Snakes and Transformation

 Snakes are a symbol of transformation. Change is imminent and change is the only thing constant. The different Art pieces of the snakes signal that we can undergo a transformation in many different ways. We have mental, emotional, physical and spiritual transformation. we may not even become aware of the changes we are going through, it may become a very long slow form of transforming our lives. Are we transforming in the dark and end up becoming the light. Are the changes happening fast, unexpected, or slow and gradual? Healing takes place, and we get the opportunity to make positive changes. but sometimes change and transformation happen suddenly without notice and we are summoned to learn lessons, to go through challenges, observe, and become aware. 

You can find my art on Saatchiart

Enjoy my photo art and have fun with Transformation get the Snake art that will help you make changes.

  In emotional transformation, the color green represents the heart the emotions the moods, and the patterns of life on a heart level. Relationships, love, and family.

                                      

Sudden change, the unexpected, accidents, learn from your mistakes, time out, and allow the change to happen as fast as it likes. Go with it, let go, and stop the resistance.

Transform to become the light. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Choose the higher road, become the light, and heal the past.

Transformation in the darkness, and grief often takes us deep within, we have to heal in the depth of our being. We may find the answers deep within in our dark side of being.

BabsBilliArt Photography

 Photography allows me to see the beauty in my environment, on my travels, at home, in my garden or on my walks around the neighbourhood. Through my camera lens, I can see so much more, I spot the little things, the precious things and it is a wonderful journey of discovering nature and the world around us.

I have been excited that I had been able to exhibit many of my photos around the world, in print, in digital and in many magazines. It is fun to take part in these challenges to see if my photos are liked and where I am at with my skills and ability to take great photos. 

I have done some beginners course in photojournalism, travel photography and many courses I did on lighting, macro and landscaping. I do not call myself a professional, but I simply love photography, taking photos of anything exciting. I take thousands of photos but then choose only a few that I will edit in Photoshop. Follow my journey on Saatchi Art for all of my creations. I will add new photographs and other artwork I hope you enjoy and maybe you even like to buy some.

here are a few of my photographs;

Danseys Pass New Zealand was exhibited in Chicago, Hanoi and London in 2022 in print format.

Precious, was in Barcelona Exhibition in 2022 in print format.

Visit my Saatchi Art site

You can also go to my GuruShot site and sort by achievement and you can check out all the photos that have been exhibited or featured in magazines enjoy

Today I received an email telling me that one of my photographs is featured in a magazine;

Inside this magazine are one of my photos.

Barbara Schaer Estonia

This is the photo, Artistic Still Life, teapots lids

I have always loved colours and enjoy my colourful photos, but once in a while I go through a phase where I need to create Black & White photos, it almost feels to me like the Black & White photos have a grounding effect on me. I love change, discovering, exploring and creating and just going with the flow letting myself be guided wherever it may lead.

I love taking close-up photos like macro photography of flowers, water droplets and Insects, also wildlife photography and landscape. But I will have a go at any different style and type of photography and love experimenting with different lenses.

Just a single drop of water.

Flowers are always a great subject to photograph and great to use a macro lens to get more details of the complexity or simplicity of each flower. Growing them in my Garden is a bonus and these beautiful flowers attract the Bees, Butterflies and many interesting Insects. In Autumn the seed heads provide food for the Birds and last Autumn I also spotted the Deer in my garden feeding on the seedpods.

Check my selection of Photographs and Art pieces on Saatchi Art

We always love taking photos of animals, dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals. Birds are fun too and I love to take photos with my Tele lens to bring them closer. being out in nature adds the bonus of walking staying fit, walking the dog and enjoying and appreciating nature and our planet. What could be more rewarding?

BabsBilliArt Foxy

 Foxy; When I moved back from New Zealand to Europe, I found a beautiful spot in the country to set up my new home. In the morning I love sitting at my kitchen table and watching the grass move in the wind, the trees and I can see even the ocean in the distance. Birds fly overhead, and the view from my kitchen window is just amazing. One morning a Fox walked by the window, foxy just made my day. I love the fox and other wildlife and whenever I see the fox I know my day is filled with joy. So here are my foxy designs and I hope they will bring you as much joy as they bring me and the love for nature, for wildlife, enjoy! Available on Saatchi Art

I will add the video soon and so stay tuned.

I love working with colours and using flowers to bring out the foxes making them look more powerful

Enjoy

BabsBilliArt Flowers, Hens and Roosters

 The Garden is an excellent place to have some hens and roosters. The chicken manure does wonders for our garden and especially the vegetable garden. Hens lay eggs and are really quite amazing birds, I love them and when they can roam free in our garden they get rid of snails and small insects in the soil, but also love the kitchen organic waste. The rooster will wake us up in the morning, early morning is wonderful when all the wildlife is starting to wake up. Birds and insects flying around and watching our garden grow, flowers opening and just the colours are amazing.

