Drawing Your Heart Out: Spiritrealism
& the Celebration of Creativity -Robert Masla
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As children, before we became "separate" from the creation around us, we marveled in our explorations and were awed by our discoveries. This state of consciousness still comes easily to some, but more often blocks, created during our growth process, inhibit the flow of this creative life energy. Being a part of Creation, we are all by nature creative beings. To express that creativity through drawing is a joyful process, one of many paths that can reconnect us to our true self. What is necessary is a willingness to relearn the "Art of Seeing."
Embarking on a journey of discovery is exciting but also frightening. "What ghosts from the past will reappear?" "I can't draw." "What if I fail?" "I'm too old." "What if I'm embarrassed?" "I don't have the energy." "What if I really like it?" We celebrate life when we participate in the creative process. Each day we're blessed with the opportunity to share in Creation, to add our unique beauty to the world.
Join in a playful, nurturing, and supportive environment where exploration is encouraged and where there are no mistakes. We'll use nontraditional and innovative approaches as well as more "traditional" drawing techniques to access the flow of our creative energy and gain insight into the art of seeing. You'll leave with techniques for using drawing as a process to awaken and create sacred space. Suitable for those who haven't drawn since they where children, professionals seeking a fresh perspective, and everyone in between. And you'll have fun, or we'll give you your money back. Come: create, celebrate, and Draw Your Heart Out!
In the 1970s, Robert Masla coined the term Spiritrealism to describe how the transcendental can manifest in the so-called mundane. In everyday life there's an utterly spiritual reality. "We're given the opportunity to participate in creation every day of our lives. Creating art is a form of worship, a form of spirituality born through creative living." In 1977 Masla opened an alternative-space art gallery in Boston to exhibit Spiritrealism. His work has evolved through several styles as he developed his technical mastery while remaining dedicated to the esthetics, ideals, and philosophy of Spiritrealism, in which common settings take on an aura of mystical divinity and the suggestion of other-worldly experiences. He's lectured and taught painting, drawing, and art history at several colleges and institutions and has exhibited extensively for 30+ years. His work is in numerous private collections, and he's written Windows to the Spiritual World and the catalog Spiritrealism: Places of Power, Sacred Objects, Magical Spaces.
