The Heart of Love Reiki symbolic healing painting with our new love Alexandrine parakeet, Blood Donation Camp

new friend alexandrine bird from paradise

With Alexandrine bird from paradise, the one we had has been caught since past eight months , still no news from her, this one had been stranded on a top floor of a house , people who did not wish to keep him, so here he is, learning to fly, eat healthy, bathe, and of course scream!!!he loves to be pampered!

borrowed cage for the new arrival till he is trained out

enjoying the view from the window sitting on a wooden perch

 The bestest feeling ever, when he flew the top of our buildings and took six to eight rounds and landed, he even answered my calls with whistles,

chameli creeper in full swing, fragrant flowers

 another very heavenly fragrant plant, chameli, jasmine , white flowers in full swung this year, fully loaded with fragrance in the rains! I did not pluck any, as  I do not apply any hair floral decorations, and also flowers live better on plants and for longer time.,
After reading a piece,  Buddha had mentioned that he saw the plant bleed  after plucking a flower, so just do not pluck when there is no need

chameli jasmine flowering plant healthy blooms

enjoying fresh vegetables

white fragrant flowers on the chameli bel

Blood donation Camp on 15th August 2013

doing my very very little bit, first time attended a blood donation camp, feels great!

Every year with the rains I would paint like  wild, this year am focussing the energy, as  thoughts take round and round somersaults in my mind, with sufism and healing, along with happiness maybe some artwork in line.  do not know what and when as the canvas lies still., my hands are full with caring for birds!

Pink hearts of Love painting displayed in contemporary rose gold decor

This painting with the color of love, pink, a soothing healing color of love and compassion, pink paintings rule the heart and somehow make the environment more friendly , open and comfortable.
While I had painted strokes as waves , love waves in pink first, the image of heart, symbolic of love and compassion was  enough, but the symbols used, Chinese symbols, simple,  give another meaning to the artwork, it is better to understand the energy of the painting and also symbols itself guide and direct the brain to produce positive energy, and as each viewer views the artwork, they themselves are the creators of their positive energy , 
Soul mates with true love, a connection with the universal life force, not just romantic love but universal love for nature and the universe. I have always understood that love is a more wider, much deeper and of different level emotion. Never limit this to physical body or romantic love. Here we lay a lot of important on compassion, self love, you cannot give love unless you are joyful from within. Most of the worldly emotional relationship turmoil's come from deeper causes which are never handled. Most people die without actually experiencing true pure love emotions. 

A very good feng shui painting for attracting positive energy in love and marital life as well as  family relationships and to attract the right partner, display in the bedroom south west wall  for best healing  results.  Pink color symbolism is since ages a representation of love and compassion.
Spiritual love, romantic love,  and the love for universe,
"spread positivity and love around", sit for a while, think, focus energy of love and send this gift to the people around, the people you care for, the people you love, the plants, the pets, the universe, try it, it works! be then , prepared for the showering of gifts from the universe, many many folds.
All the Best! Best of Luck, Take Care and God Bless from Rizwana!

Happy Winged Heart art for joy! 

Dedicated professional Reiki Healing artists India, since year 2000.Brand name The Red Pilgrim  Razarts.com

Shipping of an artwork meaning techniques and Practical Tips for packing paintings

Shipping and handling charges is a common term which we see on art sites. Whenever you buy a painting do consider  the shipping costs which will be added with the total cost of paintings. Shipping costs are the costs incurred by the artist for packing and sending paintings to the art buyers destination. Usually the charges come for using packing materials and sending services, courier or postal delivery charges. Many times we see all inclusive prices and I also have on my professional art website one single price that includes packing and shipping courier charges. 

