If Your Heart is Unclouded The Light Floods In

Written By June Lizotte

As I sit here writing my first Blog and Monthly Missive I’m pondering why I didn’t put one out in October. I had written one and then realized it was too focused on a model that didn’t carry the true essence of what my life calling through artistic espression has been. I had plans to promote my web site and all the new ways I was going to emphasize and grow my art business and yet I didn’t sent it out. Why was I so hesitant?

Something seemed a bit off in my spirit and until I could put my finger on it I couldn’t send it. From years of experience I knew enough to wait and not push forward when my spirit feels clouded and is telling me to wait. After nearly a month of contemplating, I realized why and that’s what the first Monthly Missive would be all about.

My heart was clouded with all the things I wanted to accomplish. My goals are many and my dreams are big! I have worked hard to build up more skills, knowledge and understanding of art and my role in it. I needed all that continued training and practice to better fulfill what I knew I have been appointed to do with my life and influence. Even though I have been teaching others to use their creativity to express worship and promote light and love in the world, I was beginning to get clouded in my own ambitions. Even though I am painting more than ever and am very prolific in that regard, I felt stuck with next moves after graduating a Mastery program.

Being an artist, to me, is more than skills- more than a way to make money. It was never about money from the beginning, although all the sales are indeed wonderful and helpful. Yet from the beginning it was about releasing the fire and passion inside me in more expressive ways than mere words, to give an offering of worship to a Creator I had never seen, yet grew to know so well. As far back as over 40 years ago I learned about how much I was loved by an unseen God and began to want to find ways to express my love in return. Inside me I knew there had to be ways to express worship other than spoken or sung words. I felt compelled to put my whole being into it. That’s when I discovered movement as a form of worship. Then I found interest in using sign language to bring more expressive gestures to the movement. That led me into other forms of creativeity with colors and fabric and then to the canvas where I pulled out the art supplies I had loved in highschool. It was so freeing to use art to express what was deep inside. Drawing and painting became my most exercised gestures of worship. Art became a bridge to the hearts of others as people looked at my artwork and were inspired, moved and spiritually impacted. The ephipany of worship through the arts has been my life’s calling.

Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” I knew my why and no matter what I do in business as a professional artist I know nothing must take the place of that. That was the point at which the cloud lifted.

Of course selling art is part of what has been an added blessing and provision, and is my business now as a professional artist, but by far, it’s better knowing that what inspired me to paint prayerful and prophetic art has the power to impact people in their gut. That life and hope which stirs the spirit is why I am so in love with creativity. There is a beautiful scripture that speaks so well of what I am trying to live:

“The eyes of your spirit allow revelation light to enter your being. If your heart is unclouded the light floods in.”

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June Lizotte

June Lizotte is a mixed media professional artist who has spent nearly the last two decades developing her craft. Raised in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in New York, June was always dreaming of a creative life and became enthralled with creative experiences while cloud gazing, dreaming and watching her mother excel in creativity even though she was very busy with 4 kids. Art inspired June all through her high school years. Through a series of experiences that led to pulling out the art supplies after starting a family, June followed her heart and began painting prolifically, even selling her art much to her delight. June’s inspiration seemed to be what was born out of the heavens and due to the nature of her art, she was invited to paint in church services, as a form of worship.

From cloud gazing and dreaming of creativity as a child, to this art life becoming a reality, June has followed her dream to be a professional artist with impact. June began to teach others about inspired art upon request. June’s art journey led to her developing a curriculum to share her insights about connecting with heaven to encourage others through painting. Since 2009 June has been sharing this teaching in the US and even abroad. June tells people “Art is a bridge to the heart”. Although June was self-taught well into adulthood, and had this kind of success, June had a long-standing desire to invest in herself and pursue a formal art education. June’s goal was met when she completed Mastery Program Studies at Milan Art Institute.

June’s art style could be called Abstract Realism. June focuses on form, color and texture with hints of realism in her mixed media application. Her visionary approach brings both beauty and mystery to canvas for a viewer’s discovery. June captures her dreams and impressions, as well as those of her collectors who commission her, with layers of inspiration. These thoughtful compilations of color and imagery are developed using inks, fluid acrylic, pastels, spray paint, her hand made collage papers, oils and more.

June’s studio is her favorite place to be, especially if her husband is tying his flies on the other end of the shared space. Her husband, Mark, has been supportive and inspiring with all of June’s dreams. He built out her first studio in their home, indulged her desires for farm animals and country living, supported her travels to teach and has been a constant encourager. June especially loves life with Mark now that he has retired. They share a love of fishing, birds, travel, checking out new types of food and spending time with their dog.

The future is bright with plans to grow her business with a blog, and video diary of inspirational encounters to share the many emotional responses of her collectors, story by story.

https://JuneLizotteArt.com