Symbolism of Musical Instruments In Old Famous Paintings Insight /where to display music paintings?3 music paintings to avoid

Music has played an important role in our life since ages and artists have been inspired by music and painted a lot of musical instruments. From the famous Vermeers paintings of musical instruments to Picasso guitar we know how music and musical instruments make way as inspirations for art.
Johanees Vermeer must have loved musical instruments and expressed in many artworks. Instruments and music was an important part of the early period peoples life style.
Where only the rich and affording could indulge in this passion of music and playing and listening to music in concerts and programs was only for the few elite royal rich people. Harpsichord that looked like a piano was triangular in shape is seen in many of his works.
 The more rural local life style of people during his times were music was played in weddings, festivals and occasions but Vermeers works represent only the elite class with special musical instruments maybe where he must have been exposed to in a collectors home. “ A Lady standing at The Virginal” another beautiful piece of famous artwork by Vermeer also represents the elite upper class women, as it is found that ladies rich and upper class indulged in learning to play musical instruments.
The noble ladies were learned in music and usually formed as important subjects and inspiring artists.  We see Casimer Van Dan Daele “Two Women making Music” one of the examples of lots and lots of beautiful ladies playing lute or guitar in ancient rare and famous musical instruments paintings.
Instruments that have been since in ancient paintings of famous artists were guitar, piano, lute, trumpet, violen perhaps a symbol of wealth and royalty. The more humble instruments like the mouth organ or the flute still were never much seen in older famous artists works. Except for “The Girl with a flute”  which shows a flute in the lady’s hand. “The Guitar Player” “The Concert” “The Music Lesson” all indicate the strong presence and importance and influence of music in the life of the artist.
While early artist displayed musical instruments in somewhat realistic or symbolic manner there was a  whole lot of understanding and explanation for the importance of music and even today artists love to paint musical instruments as they represent a vehicle for happiness , enjoyment freedom, joy and peace.
From the cave men who found music in broken shells and hollow bones of animals music has come to play an important part to connect to our soul. The ancient Egyptian paintings also had many instruments mostly the lute in paintings.
The Chinese culture respecting the elements and wind has many musical instruments such as flute, drums and chimes, bells. Many types of flutes made of wood, silk threads, and stone used to produce music. Clarinet and saxophone with different sound levels also is seen in few artworks. The more influenced sufi works and Arabian artworks also have musical instruments like the duff, the Oud, Tha Kamanjah( violen), The Qanum, the Nay (flute) etc.
While the instruments in artworks , we see some detailed whereas some symbolic representations of emotions. An painter need not have complete knowledge of musical instruments for them to get inspired by the music coming out from these pieces. It is the emotions, ecstasy and joy, the heart hitting chords that make way for some inspired symbolic musical instruments artworks. 
Then the very famous father of cubism Picasso and Braque artworks influenced by geometric shapes. The famous Guitar took an important role in  his works.
“The Three Musicians” cubism painting by Pablo Picasso The left one playing clarinet, the centre playing guitar and the right holding music sheets, and then  “The Old Guitarist”
Today music has come up in many forms and many instruments right from the more modern key boards, pianos, to even innocent water bowls from the Chinese culture, playing music is symbolic of happiness and relaxation. We see a lot of abstract, cubism, realistic and surrealist fantasy music paintings today and it was not that I have not been influenced by these lovely instruments . While we see bold music abstract paintings with vibrant energy and colors we have drums, and electric guitars today that have some up in music instruments paintings, we also love the flute that is seen more in love paintings.

While many artists today also paint along with music and make great abstract works on notes of music we also see artists influenced by contemporary music styles and instruments. Soothing Music is happiness , music is peace, music takes us to another level, of spirituality, and instruments are means for happiness. Displaying symbolic artworks of musical instruments symbolize happiness and invisible positive feng shui energy.

Music and art go hand in hand in uplifting the energy of any space and giving that extra happy force energy to attract good health, happiness wealth and prosperity.
Best place to display music symbol and music instruments paintings are relationships sector. Feng shui elements theory respects the symbolism but metal in south is harmful. Then North too is good to open up opportunities and career luck for the home owners.
Music is flowing energy and will keep activating the sector if the art work is made with that intention.
We also see immense benefit in west sector as this is the creativity sector and especially for musicians and artists having music paintings here will symbolize increased creative energy luck.
You must be wondering music is such a happy subject so is there anyway music art feng shuii can harm you?

