tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27556656042792160782024-02-20T08:28:07.660-08:00Paola Gonzalez Contemporary ArtIm a Contemporary Artists from Monterrey, México.Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-32436337534531442372011-12-22T08:30:00.000-08:002011-12-22T08:38:36.176-08:00Jewels of the Lotus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu5U_PTmbpWnRZDGPJdENPLEINGfWII9S_Ro_-GXLEllPbG7wwyi34g69bsoWXjvnBD0G4qvVn1XMIMd_LY4l9YtNPVVT03V-U82G59fG3UyuuI3ws6Nh1q7OQzkJLs8YgttGnfQRBsM/s1600/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu5U_PTmbpWnRZDGPJdENPLEINGfWII9S_Ro_-GXLEllPbG7wwyi34g69bsoWXjvnBD0G4qvVn1XMIMd_LY4l9YtNPVVT03V-U82G59fG3UyuuI3ws6Nh1q7OQzkJLs8YgttGnfQRBsM/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688991355257279554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Artwork: <b>Samsara, </b>30 cm X 200cm, Acrylics and Genuine 24 K Gold.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">From the Series: <b>Jewels of the Lotu</b>s</span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><b>Inspired by</b> the Om Mane Padme Hum Mantra- The Mantra of Compassion</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><p align="center" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:6;">OM MANI PADME HUM</span></strong></span></p><p align="center" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><strong><big><span style="font-family:Georgia;">(</span></big><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;"> OM MANI PEME HUNG )</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;">The Jewel in the Lotus </span></strong></p></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;color:#333333;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;">This is the Highest Mantra for Mankind</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size:medium;"><center><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">gifted to us<small> </small>by the thousand Buddhas <small><br /></small>out of their compassion<small><br /></small>for all sentient beings.</span></strong></span><strong> <span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;"><br /><br />It purify us and free us from all our negative<br />emotions of the Mind and speech.<br /><br />Hence it is beneficial and a most valubale saviour<br />not only during Life on Earth<br />but also after Life.<br /><br />By saying this Mantra , you will never be born in the<br />lower realms . You will always receive a deva or<br />human body or be born in a pure land of Buddha.</span></strong></span></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">Each syllable in this six syllable Mantra liberates us<br />from one realm of suffering out of each of the six realms<br />of suffering filled existence.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">OM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of<br />bliss and pride in the samsaric realm<br />of the Gods.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">MA liberates and purifies us from the emotions of<br />jealousy and lust for entertainment in the samsaric realm<br />of Demi-Gods.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">NI liberates and purifies us from the emotions of<br />passion and desire in the samsaric realm<br />of Humans.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">PAD liberates and purifies us from the emotions of<br />stupidity and prejudice in the samsaric realm<br />of animals.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">ME liberates and purifies us from the emotions of<br />poverty and possessiveness in the samsaric realm<br />of hungry ghosts.<br /><br />HUM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of<br />agression and hatred in the samsaric realm<br />of hell.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"> </span></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">In this way by freeing our consciousness ,<br />our spirit energy from the neurotic attachments<br />that our senses are bonded with through<br />the cravings and aversions constantly<br />taking place inside of us ...<br /><br />and in this way creating negative karmas<br />that keep us bound to sufferings<br />and also creating samsara.</span></strong></p></center></span>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-46846636733715900682011-12-22T08:22:00.000-08:002011-12-22T08:40:50.960-08:00OM MANI PADME HUM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j3T9KikZQtMZCcC2oFenUfXG5BwJ7lSFP2Z1aX4vZBAjohYq6ndBZmInZGb3ZKCEMKptcXLLM5dMQQ3I0Li5kXcqrf8ssaGKHKTJF5rqO2FUMeydGz-s9aKlQZKANFVszOhoNx4YPEM/s1600/GREEN+TARA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j3T9KikZQtMZCcC2oFenUfXG5BwJ7lSFP2Z1aX4vZBAjohYq6ndBZmInZGb3ZKCEMKptcXLLM5dMQQ3I0Li5kXcqrf8ssaGKHKTJF5rqO2FUMeydGz-s9aKlQZKANFVszOhoNx4YPEM/s400/GREEN+TARA.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688990690521803506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Artwork: <b>Green Tara</b>, 110 cm X 140 cm, Acrylics and Genuine 24 K Gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">From the Series: <b>Jewels of the Lotu</b>s</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><b>Inspired by</b> the Om Mane Padme Hum Mantra- The Mantra of Compassion</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size:medium;"><center><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">The mantra OM MANI PADME HUM<br />purifies us at 3 levels -<br /><br />Mind, Speech and Body<br /><br />and in this way liberates us<br />from all our negative karmas.