BLESSINGS FOR 2012

Recent geological events prompt me to speak up more forcefully regarding implications of human actions on our planet.  In the midst of empathetic compassion for Japan, let us be aware of very real man-made situations existing in our own continent.  If  “fracking” practices (see NM “Las Vegas Optic” News 1/22/10 pg. A8) of oil & gas companies are allowed to continue (especially in the huge Bakken Formation area of MT/ND), we face a very real possibility of “seismic events” (earthquakes) here!! Deep inter-connectedness of geologic faults & underground water fissures is not commonly understood – pressures travel tremendous distances to supposedly “unrelated” spots (e.g. mid-1900 quake that killed people at Yellowstone, WY correlated with CO practices of water pumped into old oil wells.) Yellowstone is only recently known as an “active” volcanic caldera; we also have storehouses buried deep w/atomic wastes & military arsenals in CO/NV; all subject to triggering by inner-earth stressors reaching their limit of toleration. Enough is Enough!     

Please go to www.gaslandthemovie.com to register for bills against "fracking"  

CELESTIAL CREATIONS will be closed for the month of January, 2012.
Visit Celeste’s on-line shopping on website HERE.

NNMRAC ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT SALE will open FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd with OPENING RECEPTION 5-7 p.m. This Exhibit in the CONVENTO GALLERY & GIFT SHOP at PLAZA de ESPANOLA will continue through January 3, 2012.  Works are priced at under $200.  Dee will be exhibiting art originals along with prints & cards.

ANDROGYNOUS PAINTING STYLE of Dee Boman. The figures that I paint are sometimes “Androgynous” – not by design but from the innermost spirit of my being as I am painting them. I want the viewer to be able to interpret the culture, gender, race and era of my subjects based on their needs at that moment in time . . . (thanks to a conversation with Celeste Rich of Celestial Creations which helped me clarify others’ understanding of my unique way of expressing self)

Rethinking "As Above So Below (A Work in Progress)

When a Circle/Cycle of Destiny is started, it is well to let it come to
its completion - before starting another Circle/Cycle.  The Vortex (or
Birthing Canal) between is the trickiest part to navigate!  No longer
part of a prescribed linear earthly structure, it becomes an area of
slow-flowing inter-twined Free Will & Karma - no path or "cheat sheet"
guide us toward "The Way" - just our own gut instincts & higher power!
In my case, the evolvement of painted images seems to reflect my
connection between inner knowing and outer expression: "As Above, So
Below" is still a work in progress.  "The Eternal Wheel" (the below)
upset some with its graphic treadmill view of life on earth, and "The
Eternal Cosmos" (the above) seems to float in an "un-reality" of sorts
(to earthly senses).  My own personal comfort & freedom is found in
floating (in the elements of water or air) as this body does not
respond well to gravity - but we are all in various stages of evolution
and what is comfort to One is quite uncomfortable to Others.
Aaah, the Void in Between!

This "in between" is hardest for me to capture in 3-D vision - I'm still
struggling with "representation" of just what this involves.  From
initial vision of a moon passage that "shone" on both sides, I'm coming
to view sort of a "cosmic egg" that we pass through and inhabit (sort
of an incubator).  When we are ready, it cracks open (like a chrysalis)
releasing our new "being" to emerge into the cosmos . . . I must admit
that my reality has always been more a "quantum" view than the
traditional one . . . maybe that headfirst fall at age three into the River
Cam at University of Cambridge, England (campus of physicist Stephen
Hawking & morphological field theorist Rupert Sheldrake) affected my
thinking ?!  Guess I will continue drumming, gazing at the stars,
painting, and traveling until the answers reveal themselves . . .


     ”GRANDE DAY ON THE RIO” (Rio Grande/Taos Junction) © 2011

The day after a concert at OBL in Taos, I take a “road less traveled” to explore the head waters of the Rio Grande at Taos Junction.  Stopping to take photos on the way out, I am privileged to come across a picturesque spot where an occasional river rafter floats by. . . I am made aware of the river’s power and strong current as he is pulled rapidly & deeply around a large rock close to the left shore.  Yet, in shallow waters to the far right, a lone fisherman stands comfortably in a calm aqua pool, safely out of the main current.  As I sunbathe and observe more closely the Rio’s patterning, I am drawn to venture into the sparkling waters myself ! I feel the sun-flecked stones beneath my feet as I walk into a calmer area near my side of the bank and float for a long while, listening to insect’s hum and bird’s chirping . . . Aaaaah, the many faces of one river and one enchanted place.

These paintings and other originals of Dee’s brilliant artwork may be found at “ Mission  y el Convento” Gallery in the Plaza de Espanola.  Cards & fine art prints are for sale in the Gift Shop throughout 2010.  The former Art Center of Fuller Lodge (ACFL) has restructured as Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center (NNMRAC) offering arts events, education & festivals in affiliation with the City of Espanola (www.nmrac.org). For information and membership in ACFL and the Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center, please visit www.artfulnm.org or call 505-500-7126 or visit the ACFL Office in the Convento, Plaza de Espanola  (at the corner of SR 84/285 and Route 30You may also email Executive Director John D. Werenko at artful@losalamos.com.

