Gold Fades Fast

As brillant as gold is, it doesn't last long. It fades as do all beautiful things.  Here I tried to freeze the brillance of gold in much the same way Van Gogh tried.  Our tools, however, differ tremendously.

This piece was originally painted on my iPad and exported to Photoshop Touch where I combined and blended it with a stone textured layer.  It was then exported to Photoshop, cropped and framed. I like to use different techniques on one piece and have been playing with the options since I got my iPad two years ago.  I am glad to now read about others doing this in the context of Adobe Creative Cloud promotion.  I am kicking around the concept of Creative Cloud.  It would be fun to work with all of Adobe's programs.

The Exchange of Gold

How much of your gold have you given to others to bear?  Did they keep it for themselves, throw it away or reveal their own gold by encouraging you to take yours back so you might dare to radiate your own brilliance?  

 

"The exchange of gold is a mysterious process. It’s our gold, but it’s too heavy for us, so we need someone to carry it for a time, and he becomes synonymous with meaning. We follow him with an eagle eye wherever he goes. His smile can raise us to heavenly heights; his frown hurls us to hellish depths, so great is the power of meaning."

From Alchemy and Inner Gold, a post at the blog Inner Work by Jungian speakers and co-authors Robert A. Johnson and Jerry M. Ruhl, who invite us to "gather round the cyber campfire, share a dream from last night or your waking dreams for a more meaningful life."