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~connecting with animals through art and story
Hi, I’m Blaze. I love to paint and write, and I’m shaped by the lessons life keeps offering me. Animals have a way of bringing those lessons to life — reflecting back to me so I remain open and listening.This space isn’t polished or perfect—it’s simply where I share my experiences, just as they are.
Discover profound connections and inspiration
through art and animals for personal growth.
Animals can serve as a bridge, guiding you towards deeper connection and creative awakening.
Sometimes life brings you to a still point.
A place where everything quiets enough for you to really listen.
That’s where I find myself now — listening, painting, letting things speak in their own time.
My name is Blaze, and most of what I paint comes from my own experiences of deep connection with animals.
Each has a unique personality, with feelings as genuine and layered as our own.
They’ve been part of my world for as long as I can remember.
Not as subjects, but as companions — beings who touch my heart in ways I didn’t think possible.
It isn’t just their beauty, but how real they are.
Around them, I seem to find my way back to an authentic, unguarded part of myself.
I share these moments in the hope that people who may never experience this kind of closeness might still feel something familiar through the eyes of a painting — maybe even a piece of their own story.
Jill Robinson of Animals Asia wrote:
“Animals have emotions every bit as profound as ours – and our duty to them all is to recognise this, help them, and work for the day when we can look into their eyes without shame.”
Her words have stayed with me.
When I paint, I try to work from that same place of respect — not forcing anything, just allowing what wants to emerge.
The best paintings happen when I stop trying to manage the outcome and simply listen to my gut.
It’s less about technique and more about openness.
For years, I tried to fit into the world of galleries and expectations, believing that’s where an artist was meant to belong.
I reached out, tried to define my work, tried to give it a clear “purpose.”
But eventually, it all felt too loud. Too performative.
Susan Seddon Boulet, a friend and mentor, once told me,
“Take care of your art, and it will take care of you.”
I understand those words differently now.
What matters most to me is being present — with animals, with the creative process, with whatever life is offering in the moment.
At best, I paint and write from my heart.
And I show my world—not as an expert, but as someone learning to listen more deeply.
I believe animals can open human hearts in ways we don’t always expect.
That’s why I share these stories and these paintings.
Each encounter reminds me that kindness isn’t a grand gesture; it’s a way of being.
And perhaps open hearts really can create a more peaceful world.
Love these words – “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” — Chief Seattle
Thank you for being here, it’s a gift to share my journey with you!!!.
Keep creating in whatever way is yours…blaze
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