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">Within a short time of meditating on this Mantra ,<br />you will experience the opening and development of your<br />heart chakra and begin to feel highly kind and compassionate<br />towards other sentient beings including animals ,<br />even the tiny helpless ones .</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">You will develop a magnetic aura around you that will draw<br />other people towards you , attracting them like a magnet<br />attracts iron filings and love wll begin to flow in your Life.<br /></span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">Saying this mantra for 21 minutes daily will energise and<br />develop your Heart Chakra and .....</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">when the Heart and Mind become united ,<br />anything is possible.</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">This Mantra is popularly known as</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">" The Jewel in the Lotus "</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">or</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">" The Diamond in the Lotus "</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">( "mani" means Diamond , a precious jewel<br />and Padma means Lotus flower which is the<br />spiritual symbol of consciousness )</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">The Jewel refers to the Mind or consciousness and<br />the Lotus refers to the Heart that is the source of Love energy</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">The meaning of OM MANI PADME HUM is</span></strong></p><p align="center" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;">"Om , salutations to the Jewel of consciousness (the Mind)<br />which has reached the Heart's lotus. "</span></strong></p><div style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;"><strong><span style="font-family:MS Sans Serif;font-size:100%;color:#00FFFF;"><br /></span></strong></div></center><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;color:#ffd9b3;"><b></b></span></span><b></b></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-77873303695032702092011-12-21T23:25:00.000-08:002011-12-21T23:29:58.517-08:00Lotus Flower - Buddhism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGroZ6Osa5WiPapJRzJ9BNt_GCqnKtKH9wcnRZpQ63fNSrjFLpgCQZMFE4hZFjmNia2LYiECd2PrnY5pMPLxQ81w_yYCL7Pq8l8wPTMDc7n0PnkIB93IVuxqowPErn4bcGYQMRTb8bez8/s1600/mama.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGroZ6Osa5WiPapJRzJ9BNt_GCqnKtKH9wcnRZpQ63fNSrjFLpgCQZMFE4hZFjmNia2LYiECd2PrnY5pMPLxQ81w_yYCL7Pq8l8wPTMDc7n0PnkIB93IVuxqowPErn4bcGYQMRTb8bez8/s400/mama.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688851400235336258" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); line-height: 24px; font-size:15px;"><h2 style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8125em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">This is one of my Lotus Flowers, Acrylic over Gold Leaf.</span></h2><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8125em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Lotus flower meaning in Buddhism</h2><p style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">In Buddhism the lotus flower is known to be associated with purity, spiritual awakening and faithfulness. The flower is considered pure as it is able to emerge from murky waters in the morning and be perfectly clean. Therefore in common with Egyptian mythology the lotus is seen as a sign of rebirth, but additionally it is associated with purity. The breaking of the surface every morning is also suggestive of desire, this leads to it being associated with spiritual enlightenment.</p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; font-size:15px;"><p style="text-align: center;border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">As Buddhism stems from a different part of the world to Egyptology, there are many more colors of lotus to be seen. So it is not too surprising that the many different colors have come to be associated with different aspects of Buddhism. The main symbolism of the lotus flower and their meanings are given here.</p><ol style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 2.5em; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; text-align: justify; "><li style="text-align: center;border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Blue Lotus: The blue Lotus is associated with a victory of the spirit over that of wisdom, intelligence and knowledge. If you get to see it a blue Lotus in Buddhist art you will notice that it is always depicted as being partially open and the centre is never observed.</li><li style="text-align: center;border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">White Lotus: this color lotus is known to symbolize Bodhi (being awakened), and represents a state of mental purity, and that of spiritual perfection; it is also associated with the pacification of one’s nature. This lotus is considered to be the womb of the world.</li><li style="text-align: center;border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Purple Lotus: known to be Mystic and is associated with esoteric sects. It can be shown depicted as either an open flower or as a bud. The eight petals of the purple Lotus are representative of the noble eightfold path; one of the principal teachings of the Buddha. Following this path is thought to lead to self awakening, and is considered one of the noble truths.</li><li style="text-align: center;border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Pink lotus: this is the supreme lotus and is considered to be the true lotus of Buddha.