"Escape from the Fishbowl"

11" x 14"
Acrylic on Canvas

The fish is releasing itself into the universe of expanded thought and ideas. Free from the fishbowl, heart is my compass, oh fragile heart of mine!

What I've been up to

Here are a few of the pieces I've been working on over the past few months

Dreaming Awake

16" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas

Welcome to the dream world!

Work In Progress

Progress shot of the piece I worked on last night at Nectar Fremont. Thank you for all the love and to everyone who was a part of the creative process, I am continually blown away by all of you!

It's really extraordinary the amount of energy this piece has absorbed from being painted at 3 different events.

"We Bring to Light"

16"x36" Acrylic on Canvas

In Greek Mythology, Time, who was also called Aion, created the silver egg of the universe, out of this egg burst out the first-born, Phanes, who was also called Dionysus. Phanes was a uroboric male-female deity of light and goodness, whose name means "to bring light" or "to shine"; a first-born god of light who emerges from a void or a watery abyss and gives birth to the universe.

Work In Progress

Heart of Gold

Work in Progress

16"x20" Acrylic on Canvas

"Intention of the Heart"

36" x 24" Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
SOLD

Finding balance between the will and the higher self, between the head and the heart, we are the creators of the world we want to see, and when we direct our attention towards intentions of the heart, universe upon universe, upon universe shines it's brightest light upon our world to show us the way. I want this piece to empower people to create a healthier, happier and more fulfilling way of life.

Universal Love

A few small paintings for Valentine's Day 2014

Acrylic on Canvas

"Shakti Rise"

30" x 24"

Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas

SOLD

Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother' in Hinduism. On the earthly plane, shakti most actively manifests through female embodiment and creativity/fertility, though it is also present in males in its potential, unmanifest form. Not only is Shakti responsible for creation, it is also the agent of all change. Shakti is cosmic existence as well as liberation, its most significant form being the Kundalini Shakti, a mysterious psychospiritual force. Shakti exists in a state of svātantrya, dependence on no one, being interdependent with the entire universe.

Puppy Power!!!

Here are some of my new commissioned pieces. Email me if you are interested in a custom piece of your own at sarahjeanj@hotmail.com

"Heart of a Lion"

18" x 24" Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas

SOLD

This piece is dedicated to my friend who passed away last September. 

"Heart: The Guiding Light"

18" x 24" Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD

"Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:  every success depends upon focusing the heart."

-Rumi

"Planting Seeds"

4' 7" x 24" quadtrych, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

This baby is finished and ready to hang at Samadhi Yoga for the next month! Fully realized vision of the process of allowing ideas and dreams to grow and be fruitful. This painting is a vision I had of the Shamanic World Tree and the fabric of space. 

Work In Progress

An artist's work is never done. After spending a month in Colorado I decided to come back to Seattle and take my painting "Planting Seeds" even further. This painting has so much vision and meaning that I must keep working and adding to it. 

"The Seer"

12"x36" Triptych, acrylic on canvas
SOLD

This piece is based on a drawing I started at a workshop instructed by Alex and Allyson Grey. The drawing was based off a third eye chakra vision/intention. A woman in need of sight who is freeing herself from the physical constructs of the mind and learning to 'see'. What does this piece mean to you? If you like it please share.

Red Head Goddess

Work in progress based on a drawing I started at Alex Grey's workshop I took a few weeks ago. Losing heaviness...

Happy heart

Mind expansion and planting seeds

With this piece I want to bring awareness to the fact that we have a great impact on each other and the world around us. Sometimes more than we would like to take credit for. I feel like a lot of the time we turn our heads from this truth because with awareness comes great responsibility. YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Whether it be negative or positive you have an impact on everyone and everything you encounter. With that said let's take responsibility for our actions and begin to plant seeds of hope, change, love, and consciousness in our minds and the minds of the people around us. THIS is why I create. I hope that my heart comes through in this piece, I want to show myself, I want you to see me, for what I am, flaws and all, progress not perfection. I cannot do this alone, please help me plant the seeds.

"Warrior of Intent"

 22"x28" Spray paint, acrylic on canvas
SOLD

This piece has been growing in my mind for about 8 months since I began doing yoga regularly. Yoga has been a meditation for me where so many visions has been realized and it has transformed the way I view the world as well as my self.

Progession

This painting is almost finished! I will be selling this piece at Samadhi Yoga tomorrow evening, Saturday April 12th at the Sanctuary event. This is the first time since 2009 that I have showed my work. Hope to see you there!

"Dance into Infinity"

16" x 20" Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Spontaneous creation, rarely do I allow myself to just paint without having something planned out ahead of time. I love this painting for it's true organic forms, she dances in the breeze. 

"Remember Who You Are"

16" x 20" Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

“Knock, And He'll open the door
Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun
Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens
Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”

-Rumi

"Surrender"

24" x 36" acrylic and spray paint on canvas

SOLD

"The Guest House"

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond. - Rumi

"Catching Memories"

24" x 30" Acrylic and spray paint on canvas

SOLD

“The minute I heard my first love story,

I started looking for you, 

not knowing how blind that was.

Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.

They're in each other all along.” - Rumi

FIRST ART HANGING

This is the front and back walls at my first art hanging at Naked City Taphouse in Greenwood last September 2009.

"ROCK IN REVOLUTION"
Ink

Spray can cap rocking headphones. Clean lines are my thing. And evolution is the key.

"WISDOM"
Colored Pencil and Ink

Hang upside down or right side up for this one. The elephant (my favorite animal) symbolizes many things for me. Wise is the way!

"HIP HOP ROOTS"
Colored Pencil and Ink

A dedication to hip hop, my love..my life.

"ELEVATE"
Colored Pencil and Ink

Chambers of the lost pharaohs and some word play not many see.

"TRANCEND"
Colored Pencil and Ink

Look closely at the roots of the tree you may find a message.

"COINCIDENCE?"

24"x30" Spray Paint, Acrylic
SOLD

This is my most symbolic piece. It is of Queen Isis spreading the infinity upon earth. The background is covered in real hieroglyphs from the Egyptian Book of the Dead and Osiris' tomb. The hieroglyphs from Osiris' tomb have pictures of a plane, boat, submarine, and helicopter. Also in the background is a picture of Mars with the earth on top of it. The reason for this placement is because the pyramids on Mars and in Egypt are both lined up with each other. Not only that but they follow the star system Orion's belt.

"THE BRINK"

18"x24" Spray Paint, Stencil, Acrylic
SOLD

Einstein was one of the most important scientific minds in our history. Although he never believed in quantum mechanics Einstein assisted in the making of even more complex and greater ideas than we ever thought possible. He was a man of light and unfortunately his ideas were used to create nuclear technology which is probably making him roll in his grave so this is to his legacy of fun and love.

"THE FUTURE IS OURS"

18"x24"

Spray Paint, Stencil, Acrylic

This piece is a symbol of co-existence and tolerance for all people because behind the shades we are all one.