Creation of Earthen Man

Earthen Man

A work in Progress

~ Imelda FB Maguire ~

Pondering message from the universe

 Timeless Expression by Maguire Studio ~ 2011

Earthen Man

April 1 ~ 2011

 

 The First Stroke

Earthen Man soaring free

On passion wing

Rest awhile in the palm of Grace

Heart open wide

Full of joy

Enter New Earth clean and fresh

Upon a crystal breath

Witness the birth of Forever Free

On the swing of Heaven’s Gate

Where all souls are equal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

~ Earthen Man ~

Left to right; Sunny Dhillon, Imelda Maguire, Brye Briggs November 22, 2011

Installation and Presentation of Earthen Man

Total Rehab Clinic, Ajax Ontario

Private Collection of Sunny Dhillon

Ajax Ontario

Earthen Man is Presented to Sunny Dhillon
In humble Gratitude
For his generous gift of unconditional caring Love
Delivered through hands of Compassion
Grandest of Grace
to his fellow man
 
 

Earthen Man

Sunny Dhillon

Sunny and Brye have been friends since grade school, they were also mates playing on the same All Star Turrel Soccer League through their High School years.  The two young men went off to University and then on to define their lives, always remaining friends.

Sunny became a chiropractor, he knew that Brye had a troubled leg from a sport accident in his first year of University where he was headed in the tummy resulting in the loss of his spleen and  deep vein thrombosis, impairing Brye for the rest of his life with a very temperamental swollen leg that holds him at continual great risk for a recurring blood clot.

 

Throughout the following years; being concerned for Brye's optimal health, Sunny began to treat Brye's troubled leg without ever taking so much as a dime from Brye for his personal attention and professional care that he administered to Brye. 

When Sunny opened his new clinic Total Rehab, Brye shared with me that he wanted very much to thank Sunny for all the years of his support. 

Together Brye and I began to envision a painting for Sunny to hang on the wall of his new clinic.  Earthen Man is the result of that conversation between a mother and a son who surely are very grateful to Sunny for sharing himself so generously for his special gift to a friend in need.

It was indeed with great honor and joy to be there with Brye to present and instal Earthen Man on the wall of Sunny's new clinic.

Compassion and Grace witnessed in another, indeed inspires us all.

Thank You Sunny

Earthen Man

Monica Cotton

During the work of Earthen Man, beautiful virtuoso soprano Monica Cotton lived across the hall from the Timeless Expression Studio with her husband Kent, two young sons, two beautiful daughters and their wee friend Tybalt the cat.

Heavenly it was to be working away to the sweet voice of an angel echoing through the old walls, down the four flights of spiral stairs, through the building and out onto the street. 

During the last evening of March 2011, while lost in the attempt to define human anatomy for the work on Earthen Man, I  became aware of a grand commotion going on outside the studio door.  Something compelled me to have a look out into the hall to check out what was going on...  I opened the door; the hallway outside the studio was full of emergency people and police along with the two boys and Kent who all stood there in striking shock.

 Monica had been nursing a cold and flu which within a week had taken her life.  Her passing was at 2:00 am, April 01, 2011 while I was working on Earthen Man.

Nothing will ever express the tidal wave that shook the very soul of us all.

When my head finally did hit the pillow which was the next night, I had a dream;

Monica was sending me an SOS from Heaven.

How can I say that you might ask?

Well you see,  I had shared with Monica that my father was an Irish Tenor and that my favorite memory of my Papa is him singing the Ave. Maria while he worked away in his little shop fixing radios and tube televisions.  He sang so beautifully until tears would stream down his face.  All who listened to Papa sing were spellbound.

When Monica taught music lessons across the hall in their family suite, she would warm up for her students with the Ave. Maria just for me, knowing full well that I would be listening, with tears running down my face, her heavenly voice would bring my Papa close to my heart.

Monica, Kent and the boys loved coming over to watch the progress of the painting, so you see, how can this SOS not always be with Earthen Man?

Compelled I am to reply to Monica... message received! 

The following Love Letter from Heaven is Monica's SOS to her family who love her so dearly which she sang to me in my dream that night after her passing.

Love Letter from Heaven

April 01, 2011

Love is everywhere

Everywhere

The strongest heart being so brave as to weep

 Healing tear

In this Heavenly moment

So full of life

The beauty of Joy

Kissed the lip of Passion

One could not dare but to surrender to delight

Lest the dark arrive

Peace                               Peace                             Peace

Home now on the Breath

Here at the foot of Heaven's Gate

Inside the softness of an Angel

The joyous dance of Passion and Grace is surely in the air

Then

The Indescribable Face of God

~ Heaven ~

Listen Closely To The Whisper

Tender is the one to wipe away fear

Shimmer does purple hue 

Still aglow in the silent of night

Humble are we all

In the Divine Presence of God

Echo of a distant realm

Hold sacred oblivion beyond a golden peak

Hidden between the dark of cloud

Softly touched by Creators hand

Heart is lost in a world of illusion and time

Sweet breathless word of Divine

Hold the darkness of night

Listen closely to their whisper

Dear Monica

  Your sweet voice echoes within the walls of Old Alger

So missed by all you truly are, yet never too far from the heart.