The white tube for holding the canvas in place 

soft muslin cloth for canvas painting shipping

Bubble wrap big roll

final rolling bubble wrap for shipping canvas unframed art

acid free card board and paper to protect art while shipping 

paper painting packed bubble wrap

plastic coating for shipping paper artworks

read framed artwork order packing

small framed paintings order commissioned abstract art

Every art website mentions additional shipping charges added to the total value  of the painting. This depends upon the destination the artwork is going to be shipped which is usually less within the country and more when sending to other countries to art collectors and art lovers. Courier charges vary from country to country and local cities we easily ship within few days but the international painting orders do require higher shipping charges and even take more days to send the parcel the mentioned destinations. I have noticed that international shipping charges are exorbitant and the art price most times is of lesser value than the shipping costs!

Packing of a painting is very important  as the buyer receives the artwork in good condition is very important. The paintings made of canvas or paper are packed differently. Framed paper work have glass which is very fragile and need great care while packing. As also canvas paintings need the care as they may get scratched or torn while transporting. The artwork most times travels from across the globe to reach the art buyer, most of my art buyers are from foreign countries, US, Singapore, Dubai, international sales. 

Tips for packing paper paintings-

Make sure  the paintings  are well dried before shipping. Otherwise the covering packing material will stick to the artwork and when removing the packing the painting may get damaged. Cover the  painting with clean paper on both sides. Use  thick  water proof paper  for  protecting the painting done on paper. In case of thick paint or  mixed media works consider the layer added to protect the artwork from getting abrased  or damaged. Acid free paper covering the artwork prevents any damage to the costly art. I use thick card board to give the parcel shape and prevent the artwork from bending or folding. There are thick bubble wrap that is the final covering to protect from damage and water proof the parcel. Always use water proof bag for shipping artworks. Personally I also put a lot of cello tape to covers the bag because we never know what the parcel might get exposed to till it reaches the air plane, sunlight, rains, water etc.

Packing of  canvas paintings-

Canvas painting that are unframed are shipped as roll in tubes. I prefer the plastic thick tubes since these are water proof. The procedure is we cover the artwork with soft white muslin cloth to protect original painting from any damage. roll it firmly over a wooden or plastic round stick. There are also other options for packing canvas paintings that are not framed. Tubular packing are available  for packing rolled canvasses. While rolling a canvas painting cover the painting with a layer of soft cloth , if required cover with bubble wrap to protect the layer of paint on the painting. Then the roll is put in hollow tube and sealed from both sides making it water proof and covered from every side. 

For framed canvas paintings the procedure is different. Boxes made of wood are required to pack wooden framed paintings. Consider finding a good carpenter to get customized boxes for packing as this has to be sturdy , big sized paintings framed in wood do weigh a lot ! so shipping charges are also high for international sales. I much prefer unframed artworks because the buyers can choose frame according to their choices and home decor. 

Many new  art buyers and  art lovers do like  to buy paintings ready to hang as some art buyers do not have the resources to contact frame maker  and also the time  required for this. and it is also a fact  as  we artist know that making a single  frame costs much more and you get concession of you frame many paintings at a time. It is also important that you choose the right frame to bring out the best in the artwork.  The color of mountings chosen and the size of the mounting  all affect the appearance of your artwork.

When ordering or  buying paintings from any artist do inquire the price with or without frames. As  usually  the mentioned prices are without frames.  

When the painting has to be shipped in your own country the same care will be needed for packing. While sending paintings over seas to different countries to art lovers it is important to protect and care for the artworks so that they reach the art lover collector  in good condition.  The artist has to make sure  about the right correct address of the art lover and always have contact number and destination address clear. It is advisable  to keep tract of the artwork once it is sent to make sure it  reaches the destination safely.

Thanks to my precious art buyers who share the photos of my art displayed in their homes and offices. sharing few photos of my sold painting hanging in my art buyers homes. 

few of my sold paintings

some of my sold artworks

art hanging in buyers space

paintings in my art buyers space

art hanging in buyers home

paintings hanging in buyers home

art displayed in buyers home

painting in buyers home

painting displayed in buyers home

evil eye painting in buyers home

painting in buyers home

How  the art lover buyer receives the painting will surely have an effect on your later sales! I always make it a point to add a hand written thank you note with wishes and also add my professional business artists website visiting card so that he art buyers can remember the next time they need to buy my art. 

