ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Intuitive Painting & Fang Shui Paintings - Esther Pomeranitz, Artist & Creator</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1255"> <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="intuitive painting, art, paintings, intuitive paintings, gallery, art gallery, oil paintings, esther pomeranitz, fang shui, fang shui paintings, intuitive painting workshops, intuitive painting gatherings"> <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="Intuitive painting & Fang shui paintings and intuitive painting workshops by the artist and creator, Esther Pomeranitz"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stpom.css"> <style> a:hover{color:#6d7840} </style> </HEAD> <BODY topmargin="0" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width="800" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td width="24" height="169"><img src="main_upper_pic1_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="226" height="169" colspan="3"><img src="main_upper_pic2_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="346" height="169" colspan="4"><img src="main_upper_pic3_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="193" height="169" colspan="3"><img src="main_upper_pic4_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="24" height="169"><img src="main_upper_pic5_eng.jpg"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24" height="61"><img src="main_green1_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="226" height="61" colspan="3"><img src="main_green2_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="346" height="61" colspan="4"><img src="main_green3_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="193" height="61" colspan="3"><img src="main_green4_eng.jpg"></td> <td width="24" height="61"><img src="main_green5_eng.jpg"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8"></td> <td width="42" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="index_eng.html" class="link_white">Main</a></td> <td width="56" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="about_eng.html" class="link_white">About</a></td> <td width="127" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="intuitive_eng.html" class="link_white">Intuitive Painting</a></td> <td width="60" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="gallery_eng.html" class="link_white">Gallery</a></td> <td width="78" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="book_eng.html" class="link_white">The Book</a></td> <td width="145" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="fang_eng.html" class="link_white">Feng Shui Paintings</a></td> <td width="62" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="poetry_eng.html" class="link_white">Poems</a></td> <td width="52" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="links_eng.html" class="link_white">Links</a></td> <td width="70" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="center"><a href="thanks_eng.html" class="link_white">Thanks</a></td> <td width="71" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8" align="right"><a href="index.html" class="link_white">âÑèÙê</a></td> <td width="24" height="37" bgcolor="#9498c8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="800" height="25" colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"></td> <td width="570" rowspan="2" colspan="7" align="left" valign="top"> <p nowrap class="title_green">Thank You Notes from participants in the Intuitive Painting Workshop</p> <p nowrap class="text_green"> "so far I ve been to the first lesson, it was amazing. She keeps shaking each and every one<br> of us out of our system, pushing us elegantly out of our comfort zone.<br> I like a lot the pictures that came out of it, though we were taught to have respect for  disgusting <br> drawings too. I  m probably not yet totally engrossed in it, as I was aware of how unbelievable her<br> control of 13 corners was and how accurately the lesson was conducted is 45 minutes of instructed<br> drawing, (including many surprises), then 10 minutes intuitive writing, 10 minutes break,<br> again 45 m drawing, 10 m writing and a discussion.<br> This structure is very wisely composed. It serves as a trigger for a lot of stuff to come up, and for<br> changes in our perception of ourselves in almost any aspect."<br> <b>Dikla, Haifa</b><br><br><br> All my adult life I have been looking for ways to open the locked doors I shut myself following<br> various life situations. As far as I can remember myself as a little girl, I always painted<br> everything and at any time. As said, due to various situations that I experienced in my adult life,<br> I shut myself from the inside, and my personal expression, which is the most important issue to me,<br> was impaired. I tried to regain myself through art and creation, which is also my profession,<br> however, in the painting field I had chosen, I remained frustrated, since I could not bring myself<br> to open up the way I desired.<br><br> I reached Esther's Intuitive Painting course by chance, and I did not believe I would succeed in<br> opening myself, letting myself be free, however, the "wonder of wonders" has happened; apparently<br> the friendly, supportive and criticism-free environment with which the gathering was held caused<br> me to "step out of my skin" literally and metaphorically. As if a button was released and some<br> inner voice said to me, "go for it, here you are safe". And so I did, saying to myself, "what can<br> happen? I decided to give myself a chance. From the very start I followed Esther's instructions,<br> which were given quietly, delicately and gracefully. The sensation was great. I spread colors on<br> the sheet of paper with great intensity, I truly ran wild, my entire body participated in this<br> feast, for a moment I did not care "what the neighbors would say", letting myself go "to the edge"<br> (almost, after all, some self-control must remain) making notches in the paper, using the<br> strongest colors possible.<br> At the end of the process I felt like being after a sauna treatment, totally clean, without any<br> anger, pressure or any other thing that had distressed me. The problems have not been resolved,<br> but the purpose of my coming to the course was to release the blocks that caused my misery, and<br> in that I succeeded 'big time'.