Into the Deep: Intuitive Painting as a
Practice of Soul Reclamation

I have been in the transformational healing business for most of my adult life. The emphasis of my work has always been about going to the core of what needs to be healed. And to be willing to explore and embrace those deep places in our souls and psyches that need our loving attention.

The Deep is unsettling for a lot of folks because we can’t always see what’s there. Another word for the deep is the unconscious. And what is unconscious is by it’s nature hidden. It’s the realm of the  mysterious. The sacred land that is shrouded in holy darkness. The  sphere of not only the unknown but the unknowable. The domain of what we can’t readily name or understand.

And because we don’t know what we’ll find if we open that door to those shadowy realms we tend to keep the door sealed shut and choose  to live our lives closer to the surface and the light.

Which means that certain energies and aspects of our being go into hiding because they have been rejected or exiled out of fear or misunderstanding. And while the deep is often the repository of our greatest fears, it is also the source of our greatest spiritually grounded power.

The deep is full of incredible gifts. It’s the wellspring of our vitality and the most potent link to our life force. It contains both our raw wildness and our weathered wisdom. It is where we connect to our most meaningful sense of purpose. It’s a place where we let go of what needs to die and be released but it also guides us into the joyful experience of being reborn again.

The deep is where we make contact with our soul and commune with spirit by crossing the threhold into the liminal and the numinous.  It is a portal into our most profound emotional and psychological truths and a healing cauldron for the process of spiritual and psychological transformation.

The deep speaks to us in feeling, symbol and imagination and is most easily accessed by releasing our attachment to our minds and listening to the wisdom of our hearts.

Which is why making art is such a powerful and effective way to access those deeper layers of our being.

Traversing the deep requires courage, faith and devotion and the willingness to be radically honest with ourselves.

So it also requires a powerful container that provides both safe and brave space for those folks willing to take that sacred journey into the depths.

And that potent creative container is what I will be co-creating with all of you who join me for this two day expressive arts intuitive painting online retreat.

The format is simple. We will come together as a creative community for two days in a row where we will paint and share and explore our depths through opening our hearts to ourselves and telling our truth through paint and courageous creative self expression.

All you need to participate is a solid internet connection, a relatively private place to paint in your home and whatever art supplies you have on hand.

What You Need To Participate…

One thing you DON’T need to be part of this class is ANY experience with painting or art.

This process works if you’re a seasoned artist or if you haven’t picked up a paint brush since kindergarten.

However, you WILL need a computer or some other electronic device, a high speed internet connection, some paints, paper (or canvas) and brushes and a place in your home or studio where you can set up to paint.

Once you register for the class you will receive a letter from us with instructions on HOW to set up your studio space, where to connect with the online platform (we will be using Zoom) tips on some studio practices and recommendations for supplies. Although, you are MORE than welcome to use whatever art supplies you already have on hand.

Class size will be limited to 15 participants which means you will get PLENTY of attention and guidance from me and it will also create a cozy atmosphere of creative support with the other painters.

My vision for this class is that it will be a way for you to build a sense of creative sanctuary into your week where you can go on your own private mini-painting retreat.