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Grab my list of books that changed and shaped all aspects of my life. I've included YouTube channels that have inspired me and favorite Facebook groups and influencers that I follow. If you are searching for your way I made this list in the hopes that someone else might find guidance.

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  • 3 phone backgrounds
  • 1 travel print download
  • 2 mini coloring images for download

 
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Money Manifestation Art and Meditation is an art tutorial, guided meditation, and a 5 day mindfulness practice. This will help you see, feel, and believe in abundance. Attract all your desires while you make a vision board like none you've ever made. See for yourself how creating art can help your mind shift into creating abundance.

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Meet the Travel Artist

Meet the Travel Artist

Hi there! I’m Rachael Shores.  I am living in Erlangen, Germany as a transplant from the US, originally born in Minnesota. One December day in 2016 my husband and I asked each other what was next in our life. All our friends were buying houses and having kids.  Within days we decided to quit our jobs/sell my massage business, sell our two Subarus, sell all our things and move to Europe and try to live in a foreign land.  We chose Germany because my hubby’s engineering degree seemed like the most logical fit.  This was a dream I had never even considered a possibility.  A year later, I get to live out all my wildest dreams, I’m traveling with this great guy I’m married to, and I’m an artist! 

I began training myself to be an artist when I was 4 years old. When I was 16 I was accepted into and attended an arts high school in Golden Valley, MN.  Art has been a way to express myself when I couldn’t find the words. I want to capture the emotion of a place and remind people of the joy and beauty that is within them and this world. I paint in reverence of this beautiful creation. My palette is bright and vibrant and almost impossible for me to tone down.  I “speak” in a variety of styles: surreal vision paintings, storybook style illustrations, realistic pet and people portraits, plein air of my travels, and almost exclusively in watercolor, my passion.

I had 3 dreams in high school:

  1.  travel the world
  2. Get married and live in a log cabin.
  3. Be an artist.

I have traveled the world as well as road tripped around the United States. I worked odd jobs like being a snowboard instructor, a cake decorator, and a salmon seiner in Alaska.  I got to cocktail waitress on Bourbon St. in New Orleans and did a fair amount of manual labor like housekeeping, factory work, and CNA jobs.  Every job I did was to pay for adventure and travels. In the end I visited 34 countries and all 7 continents within 6 years and an extra bonus, I hiked half the Appalachian Trail.  I finished the Appalachian Trail in 2008.

I met my husband in 2006, in Antarctica, where we spent the winter – 6 months – working together.  In 2009 we married and moved to Asheville, North Carolina where he went to college as a Mechatronic Engineer and I became a licensed massage therapist. After college we lived in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Roanoke.  It seems like we were settling into the American life until we realized we both share the same adventurous dream.   One day I’ll have that log cabin, maybe as my little art studio. 

 

I paint dreams

What is your Vision?

What have you dreamed? 

When you ask for support and then you close your eyes, what brings you comfort? 

In the spiritual way of things, as you go on your journey, as you participate in guided meditations, commune with guides or spirit animals, as you pray, as you receive messages in dreams, or rituals what places have you visited? What have you seen? What is the feeling of that memory that stays with you? 

. . .What are the colors?

I see our spiritual journey like a series of fair rides; going in circles, ups and downs, dizzy with fear or excitement and absolutely exhilarating.  At least that is the part that I would like to help you capture.  In the spiritual world, think of me as the photographer at the end of the ride.  I will help you capture that moment of glee and excitement when you took that spiritual plunge that made your heart leap and brought tears to your eyes.   

Let’s bring your vision into this reality. 

 Art is the most basic form of manifestation.  

A painting begins with an idea. Elements of design are applied to that idea. A plan is put onto paper, information is gathered, studies are done, reference photos are collected and then it all comes together to be worked on and worked through.  Critiques are requested, support is gathered from other creators and together challenges and problems are solved until there is a completed piece of work that was at one time just an idea.

Everyone is a creator. 

As I create I commune with The Divine

My service, as a life long devoted artist and sensitive person, is to bring your spiritual snapshot into reality.  I listen. I empathize. I have a vivid imagination and technical skills to turn “I think I would like a vision painting” into a vivid piece of fine art. If you have a desire to have your own personal piece of art I have the tools to bring out a painting that comes from your soul.  This is a collaboration between artist and client. I am your scribe.

Because a picture is worth 1000 words. 

 

[Show picture list]
Peacock
Sophia's Garden
Love Story
Reiki Healing Hands
Three Moons
Attributes
My Sacred Garden
Caravan
My Attributes
Shine On
Community Spectrum
Apple Blossoms
Road Map
Beach Hair

The problem of having a vision is to remember it and keep the focus.

What if you had a constant reminder that lit you up and brought comfort in your life ALL the time?

The Power of a Vision Painting

  • An exercise in bringing a dream into reality

  • The ability to lift your mood every time you see it

  • The possibility for your sacred prayer to be in plain sight and for you to keep it’s secret messaage

  • Your vision will speak and relate to others. 

  • As you share your image you will find connection to those that are receptive

What you Receive

  • A 16×20 inch (41×51 cm) one of a kind watercolor on board, ready to hang

  • 2 hour  video call dream design consultation and live sketching 

  • your painting sealed with UVA protection for light fastness, longevity, and durability  

  • digital images of sketches, designs, progress photos

  • high res file for printing with limited rights to share in promotional/personal materials 

  • Updates, your feedback and input throughout the painting process and finalized touch ups

  • Wholesale pricing for all print orders

  • An intuitive letter about the painting process, symbolism, and messages received through the painting process

  • Free worldwide shipping 

 

 

$1200

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