Saturday, September 24, 2016

Rotorua Art Photography About Peace and Mindfulness. By Janet Keen



Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.,

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“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Jimi Hendrix




“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
Albert Einstein







Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.”
Gautama Buddha




“Peace begins with a smile..”
Mother Teresa


My passion stems from seeking world peace and finding how we can live together creatively rather than violently. Mimi Kennedy


God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth. Pope Benedict XVI



“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”




“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation



“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” 
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations 




“Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”
Mother Teresa



“Mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it, to see a better world.”
Amit Ray, Mindfulness : Living in the Moment - Living in the Breath




“Breath is the finest gift of nature. Be grateful for this wonderful gift.”
Amit Ray, Beautify your Breath - Beautify your Life



“Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance.”
Amit Ray, Mindfulness : Living in the Moment - Living in the Breath






 Creative quote of the week

 “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw



Mosaic making, equals Mindfulness.
Watercolour painting, equals Mindfulness
Collage and mixed media making, equals Mindfulness. 
 Art Photography, equals Mindfulness
Relax, unwind,  be Mindful, come and take a Creativity class with me. 

I welcome all enquiries. 
I can tailor make a class or workshop that will bring you peace and mindfulness for you or your group.

Phone 07346-3435
Email jkeen@clear.net.nz
Text 027 351 3887






Monday, September 19, 2016

Black, white photography and list poetry from Rotorua Art Photographer Janet Keen


                                          Contemplation 








                                         Mystification




                                               Invitation






                                               Beautification





                                         Apprehension 





                                Emancipation





                                           Anticipation







                                       Confusion






                                      Allusion






                                    Delusion









                                             Reaction





                                   Desaturation





 
                                  Affirmation




                                      Multiplication 






                                                          Adoration






                                        Explosion






                                     Incantation






                                            Incubation






                                       Unification






Relaxation






                                            Conception








                                                 Illumination








                                       Revolution 






                                        Juxtaposition
  







                                     Emancipation







                                        Purification







                                           Revelation 








                                              Resolution 

Creative Quotes of the Night
All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception. Ramana Maharshi

"Without love, mountains become unclimbable, seas uncrossable, deserts unbearable, and hardships our lot in life."
—Dr. Gary Chapman

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Buddha

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Carl Sandburg


Revive relax, exercise  your creativity with painting, mosaic making, drawing, writing, photography, journal making and  meditating. 

 Workshop Enquiries: 
Janet Keen, Rotorua
Phone 07 3463435
0273513887
Email:  jkeen@clear.net.nz




Sunday, September 18, 2016

Rotorua Art Photography

                                                    Mystery

                                                      Whisper


The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding. Rem Koolhaas
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/bubbles.html
                                                   Shimmer


                                                  Dazzle


                                              Daydream

                                                     Escape 

                                                    Listen 

                                             Contemplate

                                                  Observe


                                      Raindrop


                                                 Dissolve


                                                       Wonder


                                              Disperse

                                                     Encounter


                                                                        Ping Pong

Mountain Mist


                                                             Puddle

                                               Pensive


                                                                        Deliberate

Fantasy

Remembrance


Janet Keen Art Photography

Transforming images gathered on daily walks around Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty,  New Zealand  into meditative moments of peace.

Photography, painting, mosaic, children's book writing and drawing classes and workshops for individuals and  groups. 
ESOl tuition with art
All ages and abilities welcome


Phone: 073463435
Email: jkeen@clear.net.nz
Text 0273513887


Creative Quote of the day 


“If patterns exist in our seemingly patternless lives — and they do — then the law of harmony insists that the most harmonious of all patterns, circles within circles, will most often assert itself.”

― Dean Koontz, Deeply Odd