~*LOVE ALWAYS*~

Imelda

Thoughts, Painting & Prose By Imelda Frances

Thoughts, Painting & Prose

By

Imelda FB Maguire

1974 ~ 2013

Timeless Expression by Maguire Historical Website

Web Design by Catherine Hooch, Oshawa Ontario
2007 - 2011

Celebrate Life & Love

"It is the little things in life that mean a lot!"

Quote from Patricia Josephine Maguire

Thomas St. Studio

1971 ~ 1980 Oshawa Ontario

Art With Mel

 

~ Desk & Feather ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 36 1974

Private Collection of Mary Haye
Oshawa Ontario

In Barter for a crochet navy handbag with a double wooden spool handle

~ Tiger Lily's & Things ~

Original oil on canvas 24 x 30 palette knife 1975

Private collection of Mary Haye

Oshawa Ontario

In barter for a crochet table cloth.

 

~ Lost In The Mountains of Mourne ~

Original oil on canvas 24 x 36, Northern Ireland 1974

Collector not recorded

~ Pool of Canopus ~

Oil on canvas 20 x 24, 1976
Collector not recorded

~ Castle Hoathe On The Irish Sea ~

Oil on canvas, 30 x 72 palette knife 1975

Collector not recorded

~ Bunratty Castle ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 36, 1974

Collector not recorded

~ Blue & Red Bouquet ~

Oil on canvas 12 x 14  palette knife, 1975

Collector not recorded

 ~Andrew Frank Maguire ~ Silhouette

 7th Lock

Dublin Ireland 1976

Oil on canvas 24 x 36

Private Collection of Brye Briggs

Oshawa Ontario

~ White Tulip ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 30, 1976

Collector not recorded

~ Bouquet for Mother ~

Oil on Masonite  20 x 26, 1977

Private Collection of Pauline and Wilfred Lindsey

Peterborough Ontario

~ A Touch of Old ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 36, 1977

Collector not recorded

A Touch of Old won Honorable Mention at the Art Gallery of Oshawa 1977

~ Swans~pool Bridge ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 36, England 1979

Private Collection of Pauline and Christopher Westwood

Oshawa Ontario

~ Swans Pool ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 36, England 1979

Private Collection of Pauline and Christopher Westwood

Oshawa Ontario

~ Hibiscus Study ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 36, 1979 

Collector not recorded

Hillside Studio

1980 ~ 1999 Oshawa Ontario

~ Baby Colt ~

Oil on Masonite 30 x 42, 1982.

Private Collection of Shandy-Lynn Briggs

Oshawa Ontario

~ Tara ~ Gone with the Wind`

Oil on canvas, 24 x 35  1982

Private Collection of Armand and Bunty (Lucille)

Oshawa Ontario

 

~ On the Beach with Janie Mac  ~

Oil on canvas, 24 x 30, 1984

Collector not recorded

Whitby Station Gallery

1976 -1982

 
Imelda Maguire, Marg Bird, and Marilyn Clack at work painting the Coach for the Gala ~ Orient Express Ball ~  Heydenshore Pavilion, Whitby Ontario 1982.

As a volunteer for the Whitby Station Gallery in Whitby Ontario for several years, I witnessed many wonderful artists unfolded their work revealing the ~ Grace ~ of their craft.  It was all one could do just sit there silently watching in awe.  During this time I was able to explore the dance of the Sumi brush as well as fall madly in love with the art of Sue Tabuchi who greatly inspired the mastery of the stroke; concentration on the freedom of the brush.

Unfortunately I could not find any work of Sue Tabuchi posted on the web as an example of Sue's brilliant mind.  Might you be reading this and know of any Sue Tabuchi work and  have a link please feel free to add your news in the comment box below the post, most appreciative I would be as would the other viewers of this site.

Many Thanks.

God Bless

~*LOVE ALWAYS*~

Imelda

~ Milk Weed Pod ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 48, 1980

Collector not recorded

 ~ Pink Lady  ~

Oil on Masonite 20 x 30, 1980.

