Author Archives: andreatancrati

This is a folk story from the North western Canadian indigenous people that tells about darkness and light. They call it The Raven that Steals the Light. (but I think it was the old man) All the light in the world has been hidden by an old man so there is only darkness. (Think ofContinue reading “Raven Light Saver”

After a stint of feeling like a fish out of water, I painted this to remember that I’m not really a fish at all. And sometimes that feeling of not fitting in, is just a passing feeling on the way to some different adventures. Maybe everyone feels a little out of sorts as they getContinue reading “The Energy of Peacefulness”

Life force, (energy), is in spaces all around . It takes up space inside cells. Energy seeps from our pores, flashes from our eyes, hovers around our being. Our aliveness is felt. This painting is a reminder that what is invisible to our human eyes, is unmistakably there. The raven in the corner is fromContinue reading “Magic Energy”

For as long as I can remember, I have loved peace. Growing up, my parents probably fought more than they didn’t. When they weren’t yelling at each other they were yelling at us kids, if they weren’t yelling, then they were telling us to do stuff and we would, of course, do everything wrong. Contention.Continue reading “Nesting Peace”

This is a painting that shows how pliable and moldable a heart can be. Sometimes love has to stretch and expand and push into different shapes to fill a space. Sometimes we have to let our own hearts be squished around a little in order to orchestrate growth. I think this painting was for meContinue reading “Bubblegum Feelings”

This heart is a contented growing heart. It’s big and getting bigger and sending out Fibonacci spirals of love into the atmosphere. It represents how anyone’s heart can grow and become bigger (in the metaphorical sense that anyone can feel and show love in bigger ways). Which makes the energy around us feel more lovingContinue reading “Growing the Energy of Love”

Sea turtles don’t mate for life I found this out while doing research for a commission I did a few years ago. My surfer son had just moved his family to Oahu, so I was lucky to spend a month or so there hanging out with his adorable beach babies. There was a whole thingContinue reading “Turtle Love”

This painting is about speaking words with love. Talking through our hearts, as in putting our heart where our words come out. Gentle words inform our environment. I think even plants, flourish when spoken to kindly.

If you know the song Bridge Over Troubled Water, you might remember the third verse. It starts out : “Sail on Silver Girl…” I did a handful of paintings with the theme of a bridge over troubled water. People can be the metaphorical ‘bridge’ over the ‘troubled water’ of another’s life circumstances. There seems toContinue reading “Silver Girl”

I have to title and do a write up about each of the paintings I have on display in the gallery in LaJolla. It’s a bit of an undertaking, but I feel like doing it on my blog might make it more fun. This first painting is one of a set of two. I hadContinue reading “Birds Fly Up”