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Beaming Butterfly Spirit

3/31/2020

Jessel Miller, Beaming Butterfly Spirit

This Morning the Beaming Butterfly Spirit flew into the gallery and down my brush. The minute I started painting her she spoke softly and said...

It is Our Time to Shine.
To spread our wings Divine.
Flowing Garden in the air,
Powerful strength we truly care.
Abate the fear inside you feel.
Know that only Love is Real.
Endure and Rise~Strong & Free
COME SWEET CHILDREN FLY WITH ME!

Butterfly Symbolism and Meaning of Butterflies are deep and powerful representations of life. Many cultures associate the butterfly with our souls. Some see the butterfly as a symbol of resurrection. Around the world, people view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life.

Jessel Miller Acrylic Preliminary Sketch You can see the changes. The first face did not speak to me and the bird in the upper right flew away. The box became Butterfly pocket holding all the magical energy.

Jessel Miller Acrylic Close Up Beaming Butterfly Spirit

This was the original small sketch that started the inspiration for this piece. It is called Comforting Kimono and is in the new book Soulful Voices.

Join the Caravan of Love

3/30/2020

This song is exactly what I feel is reflected in this piece. I painted this over 3 times (see below) until if finally settled down and now I know why. You know this song so sing along with me...

Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love (Stand up, stand up, stand up)
Caravan of Love
O
Ooh...ooh...ooh..
Are you ready for the time of your life
It's time to stand up and fight
(It's alright) It's alright (It's alright, it's alright)
Hand in hand we'll take a caravan
To the motherland
One by one we're gonna stand with the pride
One that can't be denied
(Stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up)
From the highest mountain and valley low
We'll join together with hearts of gold
Now the children of the world can see
There's a better way for us to be
The place where mankind was born
Is so neglected and torn, torn apart
Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love (Stand up, stand up, stand up)
Everybody take a stand
Join the caravan of love
I'm your brother
I'm your brother, don't you know
I'm your brother
I'm your brother, don't you…
I'm your brother
I'm your brother, don't you know
I'm your brother
I'm your brother, don't you know
We'll be living in a world of peace
In a day when everyone is free
We'll bring the young and the old
Won't you let your love flow from your heart
Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love (Stand up, stand up, stand up)
Everybody take a stand
Join the caravan of love
I'm your sister
I'm your sister, don't you know
I'm your sister
I'm your sister, don't you know
Now the children of the world can see
There's a better for us to be
The place where mankind was born
Is so neglected and torn, torn apart
Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love (Stand up, stand up, stand up)
Everybody take a stand
Join the caravan of love
Are you ready for the time of your life
(Are you ready, are you ready)
Are you ready for the time of your life
(Are you ready, are you ready)
Come go with me
(Are you ready, are you ready)
Come go with me
(Are you ready, are you ready)
Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love (Are you ready, are you ready)
Everybody take a stand
Join the caravan of love (Are you ready, are you ready)
Every woman, every man

Below is the first incarnation of this image. I decided to remove the face.. My husband saw the elephant and pointed it out to me! This is the wonderful thing about these pieces. If you see something in the piece let me know about it.

Preliminary Sketch

The elephant revealed itself and I felt like there was a face missing.

Elephants have a positive symbolic meaning all over the world and are considered a symbol of good luck, power, success wisdom and experience. Because elephants are highly social animals, they are also considered to be a symbol of loyalty, companionship and unity.

Below is a spring bouquet I am sending you with all my love and prayers for the budding of a new dawn.

Jessel's Voices

3/27/2020

Florence NIghtingale, Beloved First Responder to All, Jessel Miller

Every Night I ask the Universe
" What is the message I need to paint?"

This was an odd one because the words
"Moon Man & Nightingale"

came through loud & clear.

The nightingale has a long history with symbolic associations ranging from "creativity, the muse, nature's purity, and, in Western spiritual tradition, virtue and goodness. The nightingale became a voice of nature.

I looked online for images of this bird and suddenly it hit me. This was not just about a bird ...it was about Florence Nightingale.

I was raised by a father, who in our small community in Timmins, Ontario, was a beloved family Physician and an Artist in his spare time. My direction originally was medicine, yet from the age of 4, I knew Art was my Saving Grace.
Florence Nightingale devoted her life to her passion-helping the sick.

This Image is dedicated to all those Powerful Brave Souls who spend each day caring for others and putting their own lives at risk for all of us.

A Personal Story...
My middle name is Mary. It was only in my 40's after my father passed that I found out I was named after my father's favorite patient.

My father never showed emotions, yet when Mary died and my father could not save her, my Dad's nurse, Isobel Finnerty (who later in life became the right hand Senator in the Canadian Government to Trudeau) told me that she walked into Dad's office and found him weeping at his desk. Just the thought of my brave, larger than life father weeping still brings me to tears.