Collector not recorded

~ Shamrock ~

Oil on canvas 18 x 36, 1980

Private collection of Leonard and Lori Manning

Oshawa Ontario

~ Geese Family ~

Oil on Masonite 12 x 24, 1984

Private Collection of Laura Manning

Oshawa Ontario

~ Trillium ~

 Oil on canvas 16 x 20, 1980

 Private Collection of Pauline Lindsey

 Peterborough Ontario

 

~ Calla Lily ~ Flower of Peace  

Oil on canvas 24 x 36, 1984

Collector not recorded

~ Purple Wood ~

Oil on canvas 36 x 48 1981

Private Collection of John and Julie Manning
 Oshawa Ontario

~ Angel Cocoon ~

Oil on canvas 26 x 38 1987

Private Collection of Len and Lori Manning

Oshawa Ontario

Angel Cocoon and Fantasy Flower were commissioned by my nephew Leonard Manning to help pay for my travel expense on the Go Train during my first year of the Ontario College of Art.

Indeed I explained to Len that he did not have to pay his Aunty Mel for his painting, a pleasure it would be to do this for him.  Insisted he did indeed, just like a true gentleman would. I am eternally grateful to Leonardo Da Vinci (my Papa’s nickname for my nephew Leonard) for always believing in the artwork.

Blue Madness

 Canvas #1 & #2

~ Blue Madness ~

 Canvas #1
Oil ~ 24 x 36 1986

Donation to the Women’s Safety Network Haliburton Highlands Ontario.

~ Blue Madness ~

 Canvas #2
  Oil ~ 24 x 36, 1986

Donation to the Women’s Safety Network Haliburton Highlands Ontario.

The concept of Blue Madness is taken from the view inside of the mind behind the lashes of the eye; a view that was brought on through a physical experience of the body when mind automatically blocked the mental and emotional pain suffered as a direct result from being rear-ended in an automobile accident. The image that manifested during the first few moments of shock was one of a very comforting sensation of the self floating on on an ethereal pond under the warmth of the sun as presence became that of being a wee fly or frog upon the leaf of a water lily bloom.


All reality of the outside world in that very moment ceased; it had been blocked by mind, or perhaps it was the soul to remove all shock and pain from the  unconscious self.

It was my thought that these two pieces hanging in the Women’s Shelter might bring some measure of calm to the families who visit there for a short while through their troubled times.  

Sometimes it is necessary to take a painful memory of the past from fully expressing itself in the moment by releasing those old fragmented stories of ours out into the universe in some healing creative way. 


It is up to us to decide when to let go of the grieving memories of a past.  Once released out from the inner depths of our inner soul in a loving sharing with the rest of humanity, or either privately within your own heart, such pain then becomes just that ~ a memory ~ the past.  I have discovered that it is alright to look back for a glance every once in awhile but only for a fleeting second to remind ourselves that what was, is now truly gone.  Our look back is only a reminder of our lessons learned.  Indeed we will eventually accept our personal part of that drama however large or small from beginning to end in that particular moment of time to heal our own soul, remembering always to forgive the self.

Remaining to be mindful of that moment of reflection will ensure us not to repeat our unconscious decisions again, painful memories released evaporate forever from our precious DNA by the simple choice of surrendering into the moment of now to heal the images of mind.  Be mindful to hold the thought that those memories are indeed truly gone.

Blue Madness was gifted with great respect to the services rendered to women by women in providing support as well as a safe environment for those mothers and children that have had to flee their home in order to find peace, comfort and care from the tyranny of abusive life situations that have run amuck in our life; out of control.

The Women’s safety network also acts as a liaison for those in need with the many Government financial and care services that help with affordable housing, trauma resource, legal and medical services for troubled families.  The many contacts that are opened to an individual are a direct aid to the mothers and children in the challenging effort to continue to look forward to their brighter tomorrow.

It is our choice to decide when we are truly ready to heal the imprint that comes from physical, mental, and emotional pain; simply release them into the wonder of nothingness.

~ Lily Pad Pond ~

 Study in color vibrations
Oil on canvas 36 x 48, 1987

Collector not recorded

~ Bowl ~

Oil on canvas 36 x 40, 1989

Private Collection of artist

~ Maiden Hair Fern ~

Pen and ink study, art board  1987

Private Collection of artist

~ China Lantern ~

Oil on canvas 26 x 30, 1997

Private Collection of Shandy-Lynn Briggs

Oshawa Ontario 

Study in Color Vibration #1

When the eye focuses on where two colors meet that definable line is called the line of demarcation.  When one stares at that line of demarcation long enough where the two colors meet and are equal in all regards, the eye will pulsate ~ creating the illusion of movement, the entry into the mysteries of universe through the creative self..

~ Hibiscus ~

Oil on canvas 24 x 40, 1994

Private Collection of Pauline and Wilfred Lindsey

Peterborough Ontario

~ Flowering Almond ~

Oil on Canvas 32 x 48, 1993

Private Collection of Pauline and Wilf

 Peterborough Ontario