Maria Gehrke | Art as a Portal to Your Vision ✨
@livelovemaria
I create art as a sacred anchor, helping visionaries stay connected to their purpose, energy, and expansion. I weave mindfulness, transformation, visual storytelling, and individual and collective dreams into tangible form.
The prompt for day 15 of Solarpunk Art August was “third spaces” made me think of libraries currently one of the few remaining third spaces. I imagine, in a Solarpunk future, these kind of spaces will be abundant. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 14 of Solarpunk Art August: A community issued solar-powered off-road wheelchair for the prompt "disability rights". #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Here is my interpretation for the prompt "solar ovens" for day 12 of Solarpunk Art August. I had to paint this twice because my dog ate the first one 😅 #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 13 of Solarpunk Art August: “Apple tree guild” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “Permaculture “ #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 11 of Solarpunk Art August: "Anything can be a bicycle path if you put your mind to it." - my dad Watercolor art card to the prompt “bicycles”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
And for Day 10 of Solarpunk Art August, I imagined a little community garden with greenhouse. The prompt was “urban gardens”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Repair cafés are one of the most Solarpunk things for me. Away from consumerism and wasteful planned obsolescence. Day 9 prompt for Solarpunk Art August was “Repair Café”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
I had some catching up to do for Solarpunk Art August. Here we go with Day 8: “A Garden With A View” Watercolor Art Card The art prompt was “Balcony Garden”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 7 of Solarpunk Art August: “Garden Rainbow” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “solar sprinkler”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 6 of Solarpunk Art August: “Gardening Session” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “community gardens”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 5 of Solarpunk Art August: “solar powered community fridge” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “little free pantries”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 4 of Solarpunk Art August : “little library with flowers” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “little free libraries ”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 3 of Solarpunk Art August : “voting for a better future” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “voting”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
Day 2 of Solarpunk Art August : “Water is sacred” Watercolor Art Card The prompt was “protest”. #solarpunk #climatechange #watercolorartwork #solarpunkart #SolarpunkArtAugust
My Day 1 entry for #SolarpunkArtAugust For the prompt "plants", is a scene from my 3 sisters guild in my garden. Planting based on indigenous wisdom is part of #solarpunk for me. See all the prompts: bsky.app/profile/susa... #climatechange #art
Day 9 sketch of flowers from my garden turned to a very unusual style for me after the help of my child 😁 I love it.
Day 8 sketch: I call "Opening the Vision Portal" and painted it for my most recent post on Substack.
Yesterday was family day again. But here is my sketch for day 7. I cut some lavender to dry and had to paint it.
Day 5 sketch. A loose summer landscape.
Day 2 of daily art sessions. A little watercolor sketch of lavendar and butterflies.
I have been painting on a very ad-hoc schedule whenever a project came up, or I am writing for my newsletter. I have gotten away from a daily art practice. For this month, I am recommitting to a daily art session - even if it's just a short one. Here is the sketch from yesterday:
In this article, I talk about @streampunk76.bsky.social 's upcoming sci-fi anthology "Beowulfs of the Webs" and the back cover art I made for it. open.substack.com/pub/livelove...
Today, Jackie and I recorded a new podcast episode, 1st of a new 3-month cycle, airing on February 1st. This time, we are talking about how mindfulness is a catalyst for change. Read about our recent 3-month cycle — Mindfulness Routines — in my recent post: livelovemaria.substack.com/p/building-m...
Working on a sci-fi anthology book cover. I'll share the whole story about it once it's done.
My Painting “Golden Hour Fall Forest” has been accepted for an exhibition and will not be available on my online store until end of April again (unless sold at exhibition).
When I grow old I want to become a tree.
Look who visited the feeder in my studio/office today.
Abstract Holiday Family Art Project
Found some stubborn flowers on our walk. Happy solstice!