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

Hi everybody, Buddhism is a lovely theme to explore in intuitive art. It offers so many possibilities to work with joy, peace and compassion. At the end of 2014 I completed the intuitive painting Reflections of a Buddha Meditating by Night . I worked with watercolors on 300g/m2 watercolor paper. The idea was inspired by a graceful motif that previously appeared in my work. The color palette is cool and the figure is sitting on a lotus leaf while the surrounding flowers are closed for the night. I intended to convey peace of mind.  "Reflection of a Buddha Meditating by Night", Watercolors on Paper, Intuitive Painting

Hi everybody, Have you ever heard about sylphs? I did some research on the matter and I found out that they could be considered a particular type of fairy. Their element is air and their being is therefore usually ethereal in appearance. The sylphs I created are light-beings and are like the reflections of the rainbow. They are enlightened, clairvoyant and have insight in the workings of the universe. The rays on their forehead represent a fully developed third eye. I believe sylphs are messengers of love, hope and peace.  "Sylph of Love", Colored Pencils on Paper, Intuitive Drawing

Hello everybody, A few years ago, in March of 2013, Sam invited me to the Spring Avalon Faery Ball and Fayre in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. We were still living in Germany at the time. We didn't know what to expect really and we ordered some books about the place to do some research in advance. We decided to stay in a local B&B and off we went. Glastonbury Abbey, Intuitive Photography by Samuel Woodbury

Hi everybody, Let me tell you the story behind my intuitive paintings Portals . It concerns a series of seven works done in 2013 using gouache on watercolor paper. The sheets are rather small in size, all measuring 24 cm by 17 cm or 9.4" by 6.7". I used a watercolor pad from the brand Hahnemühle with different weights and surfaces. The particulars are indicated on the back of each sheet.  "Portal, Where Light-Beings Reside", Gouache on Paper, Intuitive Painting

Hi everybody, With this I am concluding the intuitive painting series Healing Watercolors . In previous blog posts I have discussed the making and interpretation of the first piece Positive Change and Indigo Child and the next four paintings in Healing Watercolors I . "Rose Nature and Fairy Prince", Watercolors on Paper, Intuitive Painting

Hi everybody, Let me tell you the story behind my intuitive painting series Healing Watercolors . It was created spontaneously in 2012 in a purely intuitive manner. During my introductory meditation I actively asked a question concerning healing in the holistic sense of the word to the cosmic source I believe is guiding my intuitive work. Positive Change and Indigo Child  described in a former blog post, is the first piece of the series and is the only one made on a 22 cm by 26,5 cm watercolor paper. The others except for one are created on 24 cm by 17 cm watercolor paper with different weights and textures of the brand Hahnemühle with its specifics printed on the back. The series includes nine works in total, all made in watercolors and all depicting a light-being. Following are the second to the fifth paintings. "Destiny", Watercolors on Paper, Intuitive Painting

Hi everybody, Echoes of Atlantis is the third piece in my not yet named intuitive drawing series. The symbolic language of the drawing and the sensation that came to me while I was working on it reminded me of the lost world of Atlantis. "Echoes of Atlantis", Colored Pencils on Paper, Intuitive Drawing