You Are the Gift

You are the gift.  A selfie isn’t just to show the world your beauty and fitness.  The selfie is for you to see who you are in the world and offer love to yourself exactly as you are.  Take a selfie as a gift for you. It can be a portrait of gratitude for who you are and who you are becoming.  It reveals your authentic self, created in love for the purpose of love.  Now THIS is worthy of a selfie!

Original painting enhanced on iPad with Procreate, DistressedFX, and Repix apps.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Only Good Comes

Just imagine that everything coming to you today is for your good, even though it might look like a disaster or a disappointment.  Imagine slipping on a pair of goggles that allows you to see with the eyes of Spirit.  With this sight, you see all experiences and emotions as working for your good.  It’s as if everything that comes to you merely moves through you and leaves a gift behind.

My blessing for you: May you see all the good things coming to you today. May you open your heart to receive the gifts that are offered in every moment.

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This is a digital enhancement of a 2017 graphic painting. I used Procreate and Repix apps on my iPad.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Decide to Thrive

Decisions are magical, aren’t they?  When you are unsure of yourself, you feel depleted.  When you make a decision, you feel your energy lift you off your feet!  This week, my mantra is: I decide to thrive.  Even though I’ve not always had all I needed to meet my physical and emotional needs, I now make a new choice.  I decide to thrive.  Just saying the words is uplifting!

My blessing for you: May you thrive emotionally, physically, spiritually, and financially.  May all your needs and desires be met with ease.

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This image was created in layers including a pencil sketch, stencil background and digital enhancements with the ProcreateApp on my brand new iPad!

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

New Paintings on RedBubble!

  

These 4 Messengers of Love are now uploaded to my RedBubble shop! The high resolution images look beautiful on t-shirts, note cards, pillows, prints, and a lot more stuff. Remember, their love and blessings are transmitted with their image, making them a perfect gift for someone you love.

Peace Is a Woman

“Peace is a woman, mother to the world.” This is from Tara Singh, who wrote, “How to Raise a Child of God”.

I think of peace this way—beautiful, calm, surrendering to God’s will.  Today I choose peace.  Even though there might be challenges or disappointments, I intend to choose peace no matter what.  Like happiness, peace is a choice you make in all circumstances.  Do your thoughts bring you peace or do they bring suffering?  Today, I choose peace. Though I’ve been ill for several weeks, today I choose peace, no matter what.

Her blessing to you: May you choose peace in every circumstance in your life.  May you feel your thoughts calm, as if a mother’s hand caressed your brow. May peace be your choice throughout the day.

Mixed-media on 11" x 14" Ampersand panel.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

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She Thrives

“She Thrives No Matter What” This Messenger of Love tells me: “Begin again.  Remember your first love, your first job, your first trip around the world.  It’s a new day, literally and spiritually and every way possible.  Every dawn is a gift of renewal, a chance to begin again, to do better than yesterday.”

I tried to make this Messenger of Love a perfect beauty, delicate and lovely with her blue hair.  She would have none of it. So I painted over the entire panel with titanium white.  Then I scraped and rubbed away areas of her face and shoulders.

She said: “There!  This is how I like it.  Of course, I’m perfect in spirit.  But as a human, I’m like a painting on a cave wall.  I peel and fade and lose my brilliance.  Then I take myself to the spa, on a retreat, or start a new relationship.  I’m revived, brand new again, ready for all the challenges and opportunities before me.  I continue to thrive no matter what.”

Her blessing for you: “May you thrive no matter what.  If you have to redirect your life a dozen times over, may you still remember that you are born to thrive, to endure, no matter what.  Your body may shrink and wrinkle, but the light within you never fades!”

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Mixed-media on 11” X 14” Ampersand panel.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Monday Mantra

Here’s a Monday mantra that I like to use any day of the week.  Sometimes I use it with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), where you tap trigger points on your head and upper body.  The technique reminds me of acupressure and hypnotherapy combined.  My favorite teacher is Brad Yates, @tapwithbrad, who has hundreds of videos on YouTube.  The goal for using any affirmation or mantra is to say it repeatedly and believe it.  Feel its truth in your cells.

