"Channels" by Ashleigh Bayer,

Acrylic on stretched canvas 30 x 43 inches.

$7900.00

High quality prints also available.

This painting was inspired by the song "Channels" by J. Donald Walters/Swami Kriyananda.

I know that God's Love and Joy are inside of me. Wanting to experience these aspects of God within me I dove deep into meditation.

Sitting with a tall spine I closed my eyes. Keeping my gaze lifted I focused on the hearts energy opening and rising up and out through the spiritual eye, like a laser beam, very focused. I tuned into the song Channels during the meditation and subtle feelings in the heart. I offered myself up into the inspiration and listened for its reply and began to paint.

I have been working on this painting, intermittently, since last summer. Each time I would paint, I would sit and meditate using the visualization above to draw my inspiration.

It is not easy for me to stay so focused on one thing for so long. Many times I started to feel the painting go in another direction other than my first intentions. It would have been easy to go with these whims. I can remember saying to myself, firmly, "No, I picked this to focus on and I will stay with it till it is done!" Although not easy, very well worth it! What a joy it was to paint this painting and more joy now to share it with others.

In God's Joy, Light and Love.... :)

ashleigh