</li><li style="text-align: center;border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Red lotus: this is related to the heart, and the Lotus flower meaning is associated with that of love and compassion.</li></ol></span></span>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-17675676389603984032011-12-21T23:14:00.001-08:002011-12-21T23:30:25.481-08:00Lotus Flower- Hinduism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2Hp6pNH2slRnFPaA9jtPkkrgRsHMwvkjUk5KKcdou9TIUFAUCXRZQx0LNy_37UnalDGEtkyCKkaPJGasKEtyokSKFiBTsGIsQpOsy5F8R2xTE63BAgElgAtnUcPypDusMbIrjt0UfTs/s1600/383805_10150382643738931_513288930_8367793_1527703107_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2Hp6pNH2slRnFPaA9jtPkkrgRsHMwvkjUk5KKcdou9TIUFAUCXRZQx0LNy_37UnalDGEtkyCKkaPJGasKEtyokSKFiBTsGIsQpOsy5F8R2xTE63BAgElgAtnUcPypDusMbIrjt0UfTs/s400/383805_10150382643738931_513288930_8367793_1527703107_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688849757473090962" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">This</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">one</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">my</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Flower</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">paintings</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Acrylics</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">over</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Silver</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Leaf</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55); font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px; font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><h2 style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8125em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:15px;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">The</span> L<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">otus</span> F<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">lower</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">its</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">meaning</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">in</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Hinduism</span></h2><p style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:15px;color:initial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Perhaps</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">one</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">strongest</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">associations</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">flower</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">with</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">religion</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">that</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">that</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">observed</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">in</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Hinduism</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">In</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">this</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">religion</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">flower</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">meaning</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">associated</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">with</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">beauty</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">fertility</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">prosperity</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">spirituality</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">eternity</span>.</p><p style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:15px;color:initial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">The</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">most</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">common</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">form</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">seen</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">in</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">Hinduism</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64">white</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65">lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_66">flower</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_67">Many</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_68">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_69">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_70">gods</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_71">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_72">goddesses</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_73">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_74">Hinduism</span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_75">linked</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_76">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_77">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_78">flower</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_79">for</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_80">example</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_81">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_82">goddess</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_83">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_84">prosperity</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