June / July 2009

Children of the new age

Welcome to the world of Monos~Art.

Monos~art is a wonderful place to see and feel the colours of life! The paintings that are created by this talented artist brings forth an experience of being in a world much different than ours but one that is very familiar. I connected to an expression of the familiar in the meaning of monos; "alone but whole" or "all in one," this feeling of oneness is found in the creation of her elaborate work.

Monos, Monique, allows the viewer insight into her own spiritual experiences as she celebrates life. Her paintings are the expression of her heart and soul and are deeply influenced by the spiritual and mystic journey she pursues.

Painting started 25 years ago and has evolved, as she in her personal journey, to a more symbolic level, merging indigenous cultures and their myths to support the message of her work.

Presenting myself:

"Driven by an endless creative energy, you will find me most of the time in my workshop. Here I enjoy the experience of silence as if it were carried on meditative sounds. I try to re-create these feelings and capture them in my paintings. For inspiration I only have to open the door to this cosmic library. Then my imagination takes flight and does the rest.

I am not a follower of only one style. I paint what ever I see or what ever my imagination conjures up. This gives me an enormous feeling of freedom of expression. Romanticism and mysticism, very often driven by a strong urge for symbolism, are two of the three styles that I love to capture on canvas.

Apart from creating my fantasies, I don’t close my eyes to the real world. I am very concerned about the future of children who are less fortunate. That’s why children of far off cultures are often the sensitive subjects of my pastels. I consider this to be my third theme. The profits from these paintings go to Foster Parents Plan or for another good cause.

Painting for me is far more than composing by using colours and lines. It is an expression of my inner self and my spiritual evolution."

Monos is featured on the website cosmiclighthouse.com, an online metaphysics magazine which explores metaphysics and personal spirituality. There individual pieces are featured with an artist's write-up of each.

On the Monos~art website, www.monos-art.be, you'll find five galleries to explore, Spiritual and Symbolic, Romantic and Classic, Portrait, Animals Symbolic and one titled Expo 2009 where I came across our cover art.

I found while visiting her website:

www.monons-art.be each piece was an opportunity to let my heart expand and release my imagination to broaden my awareness of "monos."

Thank you Monos for allowing us to share your work, insights and creativity this issue. I look forward to your continued creativity and being able to take a moment, breath and feel the wonderment that you create.