by Dawn Patel | Nov 19, 2014 | anhinga, animals, art, art process, bear, fairy tales, friends, hummingbird, introvert, luna moth, painted stones, painting, sentient beings, snake, stories, watercolor
You have already been introduced to The Introvert… here in his traveling form.The Sentient Beings are a cast of characters I have been developing for years, I guess I can say my entire life. They are all coming to life, together! I am introducing you...
by Dawn Patel | Oct 26, 2014 | Aristotle, art, art business, artists, artists process, artists studio, blogging, career, content, creative process, culture, focus, hamsa, hands, milagro, painting, style, symbols
Lately I’ve been pushing myself to focus. I love to paint, of that I am sure. But in the process of establishing a career for myself as an artist I have to also think practically, and focusing both the style and the content of my work is...
by Dawn Patel | Oct 22, 2014 | art, artists process, blogging, Brilliant Stranger, creative process, dawn patel art, etsy, judgement, laughter, letting go, life, miniature painting, practice, yoga, yoga practice
The longer version of this title is “What I have learned from my year of not doing yoga.” I’m not encouraging anyone to give up their yoga practice. Read on…Stretch your body and you stretch your mind. As Without, so...
by Dawn Patel | Sep 18, 2014 | age, animals, art, art on instagram, belonging, dreams, fantasy, fun, grandchildren, instagram, laughter, life, love, monkeys, nature, old ladies, wisdom, wishes
When I was younger I wished to be appreciated, for belonging and acceptance, and to be a famous artist.I also wanted an ark of my very own, including a tiger, a soft-shelled turtle, every breed of dog in my very dog-eared copy of “Man’s Best Friend”...
by Dawn Patel | Sep 17, 2014 | art, art for sale, birth, etsy, healing arts, love, love stones, maternity, motherhood, original art, painted rocks, painted stones, romance, wings of love
What is it good for?Absolutely Everything!https://www.etsy.com/listing/203470067/the-wings-of-love-original-painting-on-a?ref=shop_home_active_24
by Dawn Patel | Sep 16, 2014 | art, baggage, blogging, culture, feminism, freedom, identity, masks, mermaids, mid-life, odyssey, paintings, sirens, society, women, women and age
It’s been so long since I’ve last written a blog post, I was beginning to doubt the future of this venture. I’ve been busy living life, and with all the activity and changes that this summer brought to my life, blogging was not on my mind....