_85">Laxmi</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_86">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_87">usually</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_88">depicted</span> as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_89">being</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_90">seated</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_91">atop</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_92">fully</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_93">opened</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_94">lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_95">flower</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_96">Likewise</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_97">Brahma</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_98">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_99">god</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_100">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_101">creation</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_102">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_103">depicted</span> as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_104">emerging</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_105">from</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_106">lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_107">that</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_108">crawls</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_109">from</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_110">the</span> Naval <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_111">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_112">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_113">sustainer</span> Lord <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_114">Vishnu</span>.</p><p style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:15px;color:initial;">As a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_115">lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_116">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_117">able</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_118">to</span> emerge <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_119">from</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_120">Muddy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_121">Waters</span> un-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_122">spoilt</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_123">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_124">pure</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_125">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_126">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_127">considered</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_128">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_129">represent</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_130">wise</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_131">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_132">spiritually</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_133">enlightened</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_134">quality</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_135">in</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_136">person</span>; <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_137">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_138">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_139">representative</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_140">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_141">somebody</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_142">who</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_143">carries</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_144">out</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_145">their</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_146">tasks</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_147">with</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_148">little</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_149">concern</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_150">for</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_151">any</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_152">reward</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_153">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_154">with</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_155">full</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_156">liberation</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_157">from</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_158">attachment</span>.