Category: The Colour Series - Arimas Arts

The Colour Series - Violet - I AM

29/5/2014

A few weeks ago I started the final painting in my Colour Series. At the same time I was painting another one which I have already blogged about last week, the Indigo painting called 'Nearly there'. So I stopped and completed the Indigo painting first. Here is a link to it below, just click on the button:

Now I will talk about the final painting, Violet. The violet chakra is the seventh crown chakra. According to some beliefs, it is linked to the highest guidance, to creation and the universe. Leonardo Da Vinci suggested that prayer is ten times more powerful while sitting in the violet light. I have not tried it myself, but it must have worked for him.

Violet is associated with many positive meanings e.g. spirituality, creativity, imagination and passion. Bravery and courage as well as wealth and luxury are also connected to this colour. On the polar opposite to this side it can be arrogant, indulgent, pompous and cruel.

I have decided to loosely base my painting on the chakra meanings, but with my own interpretation.

The Indigo painting called 'Nearly There', showed a person escaping to the surface to discover a whole different way of living, like how a fish would feel if it could spend time out of water. It would be a totally different environment and experience, even another dimension. This final painting is the person reaching to the surface and evolving into the higher dimension by changing into pure energy, linked to all that is, separate yet a part of everything. Merging with the universe and existing as ' I AM'.

So now you understand the meanings behind my paintings. I hope you enjoyed the journey. I have not yet decided what I will be doing next, but trust me you will be the first to know.

Here are the stages of the painting. Take care, enjoy each day as best you can. Until next time.... :)

Love and Peace

Samira :)

The Colour Series-Indigo

23/5/2014

Indigo, if you look at the chakra system corresponds to the 6th chakra or the third eye. It represents the doorway to the higher mind. Here is where your psychic abilities are enhanced so you are able to perceive more and your intuition is awakened.

Indigo is the colour of night sky when we are asleep and accessing the gateway to the dream world where we are introduced to other realms of reality and awareness. This is when our soul plays and controls our emotions through our dreams, where we have a chance to make sense of our material world, where introspection takes place.

I have named my painting 'Nearly There', to symbolise the struggle to disconnect with this world and connect with your soul. It is like being surrounded by a deep ocean where sometimes it can be so over whelming that you feel like you are drowning amongst the chaos and distractions of this life. It shows a person swimming to the surface, metaphorically representing them trying to connect with the higher self. The light is the knowledge which awaits to reawaken their spirit and free their mind, the true breath of life.

Here are the stages of the paintings. As usual they will be followed by the finished painting. I hope that you find peace within yourselves and moments of bliss light up your journey on this planet. From my heart to yours.

Love and Peace

Samira :)

P.S.

If you remember I started the Violet painting on my previous blog, but I had this on the go too and realised that this should be the next one to exhibit. Stay tuned for the unveiling of my violet painting, the last in the series. Bye.... :)

The Colour Series - Violet

15/5/2014

Here are the first few stages of my painting. Again it is early and I have not thought of a name. I have used different shades of purple/violet. I will do a more in depth explanation of the painting in my next blog. Here are the stages...

Love and Peace

Samira :)

The Colour Series - Blue, ' Express Yourself'

8/5/2014

This is the Fifth Chakra of the spiritual body. Sky blue is a calming, soothing colour that gives the impression of peace and tranquillity. It is self-knowledge and personal expression that gives the individual a voice to be able to speak their truth. It is faith and trust and acknowledgment of the authentic self.

Blue is an intuitive colour full of creative energy that takes into account subtleties from the spiritual realm and articulates them into
existence on the physical plain through art, music, writing etc...

I have decided to call this painting 'Express Yourself', as it is relevant due to the expressive nature of this colour which influences the throat to help you vocalise your inner truth to the world.
I have used the wave form of the water to symbolise the sound wave emerging from your mouth as they move and flow forwards crashing and forming ripples that can influence changes within your environment.

Water, for me, also signifies transformation and the ebb and flow of life. The Taoist consider water as an aspect of wisdom as it takes on the
form in which it is held. It also has the path of least resistance.

So let's see the stages of my painting with the finished result at the end.

Here is a link to some soothing music representing blue and water in some form.
Enjoy the rest of your week !!

Love and Peace
Samira :)

The Colour Series - Blue

1/5/2014

Dear friends,

I have not been too well over the past week so I will be brief. Here are the first few stages of my new painting in 'The Colour Series'. It is going to be blue and the theme for this painting is water. The painting has not been named as yet, but I am sure it will come to me. Although if you have any suggestions then please share, I would love to hear from you.

