

| In Connection By Bonn 2008 Acrylic painting on Canvas 18 inches x 14 inches In Connection is a healing intention painting. When I began this painting on Tuesday I asked for a spiritual connection. As I painted I was flooded with gratitude for the Divine Presence of Spirit. I was impressed to show the painting to a friend who had suffered several small strokes. I had the feeling that the painting was a powerful vision of his healing. I said to myself, “If he recognizes the painting and claims it is about him, it will be my proof that Spirit wants him to see it. If he just casually glances at it and changes the subject, I will know that the message was from my own wishes about the situation.” When I saw him on Friday I told him that I had thought of him while painting a picture and wanted him to see it. When I showed it to him he asked me if he could borrow it. I told him he could borrow it for three days if he would write up his feelings as he looked at it. This is what he wrote. In Connection As I spend time in meditation and prayer with this piece of art it speaks to me in many ways. The yellow spiritual bloom, breath of life, coming to my face in love, the tints of green, centering on blood, the dabs of bright red within the yellow bloom. The yellow centering on my forehead and nose where the pain was the greatest during my earlier experience. The bright yellow dab of spirituality on each lip as I spoke to Spirit during this time simply to say that I am here and available and willing for You as You will. The totally red eye, not seen by me as the need to release the pain to get blood to this area of my body. The ever present surrounding blue to dilute. Now knowing the need to create thinner blood as the bright red stream flows from the yellow bloom directly to my forehead and the eagle’s/dove’s tears dilute the blood to make it thinner. It must be thinner to flow easier since the right artery in the neck is 100% blocked medically. More thinner blood flows from the yellow bloom to the sinus area. The brush strokes flow down from the left to the right bottom and begin to form wave like motions returning left and upward to an alien African type figure who places one hand in his heart and his other hand in mine. To me it’s a symbol of my life partner who crossed over with AIDS in 1993 backed by many others who’ve done the same, adding to Spirit’s desire that it is not yet my time to cross and so they too add to my blood supply. Also behind the figure’s head is a small red heart. A green spiral connects this figure’s head to the yellow bloom. Near the lower portion of the figure of me is a row of angels standing in support and guidance. The definite use of the rainbow of colors is very significant to me because it is important to my belief system to find, see and share the rainbow in every experience. The pose of the figure of me reminds me of the painting of Jesus in Gethsemane as He speaks to God asking if there could be another way but whatever is God’s will is what He will follow. |

