Tag Archives: Sketchbook

Animals In Heaven

Detail from Planty Goes to Heaven/ Elaine Clayton copyright 2013  My beloved companion, Plantagenet, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel died a few months ago and I was so sad, feeling his devotion, love and innocence to the very end. I … Continue reading

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Old Bubble Gum Wrapper Dress

Seeing intuitively, the way I experience it, is to be visually open and to expect that things will show you more than just whatever their literal meanings or uses might be. There is always an opportunity to create and play … Continue reading

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Synchronistic Sign of the Dove: A Recent Spirit Painting

Spirit Painting for J.R. 2013 copyright Elaine Clayton www.illuminara.com This is a recent Spirit Painting commission that had a powerful synchronistic happening connected with it. I noted for the client that there is a “cloud bird”—a dove flying overhead in … Continue reading

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Guest Artist: Katherine Miller

Katherine Miller was in my graduate program at School of Visual Arts in NYC. I know her to be sensitive, empathic and a fun, gifted and lively person. As an artist, that deep sensitivity in her powerfully comes through her … Continue reading

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Streams of Watercolor

Watercolor Ladies/ Elaine Clayton copyright 2013 I heard it may be a very wet April. Great time to take out the watercolors and let them flow and flow. I also can’t wait to use the brayer (a roller, one of … Continue reading

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What Does This Image Mean to YOU?

This is number 19 in my well-worn deck, Illuminara Intuitive Journal with Cards. I painted this because I love clouds, and because this is a scene from my first decade of life on earth in the Panhandle of Texas. But … Continue reading

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The Psychomanteum: Dr. Raymond Moody, M.D., PhD’s Invention

I have been revising the new book, at this point in time entitled MAKING MARKS (Beyond Words/Simon and Schuster) and that (plus scheduled reading sessions) is where all my studio time has gone in the last few weeks. But I’ve … Continue reading

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What’s In Your Mind? Angelic Healing for Healthy Thoughts

  Detail from a recent painting/copyright 2013 Thoughts of course have more power over us than we ever guessed. I have often heard, “Thoughts are things!” and although I think thoughts have energetic momentum behind them, just because we think … Continue reading

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The Magical Hat

Collage/ mixed media on handmade paper/ copyright 1996 I am working on my new book on intuition (due out with Beyond Words/Simon and Schuster in 2014). One of the things that comes up often in my intuitive work is something … Continue reading

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Child’s Play: Creativity and Intuition

Siblings/ Elaine Clayton copyright1998 Today, in my Illuminara Card of the Week weekly newsletter (subscribe if you like!) I focused on creativity and intuition. Sometimes we feel we have to “work” at something to be good at it, and really … Continue reading

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