Heart, Spine, & The Third Eye

"Heart" by Kaylee Hinrichs. July 2011. Watercolors, Pigments, Watercolor Pencils, Acrylic Paint. 5.5" x 8.5"


"Spine" by Kaylee Hinrichs. July 2011. Watercolors, Pigments, Watercolor Pencils, Acrylic Paint. 5.5" x 8.5"


"Third Eye" by Kaylee Hinrichs. June 2011. Watercolors, Pigments, Watercolor Pencils, Acrylic Paint. 5.5" x 8.5"

I got the inspiration to start this collection of paintings a couple weeks ago. I was having trouble falling asleep, and these images flooded into my mind. Colorful swirling nebulas, stars splattered into the distance, and the chakra symbols painted across the sky.
I honestly have no idea what these paintings truly mean, or what I want to say through them.

(Photograph of a star-forming region called LH 95, located in a large Magellanic Cloud that orbits the Milky Way. Photo taken by Hubble Space Telescope. Photo Via Universe Today)

There's something about imagining outer space, what it looks like, the vast expanse of emptiness, the giant planets, imploding stars, that reminds me of how impermanent my existence really is. It also reminds me that my creations will not life forever. Everything is impermanent, and will eventually change.

(Photograph of a spiral galaxy M83 by the Hubble Space Telescope. Photograph via Universe Today.)

Perhaps, I just want others to go to space too. I think we often forget that, outside of our mundane daily lives, there are thousands of galaxies, billions of other worlds and planets. We are very small in the ever-expanding amount of space. And in the grand scheme of time, our lives are so short.

(Photograph of the region around a massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Photo via Universe Today.)

I find this to be humbling, yet liberating in the most beautiful way.