Glowing Roots Blog - Visionary Art and Art Alchemy by Rika Dehombreux

Dimensions was one of the first intuitive paintings to emerge in an early grimoire. Although that original book no longer exists in its first form, the painting found a new home in a larger, more eclectic grimoire that is still growing today. Like many things in my creative life, it simply continued its journey. When I painted Dimensions , I had no idea what was appearing on the paper. The image emerged intuitively, one brushstroke at a time. It was only afterwards that I began to wonder what I was looking at. To me, it suggests an alien landscape, another world or perhaps even another dimension. Strange yet beautiful plants rise from the ground, while a mysterious golden sphere containing a glowing triangle hovers above the horizon. Is it a sun? A portal? A living geometric being? I honestly don't know, and perhaps that is the beauty of intuitive art. It invites questions rather than answers. Dimensions , Intuitive Painting, Watercolors on Paper, 20cm x 20cm, Grimoire, Rika Dehom...

Hi friends, If you would like to get to know me a little better, I warmly invite you to watch this interview with my artist friend Jules Ostara from Thrive True. We talk about art, creativity, intuition, inspiration, and the ideas that have guided my creative journey over the years. Although the interview was recorded a few years ago, it still reflects the heart of my work and the joy I find in exploring creativity with curiosity and wonder. My artwork includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed-media art, creative journals, and grimoires, alongside many other creative explorations inspired by nature, folklore, mythology, symbolism, and the magic of everyday life. 🎥 Watch the interview on YouTube:  Inner View with Rika Dehombreux about Art & Intuition : Thrive True with Jules Ostara Thank you for visiting Glowing Roots. I hope you enjoy the conversation, and perhaps it will inspire you to follow your own creative path with curiosity, joy, and a sense of wonder. Love, Rika ...

Some paintings begin with a carefully planned idea. Others quietly find their own way into the world. Fawn belongs to the second kind. ‘Fawn’, Watercolors on Paper, Image: 23 x 31 cm, framed: 36 × 44 × 2 cm,  Intuitive Painting by Rika Dehombreux, 2015 Painted in watercolour on paper in 2015, this piece was created during my Unorthodox Watercolour Painting course with Jan Nesbitt at the London Art College. The assignment invited us to combine several reference photographs into a new composition. I chose three photographs by my husband Sam: a young fawn, an American landscape, and the grapevine growing in our Belgian garden. ‘Grapes’, Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, Belgium, 2015, Photography by Samuel T. Woodbury As the painting developed, it gradually transformed into something more dreamlike than realistic. The little fawn found itself beneath a canopy of grapes, overlooking distant blue hills wrapped in mist. It became less a real place and more a peaceful landscape of the imagination. ...