On the personal front..Alhamdullilah , a painting is going to be shipped, by the grace of God, ...

Thank You to my art buyers. I surely  do not know whether I have to be happy or sad, both, one of my precious babies has found a home, a carer..hope this artwork titled "Untitled" reaches safely  by grace of God, and brings  loads of good luck and prosperity to the art lover.

The Red Pilgrim -my professional business artist card

While on this spiritual journey of The Red Pilgrim, as I continue to paint healing art...I wish to make simple colorful understandable art, art that heals.

All the Best from Rizwana!

a professional healing artist since year 2000 making spiritual symbol art to spread Reiki energy for personal power activation, self  empowerment, soul healing, family blessings  and Joy with world through my Reiki symbol healing paintings! Razarts

Breath taking Landscape Paintings on Canvas and paper Why I don't paint landscapes

Beautiful Kerala Water Tourist Destination

Breathtaking landscapes, I have painted a few landscape paintings in year 2000 and some few as  the landscapes move from fantasy to reality   There are places which I may have seen photographs but never visited. I have not painted these  landscapes from any photo reference and these are original imaginations of my mind, though you may find similar places in case  you have visited these places

Serenity A landscape fantasy painting on canvas

Serenity and Planet of peace   happened in year 2000 when the thoughts floated towards fantasy  , a place of serene environment, peace , harmony, a place of "Utopia" i had named  this painting  Utopia, a  moment.

Hills of Kashmir oil painting on canvas

Enchanting Kerala Backwaters water color painting on paper

Untitled Mountain Landscape by Mrs Rizwana A.Mundewadi

with a few miniature landscapes of matheran, mahableshwar and kashmir, in year 2000, we had not visited these places then and as of now  I know how much similar the places seem when they were painted on paper.

"Dream" Shikara in Kashmir small  oil painting on canvas

Hidden Treasures Oil painting on paper Year 2009

Landscapes have immense potential, paintings can be done over and over with the same place in mind or plen air painting also is of great value as  the artist brings captures to moment onto the canvas.
As  for my personal opinion I feel it is very difficult to copy nature, you just can't replace the original, but landscape paintings are a good way to bring outdoors inside your home.  But however much I try to avoid landscapes they have this habit of coming up at one time or other and I end up painting on impulse an landscape painting.

Enchanting Europe oil painting year 2013

Enchanting Europe happened on impulse and at one sitting just like the other landscapes. Maybe there is an influence of the Mountains of Himalayas which we visited last year. The flowers in the landscape are those on my wish list for my terrace garden, as we have a few lillies, roses, and one orchid and a few rare flowering plants. Lillies of different colors, now at present we have red and white, and soon trying to catch hold of more colors, the problem is we  do not get rare exotic plants easily, will have to search for them.
The paint has been laid thick, this again create new problems as my paintings do not dry fast due to the thick layers of paints and usually as I do paintings in one sitting it sure takes quite  a few days to dry off. Maybe will learn some new tricks for drying paintings fast in later years.
You can relive the memories and emotions when you view the place in the landscape, hence from ages and till date landscape paintings are the most hot selling among all genres of paintings world wide.
While on this spiritual journey of The Red Pilgrim,  as I continue to paint healing art...I wish to make simple, colorful, understandable art, art that heals.
Rizwana Mundewadi's Healing Art