</p><p style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size:15px;color:initial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_159">It</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_160">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_161">very</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_162">interesting</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_163">how</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_164">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_165">open</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_166">flower</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_167">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_168">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_169">unopened</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_170">Lotus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_171">bud</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_172">forms</span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_173">associated</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_174">with</span> human <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_175">traits</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_176">The</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_177">unopened</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_178">bud</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_179">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_180">representative</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_181">of</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_182">folded</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_183">soul</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_184">that</span> has <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_185">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_186">ability</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_187">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_188">unfold</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_189">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_190">open</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_191">itself</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_192">up</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_193">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_194">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_195">divine</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_196">truth</span>.</p><p size="15px" color="initial" style="text-align: center; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><br /></p></span></span></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-30480932649551640942011-12-21T19:32:00.001-08:002011-12-21T19:36:34.440-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lUmbSGJs9T1y4XesjuQKAjbSDyIF45WS3Hv6giSu3RqqMqHOZAsciACVD-bVoX-wTcy6SERAVhwEa_QXnbXNFNuZUUYqTLHp6jHbFyyqHaOKbPEqA1ApIPvQ0i4nDytvz6NBL25Ai7A/s1600/387353_10150411045138931_513288930_8458903_1044578026_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lUmbSGJs9T1y4XesjuQKAjbSDyIF45WS3Hv6giSu3RqqMqHOZAsciACVD-bVoX-wTcy6SERAVhwEa_QXnbXNFNuZUUYqTLHp6jHbFyyqHaOKbPEqA1ApIPvQ0i4nDytvz6NBL25Ai7A/s400/387353_10150411045138931_513288930_8458903_1044578026_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688791371595422706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Christmas Gifts - Lotus Flowers </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few days ago just finished and delivered this beautiful Lotus Flowers paintings I made for my family, I just love the Lotus Flower because of the meaning, I use this symbol in all of my paintings, they are full of good energy made of acrylics and golden or silver leaf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-88672854161635952202011-12-21T19:15:00.000-08:002011-12-21T19:20:00.526-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vYTXW5SxeodvMILu4vVWOFfKgCbJInq3cs20Son0aj-pTFAk2IJ9YPIln6vP-UcjFAXYiAtpjyHSmn2TwntMbameKmASI6s9IHcgXVYyRylVwLmD-TmLj-rW2AINpK8EhW-CyqOU0o0/s1600/303130_10150384223488931_513288930_8372541_1332172856_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vYTXW5SxeodvMILu4vVWOFfKgCbJInq3cs20Son0aj-pTFAk2IJ9YPIln6vP-UcjFAXYiAtpjyHSmn2TwntMbameKmASI6s9IHcgXVYyRylVwLmD-TmLj-rW2AINpK8EhW-CyqOU0o0/s400/303130_10150384223488931_513288930_8372541_1332172856_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786850037023778" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just a few days before Christmas! I just love my "Pino de Navidad" (Chrsitmas Tree) I should take some more close up photos and all the Christmas Decoration I made, I will be posting them by Tomorrow :) </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-32394984624827104292010-06-21T09:54:00.000-07:002011-12-21T23:40:22.289-08:00Immortality<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCmSG3Q0fhukeO0Jv0pyemLzE6m0WtB_1pOJMKh06NcIOOkEHRTtvXOzB0Qxea-4DmaDcj3Wc-V6e523LRCaM44G3g7TRWXnh3gq42dNLOiZcjJPXhiDB1myRJuM06Bo1YWnQctGMjyE/s1600/lostinmybluegardencopy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCmSG3Q0fhukeO0Jv0pyemLzE6m0WtB_1pOJMKh06NcIOOkEHRTtvXOzB0Qxea-4DmaDcj3Wc-V6e523LRCaM44G3g7TRWXnh3gq42dNLOiZcjJPXhiDB1myRJuM06Bo1YWnQctGMjyE/s400/lostinmybluegardencopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688853817637100082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">My Painting: Lost in my Blue Garden, 155 cm X 185 cm,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"> Acrylics with Genuine 24 k. Gold and Genuine 12 K White Gold</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Immortality</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><b style="font-family: Times; ">::: <a href="http://www.artquotes.net/masters/giorgio-de-chirico/index.htm" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-weight: bold; font-variant: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; "><span style="color:#FF9900;">Giorgio de Chirico</span></a> :::</b></span></span></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-78649443147476451362010-06-19T08:51:00.000-07:002010-06-19T08:53:53.008-07:00Starting a new painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P9RWCkdvpTEkwuDdT-X9P5mbqsr5L7-bZrscKk4slnwhtU0TCXXyaqiChFk8rxGPa-65ywrW5dhLZAV7p1fdr1wXKTiLSvRzeuhbE4XmN0G87fE5j-A_aU4zk0-uKUsBVR8mbTcxRF8/s1600/paolagallery1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P9RWCkdvpTEkwuDdT-X9P5mbqsr5L7-bZrscKk4slnwhtU0TCXXyaqiChFk8rxGPa-65ywrW5dhLZAV7p1fdr1wXKTiLSvRzeuhbE4XmN0G87fE5j-A_aU4zk0-uKUsBVR8mbTcxRF8/s400/paolagallery1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484513297976529714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">STARTING A NEW ARTWORK</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> When I start painting, I like to prepare first the air, first some Incense and Mantras to clean the mind & aura, this helps me to get more creative since it soothes and calms... To refreshen up for this hot days a jar of Lemon Grass Tea it´s just perfect... Then I stand in front of the canvass, and think.. what am I going to do with you to transform you into a gorgeous piece? I start thinking of a color that inspires me at the moment, then I just star painting, playing with colors and forms I think that everything is spontaneous, thats what makes my art so fun and enjoyable... have a great saturday!</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-28269755370485467292010-06-16T12:07:00.001-07:002010-06-16T12:09:38.176-07:00Artwork of the Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCPMkgvleyFt1A7jm1RJW-wA7PDP4NfEkUd2M7OK7I-y1MjSRE3scDUzMi1jjQ3x1X9DmVQ5oaVHm0u1273WCqODAptFfx9f4sH2FVxT9cPaU1r-tsmJjk8zAy2MIa0sksHEyiphT-LQ/s1600/mantraprotectionII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCPMkgvleyFt1A7jm1RJW-wA7PDP4NfEkUd2M7OK7I-y1MjSRE3scDUzMi1jjQ3x1X9DmVQ5oaVHm0u1273WCqODAptFfx9f4sH2FVxT9cPaU1r-tsmJjk8zAy2MIa0sksHEyiphT-LQ/s400/mantraprotectionII.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483450521347912882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mantra Protection II</div><div style="text-align: center;">110 cm X 140 cm</div><div style="text-align: center;">Acrylic with gold and silver leaf</div><div style="text-align: center;">Private Collection</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have this artwork in my dining room, I just love the colors xoxo</div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-63314638860385332992010-06-14T17:54:00.000-07:002010-06-14T17:57:48.472-07:00Humor, Laughter Teraphy<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ0ETWJdduQQphHuG1BHYW8UNoRkGoTnKJwDJ4pNwNyJ7BBw1QY0BVMd6nlEnaGmP7MXQawxng1ps_-HIyvjtdQnMEmOcIKiilSuC89qQLIaWqP9-5J0PNiZAQ7pIrtaGah_Tq40Js94/s1600/happysesen(framed).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ0ETWJdduQQphHuG1BHYW8UNoRkGoTnKJwDJ4pNwNyJ7BBw1QY0BVMd6nlEnaGmP7MXQawxng1ps_-HIyvjtdQnMEmOcIKiilSuC89qQLIaWqP9-5J0PNiZAQ7pIrtaGah_Tq40Js94/s400/happysesen(framed).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482797887385399618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(51, 51, 153); "><span style="font-size:85%;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Artwork: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11834048&id=84905525496">Happy Sesen</a></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Patients, doctors and health-care professionals are all finding that laughter may indeed be the best medicine.</span></p><p>Laughing is found to lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies. Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well-being.</p><p>Laughter is infectious. Hospitals around the country are incorporating formal and informal laughter therapy programs into their therapeutic regimens. In countries such as India, laughing clubs -- in which participants gather in the early morning for the sole purpose of laughing -- are becoming as popular as Rotary Clubs in the United States.</p></span><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Humor is a universal language. It's a contagious emotion and a natural diversion. It brings other people in and breaks down barriers. Best of all it is free and has no known side reactions.</span></span></p></span>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-7771620348503154392010-06-13T22:56:00.000-07:002010-06-14T16:56:39.626-07:00Positive Thinking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV_AyJ82EQzXHhQAl0QV3mHvVgjB7lpVoyimjDj5daKaflJMMKR35BydY4N8q2vl4rLo4y6gk1CTOiiG5WVza0m2Fp1Lo2QkJmZAsmZnqvhxrkf4835TKGaT6DnB5CfUtmLL_I50JVsc/s1600/bluemoon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV_AyJ82EQzXHhQAl0QV3mHvVgjB7lpVoyimjDj5daKaflJMMKR35BydY4N8q2vl4rLo4y6gk1CTOiiG5WVza0m2Fp1Lo2QkJmZAsmZnqvhxrkf4835TKGaT6DnB5CfUtmLL_I50JVsc/s400/bluemoon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482782452232409554" /></a><br /><br />I´ve reads books and articles about the Power of Positive Thinking... <div><br /></div><div>How did I discover it?</div><div><br /></div><div>It all started when I was going thought a difficult time in my life, that my beautiful Mom (who is the best mother in the world, always there for us, teaching us, helping us and loving us with all her heart) ... she always told me that no matter the situation, no matter what was going on around me, that I must learn how to think positive about myself and about my "world" that I could really change what I was living, with a clear mind you always can make the best decisions, and that takes time to learn (tell me about it!)... and so I did.. slowly all the negative situations, all the negative people that were around me at that time, finally were gone... Now I only choose to have positive friends, positive people around me, because I know how a negative person can affect my life and contaminate all the things I´ve been working for...