Music Flowing Exclusive Old canvas figurative abstract music inspired painting

Yes, there can be serious effects with choosing and hanging incorrect energy music paintings.
1) Broken instruments in art and barren landscape will bring downfall and loneliness.
2) Incomplete instruments painting, abstract music instruments painted in paintings will bring incomplete feng shui energy to which ever sector they are displayed in.
3) Distorted, that is the new word for modern! do choose carefully modern musical instruments paintings as they bring out a distorted image of reality to you. your life perspective will change gradually viewing such art over a period of time.  We see sculptures with big heads, elongated hands, no feet, or broken feet, and maybe no eyes..such images bring in negative energy to any space they are displayed in.
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Paintings to Improve health and relationships with Feng Shui Art Art for Family Harmony and Good Health

Paintings to Improve health and relationships with Feng Shui Art  Art for Family Harmony and Good Health
Family comes first and we all wish that happiness and good health prevail here. With spreading the circle of love among the family it is important that you also consider the feng shui rules and use this for attracting beneficial energy for health and family relationships. Symbols that can help to attract more beneficial energy into your home with good health, happiness and wealth can work wonders to your family life and peace and also thus affecting your external life, social one too.
The east sector corresponds to family and relationships energy as well as symbolizes growth and prosperity. Good health energy feng shui location falls in the east sector and this can be energized to attract more positive energy here by hanging specific feng shui paintings representing growth, health, happiness and wealth.

Good Luck Prosperity Plant for east Feng Shui Bamboo

Sunflowers in Wild by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Pink Roses in Green Vase by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Harmony by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

The geometric shapes that correspond to this area for the element wood  is tall, growing upwards, rectangles and the colors in feng shui are green and purple.
This area also enhances the elders sector and thus benefits elders of your family and makes the bond healthy and stronger. In case you have strained relationships with your elders, parents or inlaws this feng shui area needs some tweaking and you will hope to see great results in healthy improved relationships with elders and family members. 
Attract this beneficial energy into your  home and life by improving family relationships, health and wealth. Objects and images of tall things and ones especially that grow upward symbolize good feng shui and uplifts the energy in this space. Artworks that symbolize or incorporate such shapes can be beneficial to activate this corner.
Even the frames of these artworks can benefit with feng shui knowledge, be in this shape with golden or maroon borders.Keep tall wooden strong cabinets here to enhance this area, but remember to keep this clean. In curtains, upholstery, furniture,  you can add this shapes or colors and attract good feng shui
You can grow tall plants here and symbolize happiness and wealth growing, but do take special care to maintain the area clean and clutter free.   
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What to do with Gift Paintings Feng Shui Tips for paintings that have come as gifts

Gifting painting is one of the way to give a personalized and costly gift.  Many business associates, management professionals and rich class prefer to gift a unique original oil painting that represents some symbolism and also is representative of their financial position. People not only are overjoyed with this costly gift but also display them in their homes in special places like living room  as well as bedrooms.
Then comes another aspect on occasions  like getting gifts in marriage for the couple, where people may gift an artwork fort eh happily married couple. Also it will depend upon the relationships the couple has with the person who is gifting them ,that the feng shui will begin the play here.
When to display and when not to display paintings gifts in your home-
Display painting gifts examples of a few good paintings when they are :- 1) Colorful flowers, bouquets, baskets or green plants 2) Landscapes when they are colorful, bright and sunny, not having violent water waves, and flowers or colorful boats 3) Animals that are tamed, looking cute, and soft, lovable emotions depicted,  4) Wealth symbols like money, ships, antique vases, colorful box, jewellery ,  5) Birds that are colorful, happy, moving in one direction, also those that symbolize happiness doves, rooster,  peacock, pigeons, sparrows, etc 6) houses, and boats symbolic prosperity, 7) feng shui paintings for good luck and prosperity wealth career travel etc