SO TO YOU ..Doctors, Nurses, Scientists, First Responders:
THANK YOU AND BLESS YOU AND MAY THE SPIRITS WHO GUIDE MY PAINT BRUSH EVERY DAY KEEP YOU SAFE.

I begin each painting by putting strokes of paint on canvas or paper and then wait for the direction I hear from the voices in my head.

Original sketch, Jessel Miller

Detail, Florence Nightingale, Jessel Miller

The Healer

3/27/2020

The Healer, Jessel Miller

This Spirit came to me with a yawning child. At first she had a clear face and then after 10 incarnations she whispered cover my
my eyes yet let me see. This is a close up of a large piece (see below) I believe we can use our inner voice of positive powers and prudence publicly to prevent the forces surrounding all of us right now. The Healer came in a completely different body when I first painted her and I let her take time to reveal herself over a month's time. This is the process we are all dealing with and I believe if we are vigilant and also protect our minds from too much negative news we will weather this storm together. I am Listening to the Doctors and Scientists and spending this time finding creative ways to express my thoughts. I ask you to join me and together we will rise to the challenge.

See the process below of this image.
Bottom 2 images. Indigo Children & Angel Guide

The Healer, Jessel Miller

The Healer in process

The Healer in process

Indigo Children< Jessel Miller

Angel Guide Jessel Miller

The Way to Do is Be

3/27/2020

Eternal Flight, Jessel Miller

"There is no need to run outside for better seeing. Rather abide at the center of your being. For the more you leave it the less you learn.
Search your heart and see..."
The way to do is to be"
Lao Tzu
Today as we spend time alone contemplating the state of the world I send a prayer of calm, peace and tranquility to all of you and ask that we stay positive and strong and continue to be good friends and neighbors.

The Spirit of Love Then and Now, Jessel Miller

The Spirit of Love Then and Now, Jessel Miller

The Truth Within

3/27/2020

The Truth Within, Jessel Miller

"In the Depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible Summer."
Albert Camus

Now, as we take this time to "shelter in place", my prayer is that we dive into our most creative world and spend time appreciating our invincible Summer

Ellen Degeneres & Portia de Rossi Be Kind to One Another, Jessel Miller

Michelle Obama, Jessel Miller
"You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages"

Love One Another

3/27/2020

Portrait of Greta Thunberg, Jessel Miller

Portrait of John McCain, Jessel Miller

In these difficult times I am working on my new book. Every day images are appearing and I simply get out of the way and let them come through.
Soulful Voices
I would like to share the introduction to the book since I feel it is timely and will hopefully calm our Universal Spirit.

I wrote this introduction January 26, 2020. We are all one world and the message is clear to me.

LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Soulful Journey
This is a visual journey based in the heart of every newborn arriving daily on our tiny planet. The voices resonate from the core of the earth's center and echo 'round the world to all living kind.

A plea and prayer that we, who now take shelter on and beneath the sea and soil, take action and devote our time to replenishing the gifts nature produces in its most perfect, divine and beautiful way.

I have created what I call "spiritual images" since I was a young girl.

When my family abruptly moved from deep in the woods of Northern Ontario to Miami, Florida in 1965 I had no outlet for my very creative soul. In Canada music, art and movement were my greatest daily joy.

Landing in Florida my heart and art turned inward and I began drawing for hours in my room. Faces began to appear on my pages and words and music flew out of my hand. It was the worst of times because of the drastic change in climate, culture and lack of friendships, yet it was also the beginning of my focus towards a creative life which to this day is what I do every single day.

From the ashes one single bud blossomed and seeds have been spread around the world and continue to be my life's work.

Soulful Voices" is the culmination of 70 years of flowering formations and great wisdom gleamed and gathered in my life adventure.

The past 35 years the Jessel Gallery has grown into a wondrous community based concept supporting all the artists represented, as well as all the artists in Napa County and beyond.

It is my home and my HeART and through teaching, exhibitions and personal painting I feel blessed, honored and enriched daily!

The Wisdom of the Turtle

3/27/2020

This painting reflects the wisdom of the Turtle
The turtle totem wisdom teaches us about walking our path in peace and sticking to it with determination and serenity. Slow moving on earth, yet also incredibly fast and agile in water, those who have the turtle as totem or spirit animal may be encouraged to take a break in their busy lives and look around or within themselves for more grounded, long-lasting solutions. Traditionally, the turtle is symbolic of the way of peace, whether it’s inviting us to cultivate peace of mind or a peaceful relationship with our environment.

From a Distance You are in my Heart, Jessel Miller