Once in a while someone pops into your life that you didn’t expect, or didn’t see coming, that you know is gonna make a huge difference in your life. Most of the time it happens when you have let go of the expectation, desire or “need” to “find” that person. And, almost 99.9% of the… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Paula Jones
Just Frickin Play
I used to look at my paintings and know there was something to be fixed, but I couldn’t figure out what it was… Then I knew what it was, but was unsure how to fix it, or that I would screw it up. Now, I figure “mistakes” frequently lead to “happy accidents” – One can… Continue Reading
Surveying her Domain
Occasionally I paint what I see happening in the future. Or what I want to see. I have lived in the country for a large portion of my life, after feeling at one with the land while spending countless, fairy tale, summers at my grandparents farm. I would play for hours in the magical forest… Continue Reading
Following intuition
Is following one’s intuition vs. what is “known” wrong? For example, you know that there is something that you “should” do, but somehow your inner knowing screams NOOOOOOOOOOOO, don’t do it!!!! This comes up a lot for me. I knew that my marriage was over…and that I “should” stay in it. After all, I had… Continue Reading
Growth….
…..can be painful. Or, you can choose to ease into it and allow it to happen knowing that something good is going to come out of “trying” times. One thing I have learned for SURE, is that no one has MY answers. NO ONE!!! And, I’ve been one of those seekers for quite a while. … Continue Reading
What to do…..
…..when you feel like you are being guided to paint something that is almost unexplainable even to you? How do you translate that to canvas? And, how do you explain it to those who are asking for an explanation? I started painting “beings” a year or so ago….but, they were unfinished. Kinda raw and tattered. … Continue Reading