Gifting Ideas in Feng Shui

Do Not Display these gifted  paintings even if they are gifts from special people- 1) dried landscapes with sun setting, angry waves landscape, drought and cactus, dark gloomy colored landscape, 2) Angry hungry animals birds, violent ferocious animals, birds that feeding on dirty food and garbage,  animals or birds about to pounce or bite, angry horses about to stomp  3) Broken ruins homes, cracked trees, half figures of body parts or objects, abnormal figure of human body in dark colors, 4) Lonely single people in landscapes, single figures, single objects like candles  especially never hang them in bedroom. 5) religious symbol artworks of God and God Figures, idols, specific religious places, if you or your spouse or not follow or are comfortable please do not hang them.
 These are only a few examples of paintings gifts gone wrong and it is ok if you are not comfortable with some artworks got as gifts , you can store them if they are precious valuable or sell them to an art  lover or if you really can’t do away then store them for later use when you can hang them in very less used areas. Whatever the relationships are of the gifter it is important that you are going to be exposed to the energy from the artwork when you hang these paintings in your home and it will affect you an your family, so take the right decisions.
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Where to hang bird paintings Never Display these Bird paintings Symbolism of wish fulfillment birds in feng shui artworks

Birds have been symbolic of bringing growth , happiness and prosperity. Since ancient ages birds have brought news from far away lands and many love stories swear by sending messages through white doves, birds.  Birds in feng shui have strong symbolism as they represent heaven luck. Colorful feathers and their life style to soar high in the sky are some important symbolic considerations why birds are of great value in feng shui.

Flying Birds Feng shui painting

Birds in Feng shui also represent growth and prosperity, wealth. While people still believe that bird droppings over your head brings about some good news removing or breaking their nests is a bad sign of ill luck coming your way. Displaying bird paintings at home or office is a way to invite this luck into your lives.

Bird paintings when displayed at home or office invite new opportunities, new friends and also business offers and wealth.  When displayed in education sector they bring about fulfillment of foreign academic travel luck. There have been great feng shui success cases where people have displayed tow love bird sand found their true soul mate in life. So also unhappy marriages and relationship problems have been sorted by displaying happy couple birds paintings.

The birds in your paintings need not be actual photographs of birds and can be artworks with colors and energy that you love. Today we see a lot of symbolic modern contemporary bird paintings that can go very well with your home decor and life style. 

South west can benefit for relationships and family ties becoming stronger, spreading love between family by displaying bird paintings.  Symbolically making a customized healing feng shui symbolic artwork with the of your wish along can help immensely. Example if you wish your partner to return hold the image in the beak of the bird and display it coming in with good news. So also if you wish for success in a business proposal , good news, the same works here with the specific image of business proposal you want.  These are termed wish fulfillment birds in feng shui artworks.

Displaying a peacock, rooster, doves, sparrows,  phoenix, flock of cranes, swans, love birds nesting,  all symbolize good luck and prosperity.

Feng shui Bird Symbolic Healing painting by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Usually according to feng shui the element wind and sky the ruling element is metal and sector is north and north west. But you can also display birds in other sectors provided the artworks has symbolic colors and images of that corresponding element in them, in other sectors to invite a different energy in your life.

Never display these bird paintings at home or office-

1) Angry birds- represent fighting energy that  spreads into your home and office.

2) Dead birds, bad feng shui stagnant energy , blocks your life energy.

3) Vultures and man eating birds, bad sign of distress for business and wealth.

4) Single lonely birds bring an energy that may end up leaving the person alone.

5) Abnormal birds, injured, sick, lonely, tired, sad,  representation of birds in artworks is not a good energy and must never be displayed at home or office.

6) never display birds paintings with images of birds in relationship area going out of the home as they take away most of the luck and also many members of family move out, leading to strained relationships and empty houses.

Consider these few simple tips before buying bird painting and invite heaven luck into your lives.

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wrongly hung horse painting can create more havoc in your life than bring in prosperity Is your Horse Painting Energy Trampling Your Life

Horse paintings have come to take a prominent place in buying of art due to this year being the  Chinese Year of the Horse. From one to pair to seven or eight horse are in paintings running, galloping or striding away with lots of energy. Some symbolism tips while buying and hanging horse paintings.

Have a look at different horse paintings of different patterns and elements.  A pair of horses looking like fighting, playing over, maybe few horse all  running different directions. Some works show off all horse running in one direction and one or two in another.

While horse paintings are proved as feng shui energy luck cures and help to attract loads of good luck, wealth and career energy they also have some important energy rules while selecting horse artworks. Sometimes unknowingly the horse energy might trample into your life energy and create havoc without you even realizing.

