T.I.M.E. - Transcend Into Mind's Eternity - R. McDougal/Isle of View

T.I.M.E. - Transcend Into Mind's Eternity - R. McDougal/Isle of View
Now is the time. Here is the place. Slow the race & find your grace. It's time to unwind & find "what you are looking for, is what is looking."

L.A.R.G.E. - Life awakens Rhythm's Glowing Enchantment - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

L.A.R.G.E. - Life Awakens Rhythm's Glowing Enchantment - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Life is a large charge. Plug into the big, cosmic grid & light up your life. Free admission to ride the eternal here & now, & you already know how. Surrendering ego is the key to the door that will let your mind soar. The shimmering patterns are the lit-up lanterns showing you the way home. You are already eternal mind. What more do you think you need to find. Just sit back, it's really great fun - watching all life's visions flow back into One.

G.O.L.D. - Gift Of Life's Delight - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

G.O.L.D. - Gift Of Life's Delight - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Life is a golden gift of luminous mind magic! May we savor every moment in this dream of life. The shimmering colors reflect this moving mosaic unfolding before us. May we be still enough to find the big picture & our honored place in the center of our quiet mind. Let it be told, do not look for gold. Your life is already a golden gift continuing to unfold.

B.O.L.D. - Believing Opens Life's Dream - R. McDougal/Isle of View

B.O.L.D. - Believing Opens Life's Dream - R. McDougal/Isle of View

Life is a “mirror of mind”. What you think, is what you get. Know that if something can be done, then it’s possible that you can do it. Nothing is accomplished, if nothing is attempted. So be bold and visualize a wonderful life for yourself. You can create, and do create your world. It’s been said, “the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. Why not be bold enough to take that step toward your dream? We’re all either winning or learning. Jump into the life’s stream and catch your dream.

S.L.O.W. - See Life's Ongoing Wonder - R. McDougal/Isle of View

S.L.O.W. - See Life's Ongoing Wonder - R. McDougal/Isle of View
Mahatma Gandhi said, “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” Sometimes we get going so fast, that we lose our place. We lose perspective of who we are and where we’re going. Stress is a disease (dis-ease). Ironically, if we slow down and gather our-selves, we can soon remember that place inside where things are clear and peaceful and in harmony. We can remember how to find the balance of our lives and appreciate the miracle of life. Slow down and see. Slow down and be. Slow down and free that safe place of grace, where we feel right at home right now.

F.I.R.E. - Free Individual Rights Everywhere - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

F.I.R.E. - Free Individual Rights Everywhere - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Light your inner fire & join the choir to help sing the world back into balance. Old attachments to greed have no need. And selfish ego needs to burn itself out. A new day is here & we need to steer clear of greed & fear. May love's pure flame help us reclaim the pure name of brotherhood & sisterhood. We all live in the hood, so let's find the common good that will lift us all. Find your healing song & come along to the harmony where we all belong. "We are the ones we've been waiting for."

A.R.T. - Appreciate Ripple's Tickle - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

A.R.T. - Appreciate Ripple's Tickle - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
An energy & a dance is constantly rippling through life's moving mosaic. Take time to reflect on the changing colors & patterns of your life. And realize that every intention & action has a rippling effect, whether great or small. May we be still enough to learn enough to discover the subtle stuff. What you are looking for, is what is looking.

H.A.V.E. - Harvest Awakened Vision's Enchantment- R.McDougal/ Isle of View

H.A.V.E. - Harvest Awakened Vision's Enchantment- R.McDougal/ Isle of View
You can have it all, when you learn to see the magic in everything big or small. The name of the game is learning to frame, so your world is yours to claim. Let go of attachments & appreciate & celebrate the gift of life's miracle.

L.O.V.E. - Let's Open vision's Expanse - R.McDougal/ Isle of View

L.O.V.E. - Let's Open Vision's Expanse - R.McDougal/ Isle of View
Let love liberate life's magic. Surrender ego & open to life & love's nurturing expanse. Unconditional love takes you so far above. Love & compassion are the ultimate fashion. It's always in style & always brings warmth & a smile. "All you need is love."

S.H.A.R.E. - Send Happiness And Reassure Everyone - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

S.H.A.R.E. - Send Happiness And Reassure Everyone - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Be caring & be daring & start sharing & baring your life's gift. The greatest thing you can do for anyone is to make them feel like they’re okay. Open your heart, and respect and support your fellow man and woman who, like yourself, are trying the best they know how to carry their heavy load. The gift of acceptance is the ultimate gift to another. Give a little understanding. Give a little lift. Give a little heart. Open your heart and do your part. Open hearts open magic.