Hens come in many different colours and sizes and breeds. When I used to house sit for people it was amazing how the hens would come and greet me and wanted to chat with me and always lay plenty of eggs for me. I love Hens and Roosters and I love the flowers in the garden they make a wonderful display of colours and are a fantastic subject to photograph.

Here on my blog, the photos have a white frame around them, this shows you how wonderful my art look framed with a white frame, but almost any kind of frame would look good. This is a reason why I simply sell my prints, as it gives you the opportunity to select a frame at any stage yourself and make it special for your home and the wall you like to hang them up.

All my Art prints are available on Saatchi Art to follow me on Saatchi Art so you will know when I am uploading new exciting and colourful pieces. I am thinking of maybe even creating a Black and White series of art.

I will soon add a video here with the Flowers, Hen and Rooster photo art.

BabsBilliArt shapes and just Art

 Shapes, when I create I put together, colours, shapes, people, animals whatever comes to mind. I often use photos of fires and flames to add texture and let it blend into the colours. I love using photoshop and just exploring and designing my pieces. Prints on Saatchi Art

For most of my life, I have been a rebel, I do not like to put myself and anything I do into a box or add a label. Categories, labels and descriptions often limit me in what I like to express. For the Art website, we have to add categories and descriptions which often do not really fit my PhotoArt. Yes, it is made by photographers from the paintings I created a long time ago. It is also designed with photographers of almost anything. I use photoshop to put it all together so it is manipulated and digital. What style? I don't like to put it into a specific style so some are Portrait, some are cubism, Geometrics, photorealism, abstract digital whatever. What is important to me is that it is colourful maybe even mixed with some black and white photos. That it expresses something close to my heart. One of my shape Art is called Breakthrough, it is created in one of these lightbulb moments, the Butterfly also indicates transformation, transitioning, and breaking through the cocoon. the painting in the background was also called Breakthrough. My Art resisting the flow, and the background is a photo of my painting resistance. We all have moments when we resist change when we know we have to make changes but just do not want to change right now. 

So my Art also has animals, flowers and Butterflies often in it, as I am passionate about animals, flowers, nature and all creatures big and small. My art changes, as I believe nothing stays the same, we always grow, expand, and change and therefore my Art also changes. So feel free to weave your own story into my art, what do you see? What do you feel?

Another thing I like to express here about myself; I am not a perfectionist, I don't even strive to become a perfectionist. You could take it as my signature, that if something is slightly out of alignment if the flowers are slightly hanging out of the photo and get cut off, it is me, it is part of who I am. It is my rebellion against having to be perfect, having to be an Artist with a degree in Art. Sorry, I do not have an Arts degree. Where does this rebellion come from? My lovely and amazing mom is an Artist but she never felt that my creation is Art. But that is ok, we all can think what we like and by the way, I adore my mom and her Art.

Many years ago I was teaching horticulture to first-time offenders and school dropouts. This opened my eyes and strengthened my rebellion. These guys, could not read and write much and how was I supposed to teach them about gardening and get them into employment? I loved these guys, and I loved teaching, but the rules, the guidelines and at the end the government shut down these courses. But what I discovered was that each of these guys had talent. They were artistic, in art, drawing, music, and dance and they all had skills like some made good leaders, others were supportive and others were very practical and good at working with their hands. If only all these talents were encouraged instead of suppressed. If only we could promote the good in each other without categorising, without a label, without trying to fit them into a box. 

So this is my blurp explaining a bit more about who I am, what inspires me and how I think. Hope you enjoy my PhotoArt.

Breakthrough

BabsBilliArt Just Dogs

 Just Dogs; Dogs are human's best friends. They are loyal, you can trust them, and they never let you down. They truly are our best friends. Dogs come in many different sizes, breeds and colours and just make our day. They enjoy being by our side, protecting us and looking after us. They make great teachers. They help us out on the farm, and they can be great Police dogs, guide dogs and so much more. Water rescue dogs and sniff out drug dogs etc. We all could find stories about dogs. And if you ever owned a dog you will know how precious they are. When they pass over it is like losing our best friends, the grief hits as hard. 

I had many dogs throughout my life, from childhood and throughout my life. Dogs keep us on our toes, but they are also a huge responsibility. We should only have dogs if we can take good care of them. They need long walks and exercise, they need us to be around and they like to follow us wherever we go. So this collection of PhotoArt is dedicated to all dogs to our best friends!

