In 2000 after a long days work, I came home exhausted, frustrated and angry at the events that took place at work. A friend of mine suggested that I come to her apartment and paint. I laughed and said I don't know how to paint. She responded, "it doesn't matter, it's not about the painting."

The result after two long rigorous hours of painting; I was no longer angry, I felt revitalized and at peace. I had painted the Sea. 

What I didn't realize at the time was for that two hour period, I had a singular vision in my mind. There were no rapid thoughts of he said this and she did that - just one vision WATER.

Since then I have painted in Blue. I have no formal training and according to my brother-in-law who owns an art gallery in Milan - don't have any real talent either (but he loves me anyways). I didn't set out to paint as a profession. It was my therapy, my mindfulness practice, my form of release and ultimately - my medicine. But a funny thing happened along the way, people were drawn to my Blue paintings. They didn't know why because it went against their logical brain of what is good art. At first I thought it was just my friends and family members who love me so of course they want to like them in some subconscious level.   It wasn't until we sold our home and subsequently built a new one that I started to realize that maybe there is something in them. The offers that came in for our home were for the home and for ALL my paintings on the walls! In the building of our new home, every electrician, plumber, air conditioning guy, carpenter person who came through the house would stop to comment on the paintings. I had laughed with my husband and commented that I was clearly the artist for the "Blue Collar Worker" . But finally it occurred to me when I was going through an emotionally challenging period in December of 2015 where I produced well over 20 paintings, that my safe place, my place of inner calm is and always has been The Water. So I paint in Blue - and that is what people are drawn to. At a deep level they too are drawn to the water, not my talent, or the content of the painting. They like them because they offer a singular vision on canvas that maybe helps their mind chatter to stop for a moment. And it is that single moment of calm that they are drawn to. 

For me it is clear being on the water and painting that emotion when you look at the water, there is no better combination to release all the feel good hormones that are already inside of us to calm the mind and the soul. Blue Life is introducing Painting in Blue - Art Therapy in all our on the water wellness programs because ultimately it's not about the painting but about the Water.