</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Im telling you this because, thanks to this teachings and experiences, with so much patinece and persistence or practice, all that you wish in your life sooner or later comes true, maybe not in the exact way you were thinking but they will come to you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Remember that nothing it´s impossible in this life</div><div><br /></div><div>A book I recomend: "The Monk who sold his Ferrari"</div><div><br /></div><div>Beautiful book a must in your library...</div><div><br /></div></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-56018348334138426852010-06-13T22:47:00.001-07:002010-06-13T22:51:41.372-07:00Being Happy in a Tough World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuuiZ8ITi5LjbuKeLzewB-FJu-AdgzKbG5djW_4rMRf_8zr95PG_5mdzWDCtFDkUL-aIT6a05nhTWq4Cf9Jqgc-guM-uKrsD6xvdV2f69LaoMyD5UyTohwGMNZxLxbaXoj-AQ4C9Ulb8/s1600/beinghappyinatoughworldch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuuiZ8ITi5LjbuKeLzewB-FJu-AdgzKbG5djW_4rMRf_8zr95PG_5mdzWDCtFDkUL-aIT6a05nhTWq4Cf9Jqgc-guM-uKrsD6xvdV2f69LaoMyD5UyTohwGMNZxLxbaXoj-AQ4C9Ulb8/s400/beinghappyinatoughworldch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482502394065705250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just finished my artwork for the exhibition "Urban Screen"<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Title: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=432600&id=84905525496&ref=pb"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Being Happy in a tough World"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Size: 100 cm X 150 cm Framed<br />Technique: Acrilic, Mixed Media with Gold and Silver Leaf<br /><br />"Live Life to the fullest, we were born to be happy, learning to be happy in this tough world, its a challenge for us to conquer, being happy its not as hard for us to feel or gain... just think of the unconditional love of those people around us gave us, isn´t that love we feel worth everything? it is worth the smiles on our faces everyday as we live, no matter how tough life can be...<br />Real Happiness it is about how we feel about ourselves in our hearts"</span><br /></span></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-19607552795519454012010-06-13T22:31:00.001-07:002010-06-14T11:31:44.853-07:00La Tierra mi Casa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsd_YK-WkufI2hKq8fvYlLu6YmixDYdYFwYV_aQqdidW7Ip5-oWnQv6A2opZ0fv-8SiS0p7i0EL4NLXuyA2_5ET8DbaoahnTq26eGw4DdCFtSDyTnl4u8JpHBvQGa-EWrGxWs6UR-L20/s1600/no+dejes+que+este+sea+el+ultimo+arbol.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsd_YK-WkufI2hKq8fvYlLu6YmixDYdYFwYV_aQqdidW7Ip5-oWnQv6A2opZ0fv-8SiS0p7i0EL4NLXuyA2_5ET8DbaoahnTq26eGw4DdCFtSDyTnl4u8JpHBvQGa-EWrGxWs6UR-L20/s400/no+dejes+que+este+sea+el+ultimo+arbol.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482500997216460434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Another finished artwork for the Exhibition: "LA TIERRA MI CASA" ( The land my home) will be exhibited @ the Cozumel Museum and @ Enrique Trava Gallery in Mérida, Yucatán.<br /><br />Title: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=12653044&id=84905525496">No permitas que éste sea el último árbol (Do not let this be the last tree)</a><br />Size: 100 cm X 100 cm Framed<br />Téchnique: Acrylic, Mixed Media with Silver and Genuine 23.75 Carat Gold<br /><br />Inspired by the Cree Indian Prophecy:<br /><br />"Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."<br /><br />SOLD</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-66185064251312623642009-11-27T15:24:00.001-08:002009-11-27T15:40:36.331-08:00Color Therapy in Art - Colors for your Soul<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtT_5-GnmziQdy8ynJdhBH67boro-6CdTLHQA0YGAtgT7UI62RgvMpDh_EjNol3i1Ev0Ne-JgU1PPTDEEZ6V4r3wgWyT0N2LVZ8K_tFBJ38z6c1sjWwPOc5yGmDGG8-dsDnUK6Z_x4O_Q/s1600/paolagallery23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtT_5-GnmziQdy8ynJdhBH67boro-6CdTLHQA0YGAtgT7UI62RgvMpDh_EjNol3i1Ev0Ne-JgU1PPTDEEZ6V4r3wgWyT0N2LVZ8K_tFBJ38z6c1sjWwPOc5yGmDGG8-dsDnUK6Z_x4O_Q/s320/paolagallery23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408928686127562562" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><h3 class="dynamic" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; ">Color is Light Energy that Affects Living Cells</h3><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">This means that color can be used for healing and holistic practices dating back in ancient Egypt. Science have stated that light has its frequency and vibration, and we can take advantage of color therapy, by using it in our homes.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">What is Color Therapy?</em> It is simply an art of bringing overall wellness through the use of colors. The home is the perfect place to apply this concept, since it is the place where you rest, live and play - or work for some.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">How to use Color Therapy? </em>You can start by choosing colors that attract you and using it for your home's color scheme. It might surprise you that your body emits an energy field in colors, and what you don't like most is the color that is most abundant in your energy field. It may be hard when you like a lot of colors, but take that time to select your soul color.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">What is the right color for you?</em> If you are still having a tough time choosing that perfect color, l<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">ook at the colors and observe the type of feeling a certain color gives you. If you want your bedroom to be comfy and vibrant at the same time, you can use neutral hues like cream, white and taupe to unify the colors. You can also do a collage of the colors you have chosen to see how the combination feels.