Dogs transform our hearts and we learn what true love and friendship are all about. When we rescue a dog or adopt a dog it will be forever grateful to us to provide it with a good nice and safe home. One of my favourite dogs is the Leonbergers and New Foundland dogs, gentle giants and such cuddly dogs but also fantastic water rescue dogs. When they leave us and head over the rainbow bridge they leave a great hole in our hearts. Old dogs are gentle and almost angelic. Dogs love to play and have fun and when they get exhausted their yawn is huge. When dogs are happy they make funny faces and look cool with a hat on their head. We just love our dogs and when they work so amazingly out on the farm and help bring in the sheep or cows. Enjoy your dog!

Prints are available on Saatchi Art to check my website as I will upload them soon. And my new video will soon be available too.

BabsBilliArt Just Cats

 Just Cats

By now you know I love cats, any cat I believe is adorable, so many of my PhotoArt pieces are cat pictures. But in this post, I like to talk more about colours as I love using bright colours for my designs. The background of my designs is the colours I used in the original oil paintings I photographed. These photographs were manipulated to make the background bright and amazing.

Here I would like to talk about colours, as I am a big fan of colours. My work as a natural health therapist in the past has made me understand the significance of colours. Colours have a great effect on us and can be used for healing by simply surrounding ourselves with a colour we need or by wearing a colour we need. 

Red is for passion, love, energy, and warmth but also too much red can create frustration and anger. Red is energising and brings back the bounce we may have lost. And is also good for grounding ourselves

Orange is for strength and determination. When I use to have to collect money from clients my orange skirt did the trick. It gave me the strength to ask for the money owed to me. It made me in control and gave me the appearance of don't mess with me. Orange will help in overcoming trauma and shock.

Yellow brings back the sunshine, helps with depression and helps us to do mental work. It is the colour of the brain, knowledge and wisdom. It is the colour to help us to assimilate what we learn and digest any learnings so we become more knowledgeable. Yellow brings back the smile.

Blue brings peace, structure, clarity and an ability to go with the flow. Think of the ocean, walking along the ocean brings peace it helps us heal almost any emotion. Blue also helps with communication and helps us to express ourselves better with words.

Green is nature, the heart, emotions feelings things in life. Green is space, when we need space to feel things and need a time out in nature. Reconnect with nature and our hearts. Following our heart and trust in what we feel.

Pink is unconditional love, sweet love, calming love and just love. Pink is sweet, kind, and pampering. When we need to love ourselves more, when we need to take care of ourselves more and when we need to calm down. It has a huge calming effect on people.

Mauves and Violets, Purple, for Intuition, healing grief, transforming the negatives into positive. Follow your intuition, and listen to the guidance of your inner voice. Calming and transformation. 

Video link for my Cats and hats PhotoArt

Cats and Hats

And here is my new PhotoArt Just Cats 

Soon Available on Saatchi Art I will upload them over the next few days so check it out then

Saatchi Art

Cats with hats

 Cats with hats is a new collection and will be available soon. Prints are now available on Saatchi Art

These art pieces will brighten up any room in your home, they bring colour to your home and your life. If you love cats but are unable to have a pet cat then this photo art will make your day.

Cats are amazing and there are so many different kinds out there. Many of us will have cats as pets and enjoy their love, affection and playfulness. I have had many cats all throughout my life and just enjoyed their company. When they snuggle into us when they come running when we get home when they sleep on the bed with us and just simply having them around is precious. They bring peace, they bring calm and did you know, patting a cat can bring you stress relief. So my collection of cats with hats is dedicated to all the wonderful cats out there who make our lives so much better and bring us joy. 

I will add a link once I am ready to let you know how and when you can purchase any of these cats with hats art.

Autumn vibes

Full of love

Going with the flow

Resting between the flowers

The black cat

The orange hat

Three handsome

Wisdom

I used to look after my friend's cats when they were off on holidays I enjoyed getting to know all the different personalities of cats.

The Wisdom cat, many cats are very wise and this grey cat when I got to know him, I felt like he was a very old wise cat.

Full of love, a small cat but she was full of giving love to anyone and she often reminded me of sweet candy.

Going with the flow cat, a very intuitive and calm cat. He was like a rock to me, helped me to stay calm and grounded, a reminder to just go with the flow instead of trying to swim upstream.

The three handsome, have many stories about black cats, and they are simply handsome.

Cats love following us around the garden and often find a beautiful spot to rest between the flowers.

I had a cat that loved lying amongst herbs and he would smell beautiful when he came inside.