Trampling or stamping actions of horse are also often seen in artworks of horses.  The horse is ready to charge with hoofs raised and anyone going under it will be trampled to dust. Symbolically the horse work may have great colors and strokes but energy wise the artwork will have this energy all through and spread it wherever it is hung.  Such works emit an emotion of fear and restlessness while viewing them often but some people select such works of art and even display them in prominent places in their homes . If such horse pieces are displayed in any area they will emit a negative energy to the viewer and they will always feel threatened and in fear of getting over ruled by competitors.

In spaces of element of water they will bring energy for career but the bread earner may have head strong motivation for only work and tend to neglect health or family. Children suffer by horse paintings a lot as this is a very strong horse energy and they feel the over powering presence of being trampled by running horses.

Stamping foot or hoofs in charged motion are loved by people as they see the visual impact that the energy is ready to help them move ahead and also increase wealth and welcome new opportunities. In real facts, observe the horse, they are charged up while running or mostly only run with fear or force.  Also the energy coming from galloping horse is very strong, imagine standing in between a group for running horses, emits fear of getting trampled or stamped, crushed  below.

Ride a horse, this will give a better understanding of horse energy. First of all they are so focused that they become insensitive. They do not look side but only see ahead which might be great for business and wealth but not for family and personal relationships. Also when you sit for a ride on horse the world is seen from the view of the horse and most times such people are off handed views and tall claims, which may not go off well with other business partners or bosses.

Now such same energy into your home, feng shui , any area this will bring out the same energy response from the viewers. Children who do not like horse riding may get scared of the work of art hanging on your wall. Maybe a spouse my feel threatened or over powered by this energy, which might work both ways, either they work more for success or feel threatened when another partner works more, such works outside or in bedroom create a strong energy not good for bedroom comforts.

There is also a few horse paintings which can bring in loneliness and end up making the viewer alone.  When you are exposed to such energy for long periods this gets embedded into the mind and psyche and begins to manifest itself in reality.  Gifting horse paintings as they will be loved by everyone is another myth as the receiver may not be comfortable with horses or horse energy, unless you know that they are passionate about riding horses!. So also hanging this gift in a wrong place may bring ill luck, restlessness,   to the receiver than good luck.

Another emotion observed from horses is that they only run or make sound when they see a female or hear some loud sound, then they run. They run very fast stamping and crushing anything that comes  in between and stop only when they are tired by the time many things are destroyed.

Not all horse paintings are bad and most are loved by people due to their feng shui energy  and symbolism for benefit for wealth and prosperity.  Select horse paintings with care and also hang them in correct places to benefit from their energy , a wrongly hung horse painting can create more havoc in your life than bring in prosperity!

All the Best from Rizwana!

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How to overcome life struggles with reiki symbol art Healing struggles and problems. with Reiki Healing Art

A very important use of reiki symbol art is healing struggles and problems. Any problem can be solved with use of reiki art energy . Karmic past live issues that block progress can be healed to make way for a bright future. The intentions have to be clear and pure, again I mention pure and clear because negative feelings, harm to others and jealousy to other will not happen however much you try using this energy.
While you wish for success do not ask for some one else to be going down , the universe has everything in abundance and you just have to tap this. Your mind is the strong powerhouse of thoughts that can work miracles when guided in correct manner.
When one strives hard to achieve success and works with all might but does not get the desired results then it is understood you are at the wrong door. Reiki symbol feng shui healing art can help you to connect to your life goals, realize your true potential, accept your strong and limiting points and thus work towards a better goal. Problems regarding finding true love, maintaining harmony among family members and healing relationships is also another aspect of healing paintings.
Life is meant to go with the flow and never against it, and when the soul finds its true calling the journey may not be easy but exciting it surely becomes.

Spread Your Wings , symbolic  healing painting by Rizwana

Oil Painting on Canvas Rizwana Mundewadi's Healing Art

Use reiki energy, it is free and the whole universe will come to help you. Dream big and achieve success in any field. Anyone can with clear mind and pure heart attract this magical energy form the universe. Reiki healing art is one way to actually see and feel the power of these symbols, the symbols direct the mind to focus on certain energies and help to unblock energy that blocks progress. 
Open yourself to pure energy and welcome a great life!
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