The Animal Paintings

I have always had a deep love for animals and a passionate love of color so it was natural to combine these in my paintings.  I also have a powerful connection to Spirit and spiritual practices. I felt called to paint very personal and up close portraits of these beautiful animals, capturing their personalities.  Each art piece holds a bit of Soul for me, the canvases feel infused with the energy of these beings. I paint the eyes first and find that they have a presence and communicate with me as I paint the rest of them.  Frequently an animal will come to me in my dreams asking to be painted. Sometimes they have a personal message for me but often they are just coming through me, waiting for the person that is meant to find them. I treat each one as Spiritual objects, portals of sort.  These paintings feel very precious to me, speaking in the language of the dreamtime and the soul. My greatest wish is that you find the one meant for you and through them deepen your own connection to Nature and the beauty and magic of Spirit.
Tricia Saroya