Relevé

 Relevé

acrylic, papers, gel medium, crackle paste, tea bag, 

oil and cold wax and colored pencil

on 16 x 20 inch panel

Relevé is a ballet term that means to lift up or rise up.  To do this one must be strong and have good balance.   

Here's a little Ballet 101 for you...

stand straight up with your toes slightly turned out...

then lift up on your toes as high as you can keeping your balance...

raise your arms up high parallel along side your ears with fingertips towards the ceiling...

keeping a slight curve in your arms...

keep your abdomen tucked in and shoulders back...

now hold this position, but don't forget to breathe. 

   Do you feel the energy moving through you as your muscles are flexed and stretching? 

 That is relevé.  

You can apply this to life too...rise up above circumstances and you get that same surge of energy...

a head-held-high, confident, undefeated sort of state of mind.  

It's a good place to be.  

However keeping this position is the hard part...

it requires strength and balance. 

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Happy Weekend to ALL.  Spring is here is full force and I don't want to miss it, so if I disappear or appear less often, you will know why.  I am lurking on blogs...commenting when I can.  You are all awesome and as always, I am so grateful that you keep coming here to visit.