Pink Light Shower Reiki Symbolic Healing Painting Year 2001

Pink Light Shower a Symbolic Reiki Healing painting water color and wax crayons Year 2001 by Mrs Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Pink light the divine light of the universe, which is absolutely out of this world feeling, divine blessings are always represented by the color pink. This symbolic reiki healing painting is done using a over lapping technique.  As I was  in the process of trying out techniques to find my style of painting, this is what took me back to teacher training class. The journal of techniques in painting I had done on pencil, charcoal, painting, crayons, water color, sago painting, bottle top painting, spray painting, thread painting   and many more.
Kindergarten , We were then fascinated with colors. simple Crayons played a major role in putting color to our scribblings and drawings. Using crayons made  of wax and water color for this technique I have made many paintings on paper where I have used crayons for drawing and covered them with water color wash. Using dark black color in water color almost makes the paintings glow, loved this, maybe will try out in some later years this technique , who knows.This painting is in water color with a  layer of wax turning it into a more spiritual fantasy work.
Usually I do not make figurative art as spirituality divine is much getting over the physical body, and focussing more on the soul. The body being just a home, a temple, a   boat, a place for the soul to exist and which is going to perish, and the soul, the shy soul,  lies behind the cover and emerges gradually ....
Earth energy , the roots that help us to get the mother earth energy and keeps us grounded and well balanced. The divine energy, pink shower of light from divine sources, a blessing, a purification a  shower of divine light, divine love.

The length of head hair, I love long hair, a symbol of femininity and female form,  a symbolic representation of the dedication and tapasya , towards the path of enlightenment, a symbolic representation of being away from worldly pleasures and desires.
The pink shower is a painting done on paper  in water color and then covered  with a layer of wax crayons. The figurative painting is one of a  sort as I hardly have tried this genre, post to 'selling happiness' and 'music flowing' and the latest one an symbolic figurative abstract 'my Green Tara".
While on this spiritual journey of The Red Pilgrim, as I continue to paint healing art....I wish to make simple, colorful,  understandable art, art that heals.
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Camel Ride Rajasthan Wax Crayon Painting

This place I have still not visited... usually the paintings come long before the actual....
Take care,  All the Best!

Look Around your Home and Office for Symbols for Success-Healing Paintings as Symbols of Strength and Prosperity

Symbols of success, symbols of motivation, symbols of hope and wealth,  each object has its own symbolism and our mind reflects the image as having a certain symbolic value taught to us by our ancestors. Healing paintings  symbolism is a great way to welcome good health, wealth and prosperity into your life.
A tall huge oak tree a symbol of strength, a turtle a feng shui symbol for wealth, the lotus flower a symbol for enlightenment, a tiger symbol of strength, the color red  symbolic  of energy , white purity and so on.  Symbolism has been used since ancient times and healing symbols connect with the viewer to affect the psyche and assists to create and environment  of harmony, peace and prosperity.
Look around your home and office, a simple glance will enlighten you on to why you may feel stuck up in life, why does your bank balance not increase according to the efforts you are putting and of course why do relationships not work for you.

Complete Happiness a  small canvas healing symbolic painting by Mrs Rizwana A.Mundewadi

An empty house, a strong symbol of yin, negative dark energy, is your house looking empty without appropriate furnishings , furniture decor, all this is essential for the energy of your home and office. This does not mean going over board and having costly renovation, add a few touches, color paint, furniture, artefacts, paintings,  to improve the energy of your home and see your personal and financial life rise.
Broken  paintings and artefacts like broken sculptures, creaking furniture, torn furnishings all lead to energy drain and takes away financial energy from your home.Add pictures of happy family, success medals or awards, motivational paintings, eagle, elephant horses sculptures and paintings for recognition and wealth.
With costly paintings you may also keep changing or rotating costly paintings with a different work, a print  or hanging them in some other room of office for a change. This will immediately uplift the energy of your room and office and will bring a surge of new energy which will show  in form of creativity and new job offers, business opportunities.

How to attract fame by symbolism by Feng Shui Painting by Rizwana

Bedroom Painting for Attracting Love and happy married life, feng shui paintign by Mrs Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Education Luck Tower attract good grades in school and college, business ,feng shui painting by Mrs Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Motivational , colorful hope, symbols of wealth artefacts are a great way to bring in good luck,  and prosperity into your home and office.