Even the most successful of us, don’t always feel great about themselves. The high suicide rates tell us that someone can look happy, prosperous, and successful on the outside and still feel empty inside.

No matter what, you are loved and lovable. Why not give yourself a little love today?

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Art Ministry

This morning I felt God’s hand on my shoulder with pressure as light as a bird.  “You do this.  Do this in my name,” I heard.

Coming out is not just about sexual orientation.  It is about revealing your true identity, the you inside that you hide from others.  God has given me a ministry, a calling to fulfill, to use the gifts He has given me.  It is an Art Ministry called, “Blessings of Love”.

I do hear God.  Anyone can when they tune their frequency to receive. You can call it God or spirit, goddess, the divine, or universe.  It is the same energy—the creator, the all-that-is.  I can see through God’s eyes.  Some days it brings me to my knees.  Other days, I’m floating like an airborne angel.  I can’t deny it any longer.  I just wanted you to know.

The art that I create is an offering from God to you that comes through me.  It has a value and meaning far beyond the materials of paint and pencil.  All my art and blessings are created in love, for the purpose of love, with the intention to spread love wherever it travels; to open hearts once closed, to soothe the anxious heart, to uplift those who despair.

I ask for your help.  Please repost my art.  If possible, buy products in my RedBubble shop, especially the t-shirts with images of the Messengers of Love.  Everywhere you wear the shirt, you’ll be spreading love and blessings in the world.  If you can, please consider buying my original art.  Take it into your home and offices where it can imbue your environment with unconditional love.

In gratitude, I shower you in blessings this day!

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©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

An Ancient Peace

This Messenger of Love claims the peace that is her birthright. It goes with her everywhere, guiding her in the right choices. When she misplaces her inner peace, she knows she has strayed off her path. With one thought, she reclaims the peace within. She’s back on the path that reaffirms her sacred steps.

You might stray or stumble off your path countless times. You might judge yourself broken as a result. Yet, it takes just one thought, one conviction to set it right! Peace comes from knowing that you are one with the Love that created you.

This Messenger offers you a blessing: May you, too, discover an Ancient Peace as your own. May your heart be filled with a love that knows no end and a peace that has no boundaries. May you experience inner peace as a brilliant gem at the center of your being.

Mixed-media on Ampersand panel, 16” x 20”.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Night Visitor

This Night Visitor asked for some bling. I pulled out a drawer, and there it was. She loves her necklace! Self-pampering is more than frivolous. It’s self-care, a message about how you feel about you. Bling might not be your thing, yet the way you think about yourself really matters.

When you hold yourself in high regard, you send a message that this is the way you want to be treated by others. On some level, we are all connected. So a little self-care goes a long way to helping everyone feel better about themselves and those around them.

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©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Miracle Maker

Angels don’t always have wings. Sometimes they have orange hair and blue eyes! This Messenger of Love is a Miracle Maker. You can actually hear her wings flutter as she walks. She knows that even if her wings are not visible, they do exist to lift thoughts from fear to love, from the illusion of struggle to the ease of grace. She IS an angel, someone who remembers her true identity.

Her blessing for you: May you discover your own true identity. May you discover all you are, the full, spectacular you, a miracle maker in human form, who was made in love.

Mixed-media (acrylic, pastels, and charcoal) on gessoboard; 11” x 14”.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

"She Lives in the Garden"

"She Lives in the Garden"

She lives in the garden and the garden lives in her. This Messenger of Love takes the garden everywhere she goes. It is more of a mindset than a place; more of a state of being than a location in time. The garden nourishes her, holds her upright like a stalk in the wind.

She sends a blessing to you: May you live in the garden of God’s love. May it live in you as the home you carry with you wherever you go. Even though you might have wandered out of the garden from time-to-time, you are always welcome Home. Here, you are valued and cherished just as you are.

