Author Archives: alicemason1
Meditative Art Retreat in Andalucia
Meditative Art Retreat. 21 – 28 October 2017 For my next art retreat I will teaching how to paint a self-portrait as our symbolic / mystic-self. I will be offering meditative, gentle guidance, setting intentions, using guided meditations, knowing the … Continue reading
Hollyhocks, Lupins and the Sea
How beautiful this weather is. Last night I dreamed of the vast seas again. It always goes back to the time we sailed to Australia when I was a small child. This informed and formed such a huge aspect of … Continue reading
Writing The Map
Originally posted on writethemap:
‘Wanderer, your footsteps are the road and nothing more; wanderer, there is no road, the road is make by walking.’ Antonio Machado The UK has the highest rate of internal migration in EU, (3.5% of population…
Me and a yellow cup
Tea with my friend Susanne makes me happy so I asked her to take a photo of me. We were sitting in her sunny kitchen. She is always there, with her beauty and calm, and the kettle is always on. … Continue reading
Shinto
Shinto. I painted this image after learning a little about Shinto. Shinto, also called kami-no-michi, is the ethnic religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its … Continue reading
Grace
A large painting on canvas. In my Etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/535892319/grace-large-painting-on-canvas?ref=pr_shop
The Blue Room
The Blue Room. Copyright Alice Mason 2017 https://www.etsy.com/listing/521388970/the-blue-room?ref=pr_shop I love the subject of rooms and interiors and especially those with open windows. For me, the French post Impressionists are the most inspiring, because of the play of light and colour, … Continue reading
Red Guitar
An original painting on canvas. A painting about my childhood in Australia, the sound of the guitar my Dad played, growing up in the sixties and seventies, my love of colour, pattern, spirals, idealism.
Future Retreats
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from Women Who Run with the Wolves.
Although I did not call her by that name then, my love for Wild Woman began when I was a little child. I was an aesthete rather than an athlete, and my only wish was to be an ecstatic wanderer. … Continue reading