S.K.Y. - Sunset Kisses You - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

S.K.Y. - Sunset Kisses You - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
May the glowing sun kiss the sky & remind you why! Everyday life offers countless wonders, but sunset seems to always be a special kiss of affirmation. The finale after a day's rally. A warming glow to let you know that you can relax & let go. Honor your life's flight through every day & night. Through the cycle of time, may you find the harmony to let things rhyme. Open to the radiance of being & the glory of seeing. It is time for your ultimate freeing. May the warmth & clarity of light give your life a lovely flight.

L.I.F.E. - Let It Flower Everywhere - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

L.I.F.E. - Let It Flower Everywhere - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
The gift of life is a wonderful thing. May we nurture life's gift & honor its many forms with respect & appreciation. May your life be a garden of renewing abundance. May you grow in mind & body & share some of the fruits of your labor. Just be a good neighbor. Get into harmony's vibration. Find the love & appreciation that will make your life a celebration. 

F.L.O.W. - Find Life's Ongoing Wonder - R. McDougal/Isle of View

F.L.O.W. - Find Life's Ongoing Wonder - R. McDougal/Isle of View
The flow of life is always flowing along. We experience life as a stream of consciousness. If we can find the harmony and stop fighting life so hard, then we can “go with the flow”. There is a place of balance and wonder that we can live our lives from. May our lives be an unfolding of discovery and appreciation. May we flow into the harmony and grace of our lives and be carried effortlessly on the river of life. Finally decide to enjoy your ride, and surrender your pride, and put fear aside, and let go. Let worry go, and life will flow.

P.O.W.E.R. - Play On - Wonder Empowers Reality - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

P.O.W.E.R.  - Play On - Wonder Empowers Reality - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Find your passion & let it fashion a life of harmony & energy. May we get our lives in tune & blossom a new awakening. Send your love & energy into helping reclaiming a lost world. Flower into your power! May your insight lift you in flight to find the light after a long dark night. As the Hopi Elders said, "We are the ones we've been waiting for."

H.O.P.E. - Heart Opens - Protecting Everyone - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

H.O.P.E. - Heart Opens - Protecting Everyone - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
As someone said, "I am another you." We are all in this together, & all part of life's living miracle. 
The greatest thing you can do for anyone is to make them feel like they’re okay. Open your heart, and respect and support your fellow man and woman who, like yourself, are trying the best they know how to carry their heavy load. The gift of acceptance is the ultimate gift to another. Give a little understanding. Give a little lift. Give a little heart. Open your heart and do your part. Open hearts open magic. I hope you will.

G.O.L.D. - Give Others Love Daily - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

G.O.L.D. - Give Others Love Daily - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Love is what we all want. Realize that everyone and everything is sacred and deserves honor, respect, and love. We are all part of the miraculous gift of life. Love opens you, and love opens others. To send out love, is to know we are all one and in this together. Be the hero that cares and bares love’s gift, and send others a lift. When you open your heart, you’re doing your part. Start things in motion and open your ocean of love. Open your heart and be the one. Someone once said, “Love never costs as much as it pays”.

B.I.N.G.O. - Blossom Into Natural Glow's Openness - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

B.I.N.G.O. - Blossom Into Natural Glow's Openness - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Bingo! You are winner! You have a life & a perceiving mind giving you instant cognition. So why not open to the natural glow of your own blossoming life? Flower into your power. You are a part of this living, pulsating universe all coming out of your One Mind. Cosmic it is! So enjoy the fizz, while your here on your journey of being. Seeing is freeing. So let go & flow into your own glow. There is really nothing more that you need to know. What you are looking for, is what is looking.

S.T.A.R. - Shine To Awaken Reality - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

S.T.A.R. - Shine To Awaken Reality - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

Just shine & you can find your own warmth & light.

Shine because in the end you will be alright.

When you beam your magic, you open the door

for your mind to find vastness & let itself soar.

Just sit back, it's really great fun

to let everything in your mind flow back into One.

As Les Brown said, "Shoot for the moon,

even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars."

F.L.Y. - Finally Liberate Yourself - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

F.L.Y. - Finally Liberate Yourself - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

Don't hold back. Nothing can harm your mind, because your mind is nothing. Fly into the space of grace that is your birthright. Your mind mirrors the infinite universe. You are it, and it is you. The luminous light of mind mirrors life’s miraculous show.  We mirror life and life mirrors us. When we are selfless, we become one with it all. May you finally realize that the mind mirrors the oneness and eternity of our life’s awareness. Finally let go & gently flow into liberation's glow.