Surround yourself with symbols of hope, positivity, energy and great life and this same energy will be attracted towards you and you will see the difference.


While on this spiritual journey of The Red Pilgrim, as I continue to paint healing art...
I wish to make simple colorful, understandable art, art that heals.
www.razarts.com

The Art of Glazing in Painting How to use Glazing Technique in Paintings

How to use glazing techniques in painting. Glazing is a technique of laying transparent layers of paints one over the other considering the effects they produce to the viewers eye. Usually glazing is done using transparent colors and not opaque colors in oils as the effect of glazing is only seen after many layers of thin paint.
Glazing was in fact a protective layer on the painting by applying thin light brown varnish to form an protective cover for the precious oil on canvas paintings.
Color field painting has been on my mind for many years but never tried this technique. Laying of paints in thick texture was  very important to me as for this I have chosen oils over any other medium. Water color, thin, transparent has never come out good for me and the few works that I have done earlier are the only proof that I have tried even this medium, water color.
Glazing is not easy especially of you  don't have patience, it takes time, a lot of time. Patiently thinning the paint with thinner  or dissolver and waiting for every layer to dry off.
Colors like yellow when painted over with prussian blue give a lovely beautiful green. A simple lesson for every person who has studied art but for me a new discovery, a process of beauty. The newness of each color, each stroke, innocent strokes bring out immense feelings of happiness. Glazing can also help to give a shine to your artworks when used as thin layer over the painting.
Color study is essential for glazing as to understand the effects of each color over the other.

Few simple tips on glazing-
It is very important that glazing requires very thin paint,  but not too thin that the color looks muddy.
Let the layers of paint dry off well before next coat other wise the previous layer of paint will get mixed with the new layer of paint and form muddy color.
Study color well before selecting for glazing art technique in painting. Understand how the effect to the eye each paint will give on reflecting of light if you want a specific effect.
For creative results you can glaze only few parts of painting and leave the rest try it looks great. Can layer  on some parts with glaze and leave the rest with original color.
An after thought, if this does not work use the canvas by repainting over it, enjoy the process of glazing!

                                                Rainbow Healing Stone Abstract Symbolic Painting by Mrs Rizwana A.Mundewadi

As I continue to use Reiki Golden Symbols for purification also the Yin Yang symbol for balance and harmony  forms the central core of the concept. The painting has dried well as with orange background the concept again of healing stones. Amethysts purple, blue topaz, pink rose quartz, green emerald and jade stones, the fascination never ends , another artwork on healing stones.The concept of rainbow colors in healing stone, the effects on the psyche,  using vibrant colors, (now wherever you see tons of color on paintings you remember me) Glazing,  has given a new look to this piece of art and transparency was never so beautiful. Enjoy!
While on this spiritual journey of The Red Pilgrim, as I continue to paint healing art...
I wish to make simple colorful, understandable art, art that heals.
You can buy paintings from my website shipping is free.
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How about having commissioned artwork orders

Commissioned artworks are a great way to get a customized painting according to your choice of size, colors and even symbols.
Healing in all form in healing feng shui paintings can be made according to the energy requirements and healing required in your life.
You can buy or order customized paintings with specific intentions from my website Rizwana Mundewadi's Healing Art.
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Recover from past abuse, healing past karmic hindrances in this and past life

Finding your soul mate with Reiki symbol healing art

Customized paintings are unique energy paintings. Every individual and every soul feels the lack of energy in their life journey and customized energy abstracts are a great way to complete the picture of your life with my assistance and specific  Reiki symbols. 

