About Mickie Bellah
Here’s an award I’ve kept under wraps for awhile but figure this is about as good a time as any to tell you that I received the first, and only, Silver Hernia Award from the Public Relations Department of Lone Star Steel Company. I was recognized for ‘carrying the PR Department on my back for three years!” Not totally true, but I wasn’t going to argue with them.
The presentation was made at High Noon in one of the fanciest restaurants in Dallas. I believe other patrons had as much fun as we did especially when my boss put the chain around my neck. I must admit it raises some eyebrows when people read “Awards & Achievements” on my Resume! It was a short-term job but learned a lot from the best p.r. professionals in the country!
I thought about having this 10-pound cast steel masterpiece imbedded in my new patio but then I figured if I moved I’d have to take the whole slab with me … not a good idea.
Enough about my past, let’s talk Art. My paintings can have significant impact on a person’s life, not because I painted them but because of the manner in which they are created. All of the paintings that come through me are Spirit Guided. The energy of the colors sets off a tone that resonates with the person viewing the canvas. As the viewer begins to see the ‘hidden’ images, their vibration increases and they connect with the painting.
I call them Intuitive Surrealistic Abstract Images. I am guided to the colors of paint to use and how to apply them. In a meditative state I will see shapes of images which have no meaning at the time but develop on the canvas. On occasion, colors will also come to me the same way.
Before applying the paint, I use tuning forks to harmonize all the colors, the blank canvas and my Self and ask for guidance from my Guides. Then I move my Self out of the way, slow my heart rate, take a deep breath and begin the painting, in silence.
Once the painting is finished I lay it flat on a special drying rack. The next day I see that the Spiritual Realm has continued to move the paint to be sure that all of the information they wish included is there.
When a painting is dry I set it on the hearth and shine a special light on it. I turn off all lamps, light candles, play some nice relaxing music. Very quickly my eyes go soft and images begin to appear. I do not paint these images, and I choose not to highlight them. If a person doesn’t see what I see they will stop looking. It is important for them to find what is there that could be very significant to them.
I picked up my first paintbrush in 1971. Painting in what time I had brought me some peace from working full-time and running a household. It also increased my desire to continue to develop a personal style. By 1982 I had completed the Famous Artists School program but continued to study with several successful local artists including world-renowned colorist Gustav Likan, who has since passed. In 1983 I started my marketing and advertising company which put the brakes on painting. After 20 years of serving others I decided it was time to serve my Self, so dusted off the easel. Ahhh, the smell of oil paint … I was ‘home.’
However, the subject matter of the past no longer interested me. I wanted to create bold, powerful, colorful canvases. Learning techniques for palette knife was the plan but that fizzled when I thinned the oil paint and randomly spread it on the canvas. I could tilt the canvas and watch the colors mix themselves. All of a sudden incredible images started to appear! Wow! Somebody else was creating this and that’s when I called for my Guides. They showed up, smiling, and we painted another canvas. They are still here!
Because my paintings have personal significance to individuals, they led me to paint the most personal painting ever: astrology birth charts. The chart is plotted based on the date, time and geographic location of a person’s birth. Dominant colors in the painting are based on the position of the person’s Sun, Moon and Rising signs; secondary colors represent the next group of the planets in their chart; the smaller group of colors are representative of the remaining planets. As with my other paintings, the design is totally Spiritually guided. Even though the person’s energy is captured in the painting, I add crushed crystals for Peace, Joy, Unconditional Love, Truth and Prosperity.
No one is more amazed at the final results than I am.