Hopefully, as soon as I am finished, I will put the blog up, as long as I am feeling better. Otherwise it may end up being next Thursday 8th May.

Take care of yourselves and each other....

Love and Peace

Samira :)

The Colour Series-Green

10/4/2014

If you have been following me on Facebook then you will know I started another painting in green as part of my Colour Series. Well you will be pleased to know I have completed it and will show you the stages in a short while.

Firstly, what does the colour green mean to me? When I see green I picture growth, healing, peace and calmness. In nature it is the colour that signifies life. Green is the soft grass under my bare feet, its nature incarnate, the colour of life.

Let’s see what the experts say. After researching I discovered that green is associated with wellbeing, restfulness, and equilibrium. It has a rejuvenating quality that restores your life force and nurtures your mind, body and spirit. It is the fourth chakra and governs the heart.

Green has the energy of nature, growth and expansion. Mentally it helps to alleviate fears, anxieties and calms emotions.

The green personality in its positive form is a community spirited one who is kind natured, friendly and will help anyone who needs it. On the negative side it is the materialistic, possessive person who cannot part with their wealth and is greedy. The phrase green eyed monster is used to describe a jealous person. An individual can be green with envy. I find it interesting when we often refer to colours when relating to people.

I think it is time to show you the stages of my painting. It is funny actually, but when I was thinking about doing a green painting I had
something totally different in mind, but when I stood in front of the canvas the painting took on a life of its own and turned out totally different.
The end result however turned out pretty good so I can’t complain.

Love and Peace

Samira :)

The first stage consisted of drawing flowing lines across the canvas signifying the flow of life force or creative energy. There are no square or rigid shapes in nature so I thought it would be a good idea to have flowing lines like intermingling energies mixing and combining to form new life.

After that it was a case of painting varying shades of green, rather like the Malachite gemstone. I received a beautiful heart shaped
Malachite from my mother-in-law before she passed away, so this painting just reminded me of it. As I was painting I experimented by mixing the shades to see what kind of effects came
about. The result was pleasing to the eye so I continued. Here are the next few stages….

Here are the final stages… I am happy with the result considering it was a freestyle painting with no planning. I love the merging of the colours almost like different levels of dimensions one on top of the other. I have named it ‘Which Way Now?’

Until next time take care.

By the way I thought I will leave you with this small video which really sums up the colour Green.

The Colour Series-Yellow

3/4/2014

Yellow is sunshine and you know how sunshine makes you feel.... yep.... happy and cheerful. Speaking for myself yellow gives me the feeling of newness, spring and youthfulness.

So let's see what I discovered in my research. Yellow is an intellectual colour full of creative energy, a symbol of happiness, joy, as well as wisdom.

Yellow is the third chakra at the solar plexus and governs areas like the large intestine, liver and stomach as well as other organs in that vicinity. It helps with movement and aids in energising and lifting the mood.

This colour stimulates mental activity and offers illumination and clarity. Yellow, however, is also linked to self-worth and ego. It is using the head rather than the heart. It has a very fast vibration so it is not good if you want to promote calm and peace.

I must mention here that the shade of yellow can indicate various moods, for instance light yellow is alertness and opens the mind. The darker yellows can point to lack of self worth, depression... I think you get the message.

So if you wish to get things going in your life in terms of changes, promote feelings of happiness and joy, get some help with making decisions, then yellow is the colour to use. It is a great way to stimulate the body and the brain, but remember doesn’t overdo it.

Now of course as part of my colour series I painted a yellow painting. It was great fun as I ended up doing an abstract piece. I just wanted to paint a version of sunshine, but with texture. Lovely shades of yellow were used, that reminded me of my childhood days spent playing amongst the buttercups, with the warm sunshine lighting up the fields all around. Colourful butterflies frolicking amongst the flowers feeding on nectar and the busy bees buzzing (that's a mouth full) around frantically collecting pollen for the honey. I just realised something all the things I have just mentioned like the sun, buttercups, bees,
pollen and honey all have a form of yellow in them... lol...

Back to reality. Here are the stages of the painting.

The first stage involved painting the background with light yellow in the middle gradually getting darker as it moved outwards, representing the radiance of the sun.

At the second stage I used petal shapes to form a spiral going clockwise, meaning growth, energising and creativity. I added different shades of yellow to each petal for depth and made the paint thick to add texture.

The third stage involved inserted slivers of white paint between each petal to add more interest and brighten the painting up even further.

Finally I added gold embellishments in the centre to inject a third dimensional feel to it. I have named this painting ' Enlightenment' as yellow clears your mind and helps you reach your goals.