Especially Reiki healing art has been found to work wonders with past abuse, past life emotional and karmic blocks and relationships challenges that become such powerful blocks that people are unable to form lasting relationships and even struggle with normal married life and sexual relationships are always a pain for them. Reiki symbol Harth and Se he Ki has been found to bring immense benefit with sexual abuse people. When we apply the Gateway to heart symbol opening  up our heart to give and receive love,. to form trusting and bonding new relationships,. to open our heart to love. All the bitterness and hatred gradually dissolves and brings immense satisfaction with life. total perspective changes from being a culprit, blaming one's self for all that happened to us... to a person who was chosen for the karmic lesson. 

Zodiac symbol best wedding combination cards can be made by The Red Pilgrim

Chronic diseases, pain,  customized healing art can be made

When I make a customized Reiki symbol healing painting it is made with lots of mediations understanding your soul purposes. People may feel they face wealth blocks, or are not finding the right soul mate, suffer repeated losses in business and wonder why same things keep repeating in life.

We have to identify the cause, then bring in self acceptance and then the next. step to welcome fresh energy for future progress. 

Remember unless the karma is healed you keep repeating the same mistakes and same experiences keep on coming in your life.

Hope this helps!

All the Best from Rizwana!

The Red Pilgrim! Professional reiki healing artist India since year 2000 Razarts.com

Meaning and Symbolism of the Reiki Seichem Midas Star Symbol in healing Paintings

Reiki Seichem most rarest and precious symbols is The Midas Star. Healing art and paintings with reiki symbols for the purpose of spreading healing around the globe this Reiki Seichem symbol is another way to spread positivity good luck and harmony around.
Observing stars in the night, mid night and early dawn brings new discoveries and as I love to watch the quiet sky, and the abundance of stars on a clear night it has been often said by healers that the core star of each individual lies in the sky, you have to connect to this star and see the mysteries of life unfold , giving new meaning to your life, your life purpose.
The painting "Midas Star" has come upon with amalgamation with knowledge of feng shui and Reiki to make a beautiful colorful simple painting.
As the name suggests our first thought will of course be of the famous tale of the Midas Touch, the touch of gold. As often many times I have mentioned  the Symbols itself have no meaning or healing powers, it is the intent of the sender, healer,  and the receiver , healee that makes us heal.
Midas Star is a powerful symbol to attract all forms of luck and prosperity.  This does not mean only wealth and money, the symbol is used by healers to attract all energies that benefit in over all life issues.

The Midas Star symbol Healing Art " Blessings Green Abundance" by The Red Pilgrim Rizwana A.

The symbol for affluence, The Midas Star, and wealth, not just money, but, as money is the way to many successes and also a means path for achievement our goals.  Most of  the things in life we  need to do  are surely affected by wealth and power.
writing sigil for money quickly in this You Tube video. 
Feng shui  symbolism of the  colors and shapes , following the element theory and the corresponding shapes for each element, their feng shui colors makes this healing painting very colorful and bright.Sacred shapes and symbols  form an important part  of healing paintings.
Gaining access to the universal power of healing symbols makes one open to receive and give healing and love towards self and others.

The writing of this Reiki Seichem symbol begins from one stroke and continues to completion.  Beginning always from below and moving upwards, the movement for success. The inter connection of lines forming this beautiful symbol itself is an healing process, and try it, it is difficult to make when your personal energies are not in balance.
The Reiki abundance symbol is actually a life saver and works miraculously on life issues with attracting abundance and of course money luck. It is actually a magic star that will show direction to your life. If you have chanced upon this page, you are lucky! if you have lost track of struggles, and want some serious changes take action now! Welcome the Reiki Midas Star!
While on this spiritual journey of The Red Pilgrim, as I continue to paint healing art... 
I wish to make simple, colorful, understandable art, Art that heals.

Vibrant Reiki Abundance Opulent healing painting displayed in Gold Off white decor

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Rizwana Mundewadi Wishing You All The Best! 

 A Healing Artist selling original art @ The Red Pilgrim's Soul Perk^Up Healing Art 

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