Mixed media on gessoboard, 11” x 14”.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Light Within

Through her long years, she has learned that that her thoughts give meaning to things, people, and events in her life.  If she has a choice about how to think about her life She chooses to see only light.  Her skin folds into creases, but this doesn’t bother her.  God created her full of light and unconditional love.  Her body is like a threadbare dress, but it’s just a vehicle to get her from place to place.  Time erodes the illusion of external beauty. She takes care of it knowing that it is temporary.

Her blessing to you: May you befriend the beauty within.  May you also care for your body as a trusted friend.  In the end, may your body be a well worn suit of clothes that you discard with ease and gratitude.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Facing Fear

on the easel

This Messenger of Love looks fear in the face and chooses love.  When she faces fear, it dissipates like fog in sunlight.  She doesn’t fight against fear or defend herself like a castle under siege.  Instead, she looks fear in the face and sends it loving thoughts.

Each morning she sends out love to her day—to everyone she will meet or contact, to the animal, mineral, and plant kingdoms, and this beautiful blue planet herself.  Love is her answer to fear.  Fear is but a loveless thought held in the mind until it seems real.  Love is the answer.

Her blessing for you: May you hold yourself in loving thoughts. When fear arises, may you remember to choose love. Fear is just fog obscuring your true reality, which is love. May you remember this always.

Mixed media on duralar, 9” x 12”.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Spring In Her DNA

“Spring Is in Her DNA” This Messenger of Love comes alive in the Spring, the time of new beginnings. Where once there was frozen ground, there is now new life.

Her blessing to you: May you believe in new beginnings, no matter the circumstances of the past. May you embrace Spring in your life. As you were made of hope, may you walk in hope.  As you were made from Love, may you lovingly welcome new beginnings in your life.

Mixed media on 11” x 14” gessoboard.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

You Are a Miracle

Your true nature is miracle enough. You don’t have to morph into something alien or purified of all flaws. YOU ARE A MIRACLE—a spark of the divine clothed in human form. Your worthiness is woven into your DNA waiting for you to claim.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Face of Hope

“Her Name Is Hope” in full scale. Hope breaks the spell of loss and regret. She sees beyond bitterness and disappointment. Even in her dreams, she greets the dawn with wonder.

Mixed-media on Yupo paper, 9" x 12". The painting was something of an experiment! I used alcohol inks, charcoal, gouache, and alcohol pen.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Breakthrough in Color

This is what a breakthrough looks like in color. I asked the Universe for a breakthrough in my life and my art. This is what I got-- an energy explosion like the birth of a galaxy! I can’t wait to see what comes next.

I’m playing on translucent Duralar. It’s an amazing substrate similar to Yupo paper. It comes clear and translucent. It’s archival, stiff, and accepts paint, ink, pencil and even charcoal. I photographed this detail by holding the sheet up to the window so the light passes through like it does through stained glass. In person, it is incredibly vivid.

Thank you, Universe, for the explosion of color and the anticipation of wonderful things to come!

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Her Name Is Hope

detail

“Her Name Is Hope” This Messenger of Love is the perfect sister to forgiveness. Wherever forgiveness lives, she rushes in to reside.

Hope is more than a dream. She is the outstretched hand when you are lost in despair. She is the hug of reassurance, the smile of welcome. She is the acknowledgement that you are loved, you are home and whole.

She greets the dawn with wonder. Every day is a chance to reset her attitude, make new choices, and look for the good in people in situations.

Her name is Hope. Forgiveness has led her to the other side of hurt and trauma. She lives in a land called Hope, where miracles are possible.

Her blessing to you: When you move through your day, may you call upon her to walk with you. May you acknowledge her presence in your life and nurture a relationship that turns her dreams of possibilities into yours.

Mixed-media on Yupo paper, 9" x 12".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

The Gift of Forgiveness

“The Gift of Forgiveness” This Messenger of Love wants to remind you that forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. It is a way to set yourself free.

Her lovely face was inspired by one of my art mentors, Leonardo #davinci.