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:12px;"></span></span></p><h3 class="dynamic" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; ">Colors and its Health Benefits:</h3><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">Blue is a soothing color that gives a sense of peace and calm. The lighter it is, the better. In holistic practices, it is said to relieve anxiety, fever, and respiratory problem. This color is great for bedrooms and living areas. If you don't like blue, you can use red to balance it.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">Red is the color of blood, and it is believed to help in blood flow and sexual drive. It is the color of strength and power. You may use this color discretely in your home by using accents of this shade.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">Yellow is great for the nerves and promotes sharpness of the mind. It is a color that cleanses negative energy and toxins from the body. Yellow can also be chosen in the form of gold, which helps you feel assertive. This color is great for foyers, great rooms and living rooms.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">Green is a color that balances all other colors. No wonder it feels good to have indoor plants inside the home. It makes you feel fresh, even on a 40 degree summer heat.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">Orange is an energy booster and not too drastic like the color red. It is a color of creativity and joy, which can be perfect to brighten up that sad, boring space. You can use this color in your home office.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; ">Violet is the color of wisdom, and it brings your mind and body to rest. This color is great for those suffering migraine or insomnia. For a feminine touch, hues of lavender can be used in the bedroom for that charm and serenity.</p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 17px; "><br /></p><br /><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><p></p><br /><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></span>Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755665604279216078.post-70566412256764597802009-11-26T00:44:00.000-08:002009-11-26T00:46:15.780-08:00Review From Art Curator Giancarlo Von Nacher<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">About Paola González Artwork<br /></span><br />Review from Art Curator Giancarlo Von Nacher<br /><br />Paola Gonzalez Muñoz is a young painter who began her artistic journey at a very early age. <br /><br /> When working her way up in the artwork her first paintings were classified as figurative art, in the practice she developed her painting skills up to the point where she has mastered the abstract form of art.<br /><br /> This abstract form of art which is classified under the many different varieties of informal art is dependant to the inspiration under which the artist is driven to at the moment of such creation.<br /><br /> We could say that Paola’s technique when creating a masterpiece can be compared to that of Pollock’s “dell’ action painting” style, though her approach is very different due to certain changes during the evolving phases she has gone through during her artistic career. Furthermore, Paola’s paintings are more consistent to the art of the XXI century: to Pollock it was more important the randomness and the violent gesture in his paintings, and the ad-libbing in the process of his creations.<br /><br />Once Pollock was finished with a masterpiece, according to him, such masterpiece will no longer have any significance or aesthetic value to him. This contradicts Paola’s convictions in all means, as to her the aesthetic value of a masterpiece is one of the most important factors, not to mention the previous planning when creating such artwork.<br /><br />However, Pollock’s painting style is only one among the many varieties Paola carries out during her creations. Her radical variations in the process of creating an artwork do not follow any pattern in any way making these varieties never-ending: expressing themselves from the great “petreas” mountains, to compositions that capture certain naturalistic elements, to other aspects that even seem to be a thorough investigation of the microcosm, and some others to wide and spacious surfaces of a velvetish appearance. These particularly radical variations between an artwork from another, to a series from another, make her inexhaustible imagination and creativity unique.<br /><br />Paola’s method when creating an artwork using oil and acrylic paint consists of splashing and dripping such substances with the aid of spatulas and brushes of her choice.<br /><br />She is a typical western painter who strives to avoid the “horror vacui” from her creations, where as to the eastern painters they do on their compositions.<br />Maintaining the basis of the general abstract painting, Paola accentuates the “resonance” value of each color spot in every area of her composition, stressing out the force and importance of such art piece in the traditional value of every color within the combination of all shades and colors and the game these colors play as a whole combined together in harmony.<br /><br />The effect of shades, tones, and other multiple chromatic combinations are clearly accentuated in most of Paola’s paintings, leaving the spectator fascinated by such delicate encounter and astonishing beauty.Paola Gonzalez Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455053439438542836noreply@blogger.com2