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About those Spirals…

24 Friday Nov 2017

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in ART, Hand-Painted Floors, INSPIRATION, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, TIMEOUT FOR ART - Quotes, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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drawing spirals, painting spirals, Spirals, whirlpools

Nicolas critiques the energy of the swirl…

Inspired by an artifact in Casa del Alabado/Quito Ecuador

Creative Ops with Corn – Feed the Birds!

“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.” -Hermann Hesse

The spiral design is one we’ve all drawn or doodled at one time or another.  When I share with others the joy of drawing, we often start with drawing ‘tornadoes’ – a repetitive round and round and round type motion that helps us adjust to the pencil as well as slowing down our thoughts in an almost-hypnotic approach.   After going around and round countless times, it’s almost effortless to then – with the same light touch –  draw an ellipse.

Many times I find myself drawing spirals in that same easy-going style; not thinking of anything, I draw those flowing lines that spiral from outside to in – or inside to out. It’s like a form of meditation – no thought involved, just relaxed and soothing lines, a bit like watching a ballet or tapping into the natural flow of music.  Sometimes a second set of lines wraps inside the other.  There are times when my mood or life is less relaxed, and the fluid movements are replaced by geometric grids and cross hatching, as if my internal computer is analyzing every pixel while searching for the ones that need attention!  Continue reading →

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Spiraling through Good Times and Bad

11 Monday Jul 2016

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PEOPLE

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earthquakes, Ecuador, Spirals

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Creative Spirals with Corn

“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost between two spiral arms in the outskirts of a galaxy, tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.”  Carl Sagan

Hi from Mindo, where I’m here for a short time then back to the property.    Some of you ‘saw’ where Ecaudor was rocked last night by two more back-to-back earthquakes;  yes, the Mindo area rattled, though last night only one radio station mentioned the quakes which were 13 minutes apart.     Continue reading →

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Esta Casa Es Loca!

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PAINTING WORKSHOPS: "I CAN DO THIS!", PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Acrylic Painting, Children's Art, Group Painting Projects, Hostal Palo Santo Jama Ecuador, I Can Do This Workshop, Lisa Brunetti art, Lodging Jama Ecuador, Spirals

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Manabi Ecuador

Last weekend, my friends from the port city of Manta visited this rural farming area of Jama for the first time. Taking a day off from responsibilities, I joined them at Hostal Palo Santo, where we rented three cabanas and enjoyed a leisurely visit in the serene garden setting. With wide-eyed wonder, young Nicolas and Natalia tested the see-saw, touched their toes to the sky from the swing set and befriended a young kitten/gatito.

P1640912 two swings

Natalia: Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice!
Nicolas: Snips and Snails and Kitty Cat Tails!

I suggested that we drive to my house to watch the sunset, and the seven of us drove the five kilometers for a comfortable end-of-day visit.   We weren’t prepared for Nicolas’ reaction!   From the moment he entered the house, he uttered this sentence of disbelief: Continue reading →

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