I hope this blog cheered you up somewhat, if it didn't then I know something that might. Here is a music video by 'Pharrell Williams' called 'Happy'. If this doesn't brighten up your day I don't know what will. Enjoy the rest of your day or night.

Love and Peace

Samira :)

The Colour Series - Orange

6/3/2014

Red and yellow combined makes orange. Red is stimulating and yellow joyful and happy. Therefore orange is a warm uplifting colour with the qualities of both.

Orange is great when you are depressed or are having a low mood. It can help lift your mood and encourage optimism. Orange helps you look on the brighter side of life and stimulates mental activity.

Orange relates to enthusiasm and adventure, it is great for spicing up your life. This colour oozes confidence and is a bit extrovert. If you want to promote fascination, independence and social communication then use this colour more in your life. you can wear it, eat it and even surround yourself in it. Just do not overload, remember balance is the key. By the way orange is associated with strength and endurance too, that's always good to have.

So when you are feeling low and need a pick me up or you want courage in a social situation, then orange is your colour. Oh a quick disclaimer this is just to experiment and not a cure for anything. Just saying. :)

On that note here is my latest endeavor. My painting made with different shades of orange. I call it 'Free Your Mind', appropriate to the colour I thought as orange helps the creative juices flow and loves adventure.

Here are the different stages of the painting...

The first stage was painting the background sky in various shades of orange to give it a kind of sunset feel. However I was so into my painting that I forgot to take a photo...oops... Well lets fast forward to the next bit of the painting, the mountain.

The mountain with the stairs, signifies the difficult path in life as it is a struggle to get to where you want to be. Hence the stairs going up, a long hard climb, rocky, tiring, difficult hurdles to overcome along the way.

The balloon is the choice taken to go with the flow, without a care finding joy, happiness and upliftment in whatever comes before you. Viewing life as an adventure where you are the main character. There will be turbulence along the way, but it subsides and the journey continues. You know that problems can occur with the voyage and you could come crashing down, but courage keeps you afloat. So free your mind view life differently so that it is easier to navigate and feels less of a drag. Life can get depressing, but find the courage to continue and overcome the challenges and then carry on.

Without further ado I give you the completed painting, 'Free Your Mind'.

Acrylic on canvas Size: 36" x 24" x 1.5"

Love and Peace

Samira :)

The Colour Series - Red

28/2/2014

I know I said I do not agree with doing a series of paintings over and over again. But this is different because I will be creating paintings in one colour, each relating to the chakras of the energy body.

Our bodies consist of seven energy centres known as 'chakras'. Each chakra is a spiral and has a different colour. Sometimes they become imbalanced and need healing. Healing can be performed by using colour therapy that includes wearing the relevant colours or eating foods of that colour. For example, if red is imbalanced then you would wear red garments or sleep in red bed sheets. You could eat red foods like strawberries, tomatoes etc... In my case I am going to talk about the base chakra, which is red.

The red chakra governs the base of the human energy body and is situated at the bottom of the spine. It relates to various parts of the body like hips, legs, kidneys and bladder areas, as well as the vertebrae. So if you have problems in those specific areas you could look into colour therapy. Some people believe that these energy centres can be balanced by frequencies emitted from the relevant colour.

Now the base chakra also governs your personality traits. Red is extrovert and courageous. It also shows confidence, strong will and spontaneity. On the other hand there is a negative side such as anger, aggression and fearfulness. So balance is the key.

With this in mind I was inspired to create a series of paintings using each colour of the chakra. However, I did use black and white for shading purposes. I wanted to paint a Chinese landscape for a while after seeing a traditional Chinese painting at my local takeaway. I have to say it was magnificent, I could just stand and stare at it for hours. The detail was spectacular.

Anyway I started by painting the background with a pale pink and using a darker shade to put in the distant mountains, as you can see here.

The next stage involved another layer of mountains of a darker shade, bringing it closer to the foreground, as shown here. I decided to paint reflections in the water and a bridge too. I thought it would be interesting to put a couple of trees on top of each mountain.

After that I added more detail to the foreground i.e. bushes and trees at the base of the mountains. Then I added a dwelling and more shrubbery.

But to me it was incomplete it needed something else. Then it dawned on me why not put a person on a boat or a 'junk'. Here it is.

Below are two pictures of me adding the fisherman/woman and last minute touches.

Here is the end product below. I called it ' Rose Water' at the request of my husband (don't blame me for it). By the way can you spot the person meditating? Go on have a closer look... found it yet?

The painting is acrylic on canvas, size: 24" x 36" x 1.5" and will soon be up for sale.

Until next time,

Love and Peace

Samira :)