mary magdalene's lessons | artbytanyatorres

Rebuilding Discipline

Painting in progress I wish I had one more weekend day! But it’s back to work tomorrow. I do in a weekend as much as possible, which is never enough, but is more than I was doing before. One brushstroke at a time, I have 3 watercolors and one painting in progress. And 2 drawings. My list was much longer, but I do what I can. The most important action of the day(s) was starting the right way, with meditation and joy to live one more day. When you have been close to death, appr

Nov 16

Meditation With the Earth

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

Oct 28

Unstoppable Person

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.

Oct 26

The Rituals of Every Day Life

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

Oct 23