And then there are the neighbour's cats that love to come for a visit. 

I am sure you could tell us many of your own cat stories.

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BabsBilliArt NFTs scams

 It is sad when you put your heart and soul into NFT Art just to lose your art and money by getting scammed. Yes the internet, NFT and crypto are full of scammers who think they can get away with scamming people and putting us through hell. But there is always an upside. It makes you stronger, and it makes you more determined to continue and find new ways and new solutions.

Even so, I now believe I should no longer work with NFTs as it has been a heartbreaking experience, I already have new ideas and safer ideas on how to share my art with the world. So stay tuned and I will soon reveal my plans.

In the meantime, if you see on any of the many NFT markets places the NFTs from my post: https://babshealingblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/nfts-babsbilliart-farm-animals.html  https://babshealingblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/nfts-babsbilliart-simple-storytelling.html https://babshealingblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/nfts-babsbilliart-snake-collection.html

All twenty-two NFTs have been stolen. So report them please and do not buy them at any cost.

Thank you.

My love for creating art will never stop and I will always continue to work hard and stay creative. It is what brings meaning to my life and what makes me happy. 

So don't go anywhere I will soon post more and show you new Art and where you will be able to buy my Art from.

Wisdom

Through experiences we learn and grow, through difficult times we come through stronger than ever.

NFTs BabsBilliArt farm animals

All my NFTs have been stolen from me!

 Farm animal NFT collection ALL MY ART HAS BEEN STOLEN WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO RECOVER MY ART

Many animals are being farmed so that we humans can eat meat, drink milk, eat eggs and use wool to keep us warm. Farm animals sacrifice a lot for us and I believe we really are not aware of how life for these animals can be so difficult. I lived next door to a dairy farm and in the springtime I used to get heartbroken, watching the cows give birth after eight months of carrying the calf, just to have it taken from her straight after it was born. The crying from the cows and calf was horrendous. But farmers would be ignorant of it and believe animals do not grieve. I think differently about this.

The dairy cow gives us milk, yoghurt, cheese and quark, all very nutritious but I wonder how much energy vibration of the grieving cow is carried in these products. Ask yourself.

The boy calves either get sold off to beef farms to grow up to become our meat supply. Any of these calves who do not get sold, get killed off and used in pet food. The killing of these calves is often very cruel. My aim is not to put you off these products but just to take you out of your ignorance about it all.

Sheep and Lambs, the boy lambs get killed off they do not get to grow up and they get used for meat. The girl lambs grow up to provide us with wool and new lambs keeping the production of wool going. Shearing sheep is a traumatic experience for the sheep unless you come across a very compassionate shearer but only a very few of them exists. But all animals forgive us for our cruelty toward them and sacrifice themselves for us. And we do love all the woolly jumpers etc.

Hens, they are amazing. I simply love them. I used to look after many of them when their owner was on holiday. I used to feel as if they knew I was there to look after them and they busy laid eggs every day for me. They greeted me happily when I arrived in the morning.

Horses have been used for farm work for many years and later they have become a hobby for us humans. Riding, horse races etc. I feel for these horses the stress they must be enduring during all these different sports races.

Quails are often used for eggs but also for eating. Pheasants are also hunted for eating.

Of course, there are many more farm animals I do not have them all in this collection, but I just to give you some insides into the life of farm animals.

At the end of 1979, I was a farm exchange student, milking cows in New Zealand and feeding the calves. I enjoyed the farm life very much, I patted each cow before I milked her, and I got teased about it by the farmer, yea I guess 300 cows getting a pat the farmer has never seen anything like it. But the cows loved it and when I milked the cows they always produced more milk. They did care about being treated with love.

Later in my life, I often looked after animals for neighbours and friends so they could go on holiday. I myself owned a milking goat at one time, this was pre-digital photography time, I guess this makes me feel old. Maybe one day I will go through these old photographs of all my goats and scan them to my computer and create some goat nfts. And most of my life I had pets.

All these farm animals in my collections were either next-door neighbours or animals I did look after for friends and farmers. And of course, the backgrounds are photos of my original oil paintings.

And let's not forget Bunnies, they have been farmed for meat and wool. But in New Zealand, they were the farmer's biggest pest. The rabbits would invade the land dig holes and ruin farmland. The Bunnies in my NFT were in my garden a lot. Almost every day they would come for a visit and a nibble of anything eatable.

This collection of NFT HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM ME!

