A Magical, Mesmerizing Meditation for the New Year: The Fantasy Art of Sara Deutsch

Now that the busy holiday season is past, we could all do with a few moments of quiet contemplation.  Sara Deutsch is a very talented, prolific and passionate artist friend whom I met a few years back at one of the online artist's sites/communities.  I've always loved her beautiful, fanciful and imaginative work.  To me Sara is all artist: a woman of gentle soul who immerses herself in myriad creative activities and loves to share her love of life and the universe with others.  You can view more of her magical and whimsical work in her portfolio.

Here's how Sara describes herself and her work in her bio.
"Sara Deutsch is a visionary artist who focuses on creativity as a healing force and the computer as a mystic friend who lets her paint with light, and leads her into the heart of nature and the infinite wisdom of the Spirit.  Each painting is a blind date with the Unknown as she listens to the heart and the mood and color of  the moment.  Sara's life journey led her into many worlds. She trekked alone in the Himalayas for 18 months, and lived in virgin jungles of Hawaiian Islands, eating fruit and wild vegetables.  She draws upon doctoral study in Psychobiology and East/West Psychology, years in a  contemplative order, cross-cultural adventures, multimedia explorations. and  26 years offering Creative Arts Therapy, arts in education workshops and expressive arts college classes."
Sara, thanks for sharing your very creative and lyrical vision with the world!  Watching your video today brought me some welcome respite from the frenetic pace of December.  You can't change the cold weather, but you can warm hearts!

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Presentiment: A Fractal Composition

Presentiment - c 2009 Lynda Lehmann

This is an active and gestural fractal flame, begun in Apophysis and processed in Photoshop. I know nothing about Apophysis, and I don't know how much I'll actually learn in the coming months. But I do love experimenting with it.

Fractals are enigmatic. As organic, flowing, and spontaneous as they may look, they are based on mathematical formulae. It's the same kind of mathematical underpinning that gives our universe order and elegance. So indeed, looking deep into the heart of fractals is like a glimpse into the heart of the cosmos. I'm all for feeling mystical....

If anyone has suggestions for free fractal programs or shareware, I'm all ears. Apophysis is free, so you can download it if you want to try it out. I'm not sure what the newest version might be. I downloaded this one is about three years ago, and have experimented with it a handful of times.

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend. We're making our own sunshine here, because it's dreary and gray outside. Not to mention "raw." But spring is only a month away!

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