Love Daily Painting #7

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Daily Painting #7

September 23, 2007

“LOVE” is an acrylic painting on an unframed canvas. The kanji symbol in Japanese means ‘love’ and is also painted with acrylic paints. The process with this style of painting is completed with something called a pouring medium. I pour paint on the canvas and spread it around with a pallet knife. I really enjoy this style of painting. There is zero control of the paint. You can kind of direct the paint, but in the end you have no idea how it will actually look when it is dried. It is a wonderful analogy of life. I once heard a beautiful quote by Rumi saying, ‘I am the chariot and you oh lord are the driver’. Something I have been really trying to apply to my life is to stop making such strict plans. It’s okay to make guidelines in my life, but when I start to become a drill sergeant about my plans not only do I become a ‘bitch’ to live with (just ask Blaine)… life just isn’t much fun anymore. Another big must-have in my life is JOY. If it isn’t fun then I’m just not doing it. OR if it isn’t fun then I just change my attitude about it. Talk about a major shift in thinking. I won’t lie, sometimes it is very difficult, but it gets easier and easier to do the more I practice.

The word on my mind these days has been LOVE. It started with the LOVE Beatles show in Las Vegas. If you are there you must see it, even if you don’t like the Beatles. I must admit, I wasn’t that crazy about the Beatles before I saw the show. But I am a fan for life now. Now there is a new movie out in theaters called, ‘Across the Universe’ and it is a bit like the show in Vegas but movie form. It is directed by the same woman who did the Lion King on Broadway. I can’t wait to go see this movie! I’m sure once I do see the film a painting will come from it so stay tuned. So I’ve been walking around singing the song, ‘All you need is love’. Also in my Tao book by Wayne Dyer, verse #4 is called ‘Living Infinitely’ and he talks about rearranging your thoughts about who you are. He shares advise given by Nisargadatta Maharaj that left me speechless…

Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, And between the two my life moves.

Then Wayne Dyer suggests while you’re living, stay as close to love as you can.

How different would your life be if you stayed as close to love as you could? Think about those situations in life where your immediate reaction is anger, hatred, fear? What if you reacted with love instead? It’s a much better place to live from anyway.

So to see my LOVE #7 Painting please visit my eBay store at the following link.

http://stores.ebay.com/Gayles-Paintings

There are two other paintings still up for auction. The ‘North Shore’ painting auction will end tonight, Sunday, September 23, 2007. The ‘Tree in Autumn’ still has about 5 days left.

Have a wonderful Sunday and stay tuned for #8.

Peace & Blessings,
Gayle Etcheverry

The Daily Paintings,
http://www.gaylespaintings.com