3 tiny habits that can change your art

Oh I’ve found they help!

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I used to believe that habits were for boring people with no magic in their life.

After learning ascension, I learned that not necessarily everything that I believed was true.

Then I understood that what works for you, to be happy -without hurting you or anyone else- is fine.

I even learned habits that have led me to have a more joyful life! Yes, it turns out that having habits has brought even more happiness to my life.

I will talk about the habits in the study.

Habits that have helped me to be more organized, be more creative and more entrepreneurial with my art.

1. Time

If painting professionally is your wish, you should set a schedule. Years ago, I started painting very late in the day or there were days that I did not paint. Then I started painting without stopping, without eating, almost without sleeping. Finding a midpoint has worked wonderful for me. I have discipline and free time. Commissions and art for me.

2. Material.

It seems very obvious, but then it is not.

It is important for me, to have the oils with their oil family of, the acrylics with their species, the watercolors, the pencils, everything in order, you know, Marie Kondo. But it makes the job easier. Everything looks clean and ready to be used by you.

3. Clean the palette. Clean the palette. Clean the palette

And I keep repeating it to myself every single day. My art teacher has taught that to me and it has worked for me.

"The final work is the reflection of your palette," he tells me constantly. If the palette is a mess and is dirty, the final work will look the same. And yes I have managed to see it in some of my works, since I clean my palette, colors and technique in my work has improved, the quality is better, the colors are cleaner.

As you can see, the tips are very simple, but they have made a big difference in me. Painting has become my passion, my work, my source of joy and money, since I have these habits I have seen how I have become more professional in my painting and has paid off in tangible things in my career.

I hope you decide to adopt these three small but wonderful habits.

Somewhere between Marie Kondo and the Chaos Theory

I’m an artist and a meditation monk, and no, I’m not an expert in the mathematical chaos theory but oh! The universe knows I’m a chaos expert.
Don’t get me wrong, chaotic in a funny kinda movie way.

But let’s start from the beginning.

I don’t remember if it was a year or 2 ago, when I read Marie Kondo’s book.
As a happy person walking a path of joy I can say this woman knows joy!! And she can teach you how set a life that you feel joyful every time you see your closet.

I read the books and I started decluttering my clothes, my shoes, the kitchen stuff and oh yes some friends too, that was a funny and revealing one and the hardest of course was my studio, because honestly, almost all the stuff in here cause me joy, almost, so I tossed the other ones.

And OMG this is an edit of this pandemic times: CHECKLIST! I’m a fan of checklists because I feel they are some kind of friends (don’t judge me, be kind lol) that are here to help me achieve my goals. And I just found this amazing helpful checklist in case you are also looking for those kind of friends too, those who make your life easier. I’m not attached to the outcome though, because every time one gets attached a little joy leaks out through the window.

Anyway, as I’m a very very very intense person, I totally got into decluttering and ordering E V E R Y T H I N G.
The studio, the kitchen, the toilet paper, the makeup (well I just have like 5 things haha, that one was easy), the files in my computer all my yogi tea boxes, my finances, my logistics, my plans, every single step was in order.

But, somehow in my mind, (and I didn’t realized it until a few weeks ago) something got a little twisted ( the speciality from the house). I don’t know why, my mind assumed that if I was being super neat the results of every movement I was doing would be what I supposed to be…..I think this is when the Universe laughed…loudly.

And I’ve known for years now, that one cannot control life. But I forgot, in the middle of my OCD attack.
Life happens and we are blessed to be able to witness and if one is smart enough, to enjoy it all.

Of course it feels better if you put everything of yourself in each thing you do, in every conversation, in every job, in every relationship…but the result…we are not in control.
And there is where the magic happens. The unexpected. The surprises. The most alive life.

I think we need to let life surprise us more.
I truly believe the only thing we can control is where to put our attention.
I believe we can trust more in life, the Universe, God, it doesn’t matter how you cal it.

So I finally I remembered!!! Phew!
And I came back to normal…somewhere between Marie Kondo and the Chaos Theory.


(For those Marie Kondo lovers: I still have everything in a beautiful order)

Still…you can get to work with a hanger in your back.

Creative Block

Add some light

You have the power.

You have the ability because it’s in your nature. Bring light to the world, bring joy!
Give a smile, a hug, instead of criticize or judge ; give praises, appreciation to the world. 

Stop the gossip and start a love tsunami for every being in the existence.

Add light to life, to the people you love, to those whom you don’t know, to those whom you don’t like so much. Add light to yourself. Stop complaining and start to give thanks.

Your nature, your essence is light, so give it back fully to this present moment.

Let’s make the world the best place ever!

“To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are”

— - Roy T. Bennett

The Studio

Everyday I open this door, the smell of oils and turpentine remind me how amazing and how awesome life is.

It reminds me each moment is brand new, and that I can reset the story whenever I want, I can live a life full of magic and purpose. 

What’s inside of this door is colors, stories, dreams, tears and laughs, magical characters, wisdom, innocence...oh and a lot of coffee! 

So I can’t help but feel gratitude!!
A huge endless gratitude for this ticket I earned to witness life, to witness this amazing magical play shining and the gratitude expands and expands because the experience of love, joy, peace and freedom can’t be compared with any concept I could ever imagine.