 

NFTs BabsBilliArt simple storytelling

 My simple storytelling NFTs are kind of pretty, sweet, and simple and represent beauty, love, compassion and travel THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM ME

Travel, flowing moving down the river through the rainbows to wherever it takes you. Go with the flow, do not resist the natural flow of the river. Water is emotions, let them flow allow them to simply be and when the time comes let them go. The beauty of the rainbows touches our hearts. We often say our beloved pets have moved over the rainbow bridge and we are grieving for the loss of their earthly form. The river allows our tears to flow and to let go. The Butterly allows for the natural transition from one chapter in our lives to another.

The beautiful yellow flower like the sun warms our being and brings the sunshine back into our hearts.

What a wonderful world you can read a bit more on this post

The birds fly freely giving us a sense of freedom, and the water, the sea, and the ocean represent our emotions at present and help us heal. Flying through the white ring purifies our hearts and the pumpkin adds a bit of a cheeky smile to our faces. 

In the garden, we admire the insects, the flowers, the meadows and nature. Being so close to nature grounds us and brings peace back into our lives. The garden is the perfect place to meditate, to go deep within ourselves to become quiet and to become calm. I think most of us love to have our own garden even just a flowerbox on the balcony, some colour a place where we can watch the butterflies.

The ladybug is known to bring luck and when it sits on your hands and flies off into the sunset it may land on the hand of your future soulmate. Enjoy!

Simplicity there is a blog for the description of this NFT read here

Compassion, love, being in love and passion for life. A piece of Art for Valentine's day. The red for passion, emotions, love and healing our relationships not just with our lover or partner but for all the family and friends or anyone in your life. The roses are symbols of love and affection. The butterfly asks us to transition from the lower energies to the higher vibrations. Calm your anger and frustration and turn them into love and passion for the greater good.

The flames of the fire warm our hearts, it brings romance and love and the warmth of a loving home.

Bottles bring the blues, sometimes we need a drink to drown our sorrows and our sad mood. But always think of the morning after, do you really want the hangover? Is it worth it to drown your sorrows, as they come back as soon as you are sober again? Sometimes a glass of wine with a nice dinner can be relaxing and also romantic. Sometimes we drink to be sociable, but do we regret the next day what we may say or did that we cannot remember? Well remember everything has consequences, you choose!

This collection HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM ME!

NFTs BabsBilliArt the snake collection transformation

 The snake collection THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM ME!

My snake collection symbolises transformation in many different forms. The snakes are a symbol of transformation, they shed their skin and let go of their old skin. When we go through transformation willingly or unwillingly it is not always easy. Change is the only thing constant and so we need to go with the change. Sometimes we need to hit rock bottom in order to get it, we need to change! easier said than done. My snake collection is a message for change a message for transformation. We can just willingly go through the process of shedding the old to allow the new to come in.

This transformation may indicate that all we need to do is make small changes in the way we handle things and life can become more smooth again.

Here we have two snakes and they ask us to transform our lives and shed the skin, letting go of the old and outworn. Making more drastic changes by burning the old by letting go of what no longer works. We cling to things, we are stubborn and here we need to learn to let go, and if we don't we may need to fall deeper into the darkness until we learn. 

And let's see how the colourful transformation could play out. Transformation does not have to be dark, hard, or difficult it can actually be fun and especially when we go with the forces of change. Make it your challenge, your mission to change the things you can change and leave behind what you can not change. Look at transformation and change as something positive. Snakes are considered spiritual and we may fear them, I find them fascinating, yet I will be terrified when I meet one outdoors. But my fascination for them and my curiosity would win over the fear. And this is how I look at change, transformation and the transition from one phase to another phase in life.

When you are aware and observant of your inner being, you can see what is going on. You can with awareness make changes and you can walk through the transformation and change that is happening in your life willingly and with your eyes open. You can be part of each step you need to take with your eyes open and aware so that it becomes a smooth journey from one place in your life to another place, a better and more prosperous place. Enjoy to change, the transformation of your life.

More snake NFTs will be added when the time comes

The end of the nightmare is also one of my snake collections and it symbolises the end of transformation especially when we have gone through hard times when life had become a living nightmare, but we are coming to the end of it all. We are almost there and have come through a massive transformation. The black cat, magic is in the air, and better times are ahead of us. It is time to turn our back to the old life. The woman is walking away from the nightmare into the new life that is before her.

Another NFT I am adding to this collection is called sweet as candy but yuck

When we are back into overindulging, taking the good things for granted, and when life is so sweet as candy and we want more and more of it. Greed may overtake us and the sweetness becomes yuck. We are messing life up with creepy crawlies and scary things

Ugly moments find a way to enter our lives. It starts with small irritations and ends in an overindulging mess. Pick yourself up and know when to stop, know when to put the breaks on and don't let these irritations back into your life.