24-152 Expressiveness

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intense abstract background of rainbow colors with some grayish-pink electrified lines throughout. on top in turquoise ink is a loosely drawn flower-like mandala. with each petal outlining anything interesting that comes through from the background.

Expressiveness

“the state of showing what someone thinks or feels”

For most of my youth and early adulthood, I favored the impressionistic arts and would want to paint in that style. Then in my early 30s I took painting class at a local community college where we explored different painting styles (still life, landscape, impressionism, and so on ). And it was there that my instructor told me that, no, you’re an expressionist.

Since then my art has been mostly about coming from a place of expressing. For instance today’s mandala…while drawing it I remember hearing myself say to myself…it feels like something needs to go here…or…it feels like this should go here…and so on.

I should also say that when I create mandalas, I actually co-create them. I connect with the energy of the mandala that’s about to be…since I know that in energy form, the mandala already exists. I’m collaborating with that energy to bring it into form…we’re expressing the energy of this mandala. Actually, all of this year’s MotDs have been exactly about expressiveness…they are intended to express in some form of mandala, the core value of that day.

Today’s MotD encourages us to share our feelings in creative ways because sometimes words are lacking.

How about you? Is expressiveness a core value for you?

BTW…here’s what it looked like to begin with …

intense abstract background of rainbow colors with some grayish-pink electrified lines throughout.

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

inspiring and encouraging creativity, curiosity, and play through the art of mandalas

About the 2024 Mandalas of the Day

Each day I will create and post a mandala inspired by one of 366 “value” words chosen randomly. The objective being to discover for myself which ones would best represent my core values…and by doing so, I hope it inspires you to determine your own.

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Published by The Mandala Lady

My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits. Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it. As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?

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