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Hawaiian Mural Finished!!
Art, Murals

Hawaiian Mural Finished!!

December 11, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

This mural was ridiculously fun to paint, because a) I love Hawaiian flowers and foliage and b) it all unfolded without any major plan. I […]

Life, Meditation, Poetry, Yoga

repose

November 17, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

repose in tree pose as above so below us daring to be still repair the tree trunk no knowing how we thunk it stillness inspires […]

Acrylic, Art, Meditation, Papercuts, Yoga

Tree pose

November 15, 2014November 15, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

Work from the You Can Paint class today…

Art, Doodles, Drawing, Meditation

Hands & Feet Practice

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014 leilacurrah 2 mins read

This was fun. I really like the drawing I did above. It was the last one in a practice session of drawing hands and feet […]

Acrylic, Art, Papercuts

get your classical yogini nature on

October 11, 2014December 9, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

I’d invite you to one of my yoga classes to get your nature on, except I am not presently teaching asana. I hope that’ll change […]

Death & Dying, Life, Storytelling

Yang and Yin

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 leilacurrah 2 mins read

Once upon a time, there was a grumpy old frog named Yang who fell in love with a sleek young Siamese cat named Yin. She […]

Art, Magic, Papercuts

Blueprint for new work

September 28, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

When one of my best friends asked me to create a second painting for their dining room, I was delighted. You can see the first […]

Acrylic, Art, Death & Dying, Magic

Egyptian painting time lapse, ca. 2008

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

Inspired by the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead (Spell 27) Spell for not permitting a man’s heart to be taken from him in the […]

Acrylic, Art, Commissions

Art in situ

November 10, 2012March 10, 2014 leilacurrah 1 min read

I am pleased to share a photograph of my most recent commission. You can read more about the collaborative artistic process in this post.

Acrylic, Art, Commissions

Breathing Conglomerate Life

October 22, 2012March 10, 2014 leilacurrah 3 mins read

This three-piece series, entitled “Breathing Conglomerate Life,” came about through the commission I talked about in an earlier post. My clients settled on the Rorschach-inspired […]

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Blog Post Archive

  • Sogetsu Exhibition “Feeling of Fall” “Aki No Koyo” 秋の紅葉
  • Back to Basics
  • Sand Art Mar 20
  • Ikebana Workshop Feb 12 2021
  • Fibers & Copper
  • Portal Mandala & the 8 Emotional Keys
  • Home Portraits to raise money for SD Food Bank
  • Third Mural for Yoga Del Mar
  • Insects coloring page
  • Afterlife Q&
  • nothing but sod
  • The Solstice Workshop: Life in Full Color
  • Learning to Draw Comics
  • Still Life Drawing May 31
  • Still Life Drawing Mar 1
  • Still Life Drawing Feb 1
  • Still Life Drawing Dec 19
  • Holiday Oracle Festivus
  • Dec 9th! Save the Date
  • Yoga & Sacred Dance Workshop Oct 14th
  • Jan 21st Yoga & Art workshop
  • One Hundred Giving Way
  • Creative Yoga Workshop: Zentangle & Flow Yoga
  • Yoga & Art workshop success!
  • Yoga & Art workshop at YDM
  • The Journey
  • Have a Mindful Halloween…
  • Special Family Yoga class to raise money for Sean O’Shea Foundation
  • Family Yoga class at the YMCA starts soon!
  • New mural at Yoga Del Mar and artwork for sale!
  • Hawaiian Mural Finished!!
  • repose
  • Tree pose
  • Hands & Feet Practice
  • get your classical yogini nature on
  • Yang and Yin
  • Blueprint for new work
  • Egyptian painting time lapse, ca. 2008
  • Art in situ
  • Breathing Conglomerate Life
  • Prepare your mind for the political debates with the Handbook of Political Rhetoric
  • Getting into the mood
  • if I were a grapefruit
  • Bob Marley is up on the wall at Jamroc
  • Kitten Napping in an African Tulip Tree
  • Tribute to Bob Marley
  • Portrait of an American poet and rock legend, Springsteen
  • the flower of your perfection
  • The Wonder Flask
  • Sunflowers in Wonderland Featured in the Oxford Times
  • strawberry
  • Curiouser and Curiouser!
  • Canna Lilies
  • ode to raspberry pavlova
  • In conclusion, ladies and jellybeans
  • “Neurons in Love” paintings give colour to science
  • once I was
  • A R T W E E K S is Happening!
  • Jerry Garcia oil painting commission accomplished
  • Arranging flowers, an Artist at Work
  • Summer Thyme’s, And the Jazz is Hot
  • Artweeks’ Artists at Work at Banbury Town Hall
  • Yak Yeti Yak, Mind Your Head
  • “What is Ikebana?” you ask.
  • Painting Memory Lane
  • Limited Edition Prints of your favorite illustrations!
  • My first children’s book hits Etsy
  • Bunk Johnson jazz painting finds a home in Hoboken
  • A glimpse of what’s to come
  • Art, in the way of service
  • Yarns in the sunshine
  • Ploom’s autumn revival
  • Jazz Art at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

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