Pencil drawing 8" x 5".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Forgiveness 2

“Her Name Is Forgiveness” This Messenger of Love brings a wave of forgiveness that washes over me. It starts as a stream engulfing my toes, rising like a shift tide until it reaches the top of my head. I realize I’m the one who has been unforgiven all these years. I now extend forgiveness to everyone in my life, including me.

My blessing to you: May you forgive yourself. May you let go of any grievances, regrets, or judgments you’ve held against yourself, sending love and compassion to your limitations, fears, and blocks. May you love and forgive every part of you with the realization that you were always doing the best you could.

Mixed-media on duralar, 9" x 12".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the divine gift that you give yourself. From this practice of forgiveness, you help heal the world.

I've been experiencing a lot of physical pain. This has deepened my commitment to releasing all blocks to forgiveness. For as I forgive myself, I extend forgiveness to all.

This is a detail of a new painting on translucent Duralar, a miraculous substrate.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

With Love

I choose to treat myself with love. This is a choice I’ve made after a week of intense pain due to shingles. Rather than focus on the pain, I’ve decided to focus on love—love and appreciation for my body, for God, for color, and all the blessings that surround me. My husband has slipped into his wings as he attended to my needs ahead of his own. In celebration, I pulled out my alcohol inks and hair dryer last night. I choose to treat myself with love, because this is the most powerful thing I can do.

My blessing to you: May you treat yourself with love. May this be a habit you adopt, whether challenged physically or emotionally. May you forgive yourself for any limitations, shortcomings, or judgments. May you treat yourself with loving kindness and acknowledge the healing power of love.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

You Are Worthy of Love

Do you offer yourself unconditional love? This Messenger of Love wants to remind you that you are worthy of love. Even though you might have made poor choices in the past, you are loved and loveable. Now. Here. Just as you are.

She sends you a blessing: May you remember, no matter what choices you have made, that you are worthy of love. No matter how many times you stumble, may you love and forgive yourself for any real or imagined mistake.

Mixed-media on gesso board 9" x 12".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Worthy of Love

My latest Messenger of Love wants you to know that “Even though you have made poor choices, you are worthy of love!”

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Forever Young

“She Is Forever Young” She possesses the dignity of angels. Dark skies don’t darken her mood; they merely give her more reasons to appreciate the sun. Disappointment doesn’t settle in her bones. It passes through her like a rain cloud drifting across the sky. She is young at heart, eternally young. Hope and joy are her daily companions, because every dawn opens the window on all that is new and fresh and waiting to be discovered.

She offers you a blessing: May you, too, be young at heart, open to the miracles that surround you, open to the miracle of you.

Mixed media on 9” x 12”gessoboard panel.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Her Name Is Elegance

“Her Name Is Elegance” She seldom uses profanity, for she knows the power of her words. Her outer world has grown from the peace within. She imagines she is connected to spirit via intercom. Every word she utters, every action she takes is recorded somewhere…All her ancestors, from the Viking warriors to the French Huegonats , are aware of her and the choices she makes. Perhaps the connection is just in her imagination, yet it is enough to lift her eyes toward the light that she may be proud of her every word and action.

Her name is Elegance, for in her heart, she is anointed.

She offers you a blessing: May you step up to your highest level. May you take pleasure in being the best version of you, as if what you do matters to the generations that preceded and the generations that are to follow; because it does matter. May you remember, always, that you matter.

Mixed media on 12” x 36” cradled wood panel.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

You Matter

My latest Messenger of Love sends you a message: "Always remember that you matter."

At times, you might feel that what you do and say are of little consequence. You are not the one to judge your worth or impact on others. Even though you might have made poor choices in the past, your life matters.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

A Beauty in Her Time

“She Was a Beauty in Her Time”

From birth to death, we were entwined. I inhaled my mother’s last breath as if it were my first.  At times, my mother was my nemesis.  At other times, she was my savior.  She was a very attractive woman with her own quirky style.  There were years when I could not or would not extend my forgiveness.  Years later, I was filled with gratitude so deep I could not remember the grievance once unforgiven.  At the end of her life, in her frail and funny days, the story rewrote itself; the pain evaporated leaving a story simply entitled, “Love”.