P.O.P. - A.R.T. - Pickup Of Pumpkins - Autumn's Rewarding Treasure - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

P.O.P. - A.R.T. - Pickup Of Pumpkins - Autumn's Rewarding Treasure - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Autumn is the annual reminder of transformation & a shift in reality. May we go inside & find our new balance with our changing world. With change comes the opportunity for new perspective & insights. Enjoy your fruits of today, since we know everything eventually slips away. The end game is to find that inner, eternal flame & know that your luminous mind is beyond birth & death. Let go & flow into your glow. Appreciate & celebrate!

F.I.S.H. - Fun In Silent Harmony - R. McDougal/Isle of View

F.I.S.H. - Fun In Silent Harmony - R. McDougal/Isle of View
"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in." - Henry David Thoreau

S.H.O.W. - Studio Happening Offers Wonder

S.H.O.W. - Studio Happening Offers Wonder

Hi Everyone,

Open Studios Art Tours are this weekend & next.

My studio is at 3211 Walnut, Boulder/ 32nd & Walnut,

next to Twisted Pine Brewery. My studio houses my vast collection 

of vintage objects, paper ephemera, & old toys. It's a visual wonderland

Hopefully, you can stop by.

Here is the link to the Open Studios tour: http://www.openstudios.org/

PS The Opening reception is tonight 6-8PM at the Public Library Gallery.

Cheers & best wishes,

Russell

OPEN STUDIOS FALL ARTIST TOUR

OPEN STUDIOS FALL ARTIST TOUR Presented by OpenArts 2012 Open Studios Fall Artist Tour October 6 & 7 and 13 & 14, 2012 From Noon - 6 pm

C.O.L.O.R. - Change Of Life Ongoingly Rewards - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

C.O.L.O.R. - Change Of Life Ongoingly Rewards - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Every shift is a brand new gift. Let go & accept the ongoing evolution of your life. It's always changing & re-arranging in the magical mosaic of your mind. Appreciate every moment as it's unique gift, because it will keep changing into its new creation. Life is a passing show. So take a moment to enjoy this very moment's glow.

F.A.L.L. - Find Autumn Leaves Landing - R. McDougal/Isle of View

F.A.L.L. - Find Autumn Leaves Landing - R. McDougal/Isle of View
Fall into the magic of your own life. Wake up! This is it. You've already landed. But life is short, so be bold & let your magic unfold. Appreciate & celebrate your journey of life. You are part of the miraculous gift of life. Ever-changing & re-arranging, your life is mind's moving mosaic. Let go & go with the flow. Open your heart & you will know.

F.L.O.W. - Finally Let Out Worry - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

F.L.O.W. - Finally Let Out Worry - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
The flow of life is always flowing along. We experience life as a stream of consciousness. If we can find the harmony and stop fighting life so hard, then we can “go with the flow”. There is a place of balance and wonder that we can live our lives from. May our lives be an unfolding of discovery and appreciation. May we flow into the harmony and grace of our lives and be carried effortlessly on the river of life. Finally decide to enjoy your ride, and surrender your pride, and put fear aside, and let go. Let worry go, and life will flow.

W.I.S.E. - Waken Inner Sanctuary's Eternity - R. McDougal/Isle of View

W.I.S.E. - Waken Inner Sanctuary's Eternity -  R. McDougal/Isle of View
May you finally realize that the mind mirrors the oneness and eternity of our life’s awareness. Eternity is here and now forever. The essence of your mind, which is no-thing, is beyond birth or death.  We can experience the infinite in the finite, when we let ourselves become it. Life is a “Mirror of Mind”. What you think, is what you get. What you don’t think, is the infinite. May you realize and taste the wonderful, infinite, eternal fruit that is your own mind.

U.N.F.O.L.D. - Unlock Natural Flow - Open Life's Destiny - R. McDougal/ Isle of View

U.N.F.O.L.D. - Unlock Natural Flow - Open Life's Destiny - R. McDougal/ Isle of View
Be bold. Let it unfold. Go for the gold.The flow of life is always flowing along. We experience life as a stream of consciousness. If we can find the harmony and stop fighting life so hard, then we can “go with the flow”. There is a place of balance and wonder that we can live our lives from. May our lives be an unfolding of discovery and appreciation. May we flow into the harmony and grace of our lives and be carried effortlessly on the river of life. Finally decide to enjoy your ride, and surrender your pride, and put fear aside, and let go. Let worry go, and life will flow.