my 20s. I learned to be aware of it....and to look for 
'serendipitous happenings'....things that fell into place, sometimes 
simply by circumstance. Or so it would seem. 
But
 circumstances also arise when the daily choices we make, eventually 
aline themselves for "just that right opportunity" and you are ready 
when it finally arises. As Dr. Dyer says above, "rely on your decisions,
 act in ways that will intensify your awareness of spirit".
Last
 week I taught a small workshop over in Essex, held at "Paintstix 
Studios". This is such a lovely, light filled space situated on a hill 
over-looking the main street. You can see straight down the street all 
the way to the Connecticut River! My first demo was "Serendipitous Sunflowers", honoring these 'circumstances' that have seemed to line up so fortuitously! 
Other good news since I've blogged last, my solo show in Niantic, CT opened to a jam-packed opening reception, spilling out onto the side-walk of a lovely New England evening.  Several sales that evening, that show will hang through October 24th. There's still time for you to see this body of work - all of them landscape paintings of Barn Island, here on the shoreline of southeastern CT.  I'm 
so grateful for everyone that came out to see the opening and share in 
the celebration of this group of paintings being presented to the public, for the first time. I'm also grateful for the wonderful essays written about Barn Island (by The Day's journalist, Judy Benson);  that were published just prior to the show opening! The Day presented a gorgeous spread on the front of the 'Daybreak' section of our paper. Here's the online version, for the essays:  http://www.theday.com/article/20140909/ENT16/309099984/1044     
Labels: oil painting workshops.Roxanne Steed Fine Art, Roxanne Steed workshops, serendipity, sunflowers
     
     
    
    
  
  
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