ARCHETYPICAL IMAGES of Dee Boman
Your work presents as a unique and Jungian reflection of “Archetypical Images” 
(thanks to a recent conversation with Executive Director John Werenko of ACFL)

Messages for 2012
From: Essene Book of Meditations & Blessings - Danaan Parry

THE ESSENES
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, in a series of caves near the Dead Sea, brought to new light the wisdom-teachings of the Essene communities that existed in the deserts of the Middle East well over 2000 years ago.

These spiritual communities were dedicated to preserving the ancient teachings and to preparing the way for the new age of Pisces, when Christ energy would flood the world. They lived in simple harmony with all of nature, following the spiritual wisdom of their inner voices, which the Buddhists call "living one's dharma." Their spiritual practices allowed them to absorb and channel the vibrations and healing powers of the plants, the sun, and the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water; for their own nourishment and for the healing of the earth itself. We have much to learn from these simple folk.

The Essene teachings tell us that John the Baptist was an Essene master, and that he and other Essene teachers trained the initiate Jesus in the ancient wisdom during that 20-year period of his life about which the Bible is silent.

In Danaan Parry & Lila Forest's THE EARTHSTEWARDS HANDBOOK are the essences of the teachings and awarenesses gleaned from the Essenes, Taoism, Native American and other indigenous cultures.
The thread that weaves them together is the Sevenfold Path of Peace, a mandala of interconnected steps for living in attunement with the earth and all its creatures (see pp 8-11)

The Sevenfold Path of Peace

When we are at peace within our own hearts, we shall be at peace with
everyone and with our Mother the Earth.

When we recognize that our planet itself is a living organism
co-evolving with humankind, we shall become worthy of stewardship.

When we see ourselves as Stewards of our planet and not as Owners &
Masters of It, there shall be lasting satisfaction from our labors.

When we accept the concept of Right Livelihood as the basic right of
all, we shall have respect for one another.

When we respect the sacredness of all life, we shall be truly free.

When we free ourselves from our attachment to our ego-personalities, we
shall be able to experience our Oneness.

When we experience our Oneness - our total connectedness with all
being, we shall be at peace within our own hearts.


"Sailing to the New World"

Painted in January of 2010, this painting echoes the many "ship-rocks"
of the Four Corners area (AZ/CO/NM/UT) - my vision sees these lighter
geologic "capstones" gently freeing themselves from the earth to float
ever forward with adventuresome travelers seeking to reach new waters
of exploration and understanding.  As the smell of sandalwood draws us
onward, the first rays of golden dawn illuminate the cloud sails
billowing in balmy trade winds . . . All is Well in 2012 . . .

PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO RE-VISIT POLYNESIA . . .

FOREVER FORWARD
(Sunday Communion at "Rio") 

The River Has Grown So Low & Muddy
  On It's Winding Way to the Sea
That the Fishes Have Buried in Deeply
  'Til the Time They Can Flow Free

Dawn-Glow's Brilliant Rays Warm My Body
  On This Glorious Sunday Morn'
In An Early Sunrise Communion ...
  Both My Soul and Senses are Reborn

Blue Heron Flies Low Along the River
  Southward Searching for His Stride
Snow Goose Follows High in the Sky
  Sunshine & Wind Support Her Ride

As I Watch from "Rio's" Hot Springs Pool
  Small Turtles Nibble Floating River-Grass
While I'm Submerged in Those Pure Fiery Waters
  Muskrat & Playful Otter Jump Into the Morass

Though I See the River's Become Stagnant
 "Yellow Bird" from the Blue Flies into View
Let's Gather Together Each Important Fragment
  To Bring Us Forever Forward Into the New

Blue Heron Flies Low Along the River
  Southward Searching for His Stride
Snow Goose Follows High in the Sky
  Sunshine & Wind Support Her Ride

SEASONS OF FAITH

If We Do Not Honor
  What is Real - What is Rare
      There is Only a Shell
          Of a Person in There

Like the Shells on the Seashore
   Ebb and Flow With the Tide
      When We are Empty and Hollow
         Love and Dreams Die Inside

   Chorus:
Seasons of Faith
      Sands of Time
         Walk Gently Between
              Reason and Rhyme

While Waiting to Fill
   Our Void with New Life
      We Tumble and Roll
         In Our World Full of Strife

Nature's All Knowing Hand
   Slowly Enters Our Life
      Builds from One Grain of Sand
         Castles of Hope and of Truth

   Chorus:
Seasons of Faith
      Sands of Time
         Walk Gently Between
              Reason and Rhyme

Golden Feathers on Eagles
   Reflect the Glory of the Sun
     Let Creatures of the Earth
         Live in This Power of One

There is Something There Because
   -  There is Something There
       Like the Great 'I AM' - I AM
  WE ARE - WE ARE - WE ARE

   Chorus:
 Seasons of Faith
      Sands of Time
         Walk Gently Between
              Reason and Rhyme

Aloha
Aho Mitakuye Oyasin
Namaste

Dee