My blessing for you: May you loosen your grasp around grievances, whether justified or imagined. May you pull out a box of watercolors or pastel sticks and color your story the way you want to see it.

Mixed-media drawing, 5" x 8".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

“She Hides Her Light No More”

“She Hides Her Light No More” 

You can find her in the streets, on the stage, in the boardroom, on the field, and in the director’s chair.  Her light shines through wherever she goes.  It goes with her—no—it is her essence.  Her body is merely a container for the light until she no longer needs to be contained.

She sends a blessing to every light-filled human of every gender: May you discover the light you are.  May this discovery light up your life with purpose and passion.  And may your light illuminate all aspects of your life that are ready to evolve.  May you be supported and encouraged on your path all of your days.

Mixed-media on gessoboard, 11" x 14".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

New Mixed-Media

“Her Beloved Provides” Her body, a gift from her Beloved, is an earthly container for her soul. Her Beloved provides all she needs and does not judge her requests.  She might ask for a healing, a bracelet, a house by the pond, or cash in her purse. As there is no limit to her beloved’s capacity, no gift diminishes the gifts available to others.  Her Beloved loves all equally the way the Moon loves the stars.  Her Beloved provides to the extent that she can receive and she knows she is loved.

She offers you a blessing: May you feel the support and love that is available for the asking.  May you acknowledge that all you require is provided, for you too, are beloved.

Mixed-media on gessoboard, 9" x 12".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

Letter to the Universe

Dear Universe, this is my time.  After a life of service—comforting lost children and leading families home, I’m ready.  This is my time.  I’m grateful for all the opportunities to be of service—at deathbeds, counseling rooms, and empty houses.  I loved it all.  I especially remember visiting orphans in their foster homes and holding them in my arms. At those times, I felt angels hovering over my shoulder and I knew it was you.

Now I’m ready to release all limits.  I send a blessing to myself: May I inhabit the heart of a hummingbird, who sees the world as a giant garden offering sustenance for the asking.

Dear Universe, it is my time.  I’m ready to receive.  I ask now.

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

New Mixed Media Portrait

“Her Face Speaks Volumes” Her beauty opens doors.  Her soul does the talking.  She has learned to let her face speak—connect with whom she chooses and reject those with whom she is not aligned.  While her face is young, her soul is not so much.  She has seen armies come and go, conflict reach critical mass.  She knows the side on which she stands.  She stands for peace.  She marches for love, the only cause worth living for.

She offers you a blessing: May you discover what you stand for, the cause that keeps your blood flowing. May you ignite your life with meaning and let your face, words, and actions speak volumes.

Mixed-media on gessoboard, 11" x 14". Including charcoal, pastel, conte crayon, and carbon pencil.

this is how she first showed up!

 ©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

New on Yupo

“She Is Ready to Be Blessed” by a world that works in her favor. #oneness She tells a story that she chooses to live—young men open doors, traffic pauses for her crossing, geese honk hello…  She acknowledges every way she is supported and supplied from the scone when she is hungry, to the kind word when she doubts. She is ready to be blessed.  In her readiness, she sets the stage for her receiving.

She offers you a message: May you anticipate blessings. May you acknowledge even the smallest of gifts that your capacity to receive may grow as grass in Summer.

Mixed-media (charcoal, gesso, pastel) on archival Yupo paper, 9" x 12".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.

The Light Within

“She Imitates Twilight” and carries the warmth and color of the day with her.  No matter the circumstances of her evening, the light is with her, in her, providing comfort and guidance.  In truth, she is the light and can never be lost or alone.

She brings you a blessing: May you find your own light, ablaze within you, eternal, constant like a beacon guiding you to safe harbor. 

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Mixed-media on Ampersand gessoboard, 11" x 14".

©Claudia Rose, Ph.D.