Gratitude List #15

Friday, 19 February 2016
It's been awhile since I wrote my last my #Gratitude List. But when you don't do something for awhile, that's how you really understand how important it is, if you stop to think about it.

Turning Dreams into Reality: A Letter to Dreamers

Thursday, 18 February 2016


Dear fellow dreamers,
If you are reading this, I consider you a dreamer. Why? Because something in you has responded to this post, a spark of hope that’s deep within you is actually being awakened, if not already burning like a fire!

Finished Work: Convergence Point

Monday, 8 February 2016
Shayani A. Turko | 16x20" Oil on Canvas | #galleryworks
Convergence Point by Shayani A. Turko
16x20" Oil on Canvas
#galleryworks 
I plan on submitting work to the Fort Rouge United Church's annual Art Exhibition, this year developed around the theme - "Intersections". As a Canadian artist, who immigrated to this country 9 years ago, I have experienced the convergence of cultures, lifestyles and identities.

Creatives and Social Media: Hard work or Popularity?

Thursday, 28 January 2016
Social media is a loaded gun. This article is really about how not to shoot yourself and your dream with it.


Finished Work: Exodus

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Exodus 

Exodus (2016)
16x20" oil on canvas
#propheticart

available for sale 

What do you see? 
When I was painting this #propheticart painting, the word that kept coming up was exodus. Here's how the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it in simple terms: 
"a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time." 
The origin of the word is a Latin word exodos, which means "literally, road out." Synonyms include: outflow, gush, outpour, outpouring.