Tanya Torres  
Art for Love, Peace and Joy

Today’s drawing of Mary Magdalene [Letting loose.] All day, I have been feeling like something beyond reality has been calling to me, calling me to paint ethereal and surreal images. It’s been a long day, and I have little (time, energy, hunger, desire) left for art. All I have, I gave to Mary Magdalene in this drawing, which is more of a sketch, an incomplete piece that craves color and promises magic. It is in the imagination where Mary Magdalene lives, and from there she c

Today’s drawing of Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene , watercolor on Arches paper, 9” wide by 12” height, 2025. I started this watercolor this week, but was only able to finish it today. It starts with a simple drawing I use sometimes when I want to get some proportions I find pleasing. I remember drawing this “seed” drawing, one of those line drawings that just come out harmonious in a few lines. The image is always a little different even if I use the original drawing as a guide. Watercolor is a medium I use wh

Today’s drawing of Mary Magdalene I’ve been struggling a lot with exhaustion these past weeks, and so I have not been posting daily as I would have wanted. But today I decided it’s been too long and too much exhaustion in the evenings, so I decided to drink some coffee at 3pm. I know that, for me, that might mean a sleepless night, especially since I haven’t been drinking much coffee beyond the morning for the last 8 years, unless it’s the weekend. It’s part of my sleep disci

Mary Magdalene: Meditation with the Earth, Tanya Torres, Oil on Canvas, 18”W x24”H, 2025. I have been working on this painting for several weeks. Each time adding color or detail until it seems finished. It never really seems finished! But it’s got to be all done at some point. It’s time to stop. We tend to look at our completed work as somewhat lacking. It always needs more. But years later, when we come back to it, and reencounter it, we inevitably realize that it was done

Today’s drawing of Mary Magdalene Jorge Muñoz Parral says that God is a creative force that likes those who are coherent. According to him, the most important steps for manifestation are: Intention-Defining our goal or wish. For whom-When we do things to benefit others, we leave aside our ego. Massive action-Action is required. Detachment -One of Mary Magdalene’s most powerful lessons. Neutrality is the most potent state. This is how to become an unstoppable person.

Today’s drawing of Mary Magdalene Ritual or routine? In the morning, I count on my routine to do everything I need to do in order to get to work earlier than “on time.” I want to be early so that I can perform my rituals and get into the role I must play. These little actions prepare me for the day ahead: I place my keys, my phone and my glasses on my desk. I look at my calendar. I think for a while. I make a list. I seek inspiration. Before that, in the subway, I read my be