Across the Seas of Time: The Magda Paintings

By Dawn Richerson

THESE ARE STORIES in paint that have been alive in me since I was a young child. Inspired by two visits to France in 2016, I only dared to put pen and paint to paper when life presented me with a miracle of completion more vast than any I could dare to imagine. The paintings, produced rapidly, are glimpses into an untold story, threads of a time

• Language: English
• Publisher: Art & Soul Publishing
• Release date: Sep 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781942969730

Dawn Richerson

DAWN RICHERSON is an author and artist inspired by the soul of place, the life of nature & the nature of life, and dreams for a new world. Her books and art are an invitation to connect with all that is alive in you.

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Introduction

These are stories in paint

that have long been alive in me. Inspired by two visits to France in 2016, I only dared to put pen and paint to paper when life presented me with a miracle of completion more vast than I had dared to imagine. The paintings, produced rapidly, are glimpses into an untold story, threads of a timeless tapestry of truth. We are weavers, you and I, moving in and out of time with threads of remembrance. Whether the facts of my essential story of life are true, in the limited way we define true in time, I cannot say. But that their clarity in me is true reflection is certain.

We are here to experience life and life to the full. This was the teaching Magda held most dear. Her story belongs not to me or some chosen few. Her story is our story. Many of the texts that accompany the paintings in this series are written from the perspective of the greatest friend through time, whose heart held the space for her healing. The painting on the right is called North Woods and represents the ways we carry our truth through time. Across the Seas of Time includes paintings put to paper with little thought of execution or artistic rendering. My intent was simply to allow the potency of the memory to be expressed. I created a space for my soul’s story to rise up and take what form it chose.

The stories and paintings in this book are only a sliver served from a singular perspective to those who are passing through in