<br> The greatest joy that I felt following the workshop was the creativity that gushed out of me like<br> a spring of water. In am a designer by occupation, and it required a lot of creativity,<br> imagination, ideas and so forth. Suddenly everything simply poured right out of me. I have never<br> felt so creative, so alive. The intensity of my feelings was so strong, I simply felt wonderful.<br> For me there is no greater joy than the delight of creation, and I achieve it in the wake of the<br> sessions at Esther's Intuitive Painting workshop.<br> Thank you,<br> <b>Tami Gadot, Haifa</b><br><br><br> "Even if I am not in immediate contact, I think about the fascinating encounters we had during<br> the recent months.<br> So many things have happened since then, and yet I feel the relief I experienced throughout the<br> drawing sessions, the movements and the conversations in your beautiful garden, have contributed<br> to the decisions I made about myself and my life."<br> <b>Edna, Haifa</b><br><br><br> So much is going on, so many things must be done, I do not know where to begin. Breathe deeply.<br> Sit down and write the "morning sheets". Write down all the assignment on a piece of paper and<br> after a glance you'll know what to do first. Put a V mark on what you have already done,<br> and proceed.<br> Apparently these days I need 48 hour each day. Only a few weeks ago I was desperate and<br> exhausted. For the last several years I have been a holistic practitioner, yet I do not manage to<br> make a living from my profession. It is true that I have been receiving repeated signs "that I<br> have what it takes" and that I must engage in this profession, but again and again when I give<br> myself an account I cannot pay the rent and other expenses. If it had not been for dear Esther,<br> whom I turned to a few months ago for homeopathic treatment, who told me unequivocally that she<br> was waiting for me in the Intuitive Painting course, I would have rejected it regrettably for<br> lack of money. But there was something, and I was not quite sure what it was, that drew me to<br> that course.<br> For years I understand and know how to say all the right words: "change of thinking patterns,<br> release of blocks& " yet I do not really succeed in implementing them.<br> As of the third week of the course, I was in a very bad mood, seeing everything negatively not<br> knowing how to solve the most basic questions of my life. I did enjoy the homework received in<br> the course: to write the "morning sheets" and to paint, but I did not see my life improving,<br> on the contrary. And suddenly, as of the sixth or seventh lesson, in those same places I had<br> offered to provide treatments I began seeing the first buds of results. With them a wave of<br> initiatives increased within me, and old patients, whom I have not heard of for a long while<br> began coming to me, and with them additional offers for interesting initiatives. I noticed<br> that I was thinking differently: accepting each obstacle with an understanding that everything<br> is for the better, seeing in it the potential. And suddenly  I do not have enough time to<br> meet all my obligations& <br> Thank you, dear Esther. I have no doubt that your faith in me and your healing abilities as<br> well as this course of yours is what enabled me to see my life in a different light, to smile<br> and say to myself: "congratulations!"<br> <b>Ronit, Haifa</b><br><br><br> "I have so many reasons to thank you for this course. I feel that for me it s only a beginning,<br> although the healing process continues during the forced break I took. The simplest way to<br> express my gratitude is by giving you the consent to tell my story anonymously whenever you feel<br> it may encourage people to attend this course and enable the healing process to different forms<br> of Cancer in their lives."<br> <b>Neta, Haifa</b><br><br><br> What do I have with painting? I have never painted, and since music has filled me from time<br> immemorial, I was satisfied with it. However& when the student is ready (though he/she is unaware<br> of it& ) the teacher appears. And here I discover an entire world of colors that integrate<br> beautifully with the notes. The addition of colors, painting, combined with the morning sheets<br> threw me to a different, new distant place that fills me with great joy.<br> The free use of colors as I see fit reinforces my courage my independence and joy of creativity<br> that come right out of the heart. The child within me is happy and finds expression in the use<br> of colors I would never approach  it opened a new world for me and strengthened my courage,<br> my daring.<br><br> Everything has a personal aspect. What does it mean not to use a certain color? To put something<br> aside  as Esti explained  and disregard it? Not to handle a problem and let it grow and burst& <br> The use of new colors changes situations in life. The use of unattractive colors made a great<br> change in the paintings.<br><br> One may learn a lot if only we use consciousness:<br> Each of Esti's remarks is for a reason.<br> Her scribbles on the painting; changing paper sheets during the painting; The scribbles of<br> somebody else on our painting  how do I react to the intrusion into my privacy?<br> The selection of friends at the table; the engagement in colors, and dirt.<br> I experience a rare combination of joy and serenity.<br> My freedom becomes stronger, increases in the given conditions.<br> I make the right choice between significant and insignificant.<br> I obtained more self confidence  new self confidence is a new area.<br> I feel the change in my eating habits. I eat faster as if I want to eat the entire world.<br> Faster, to feel, to experience.<br> As of the second lesson I began painting at home, sometimes dozens of painting. I feel I am<br> constantly changing and I enjoy it. While painting I discover new techniques that make me happy.<br> The change that I am undergoing is expressed in playing the music, in the way I teach, there<br> is more connection to myself and to the students.<br> Today I am about to end the workshop  part 1 of the "Breakthrough" workshop but I asked to<br> stay a little girl a while longer. The end has come.<br> I thank Esti and the group from the bottom of my heart for the great support, for being here<br> for me.<br> <b>Vera, Haifa</b><br><br><br> "I always loved to paint and play with colors but I never let myself paint, for example, my<br> fear, or my anger or what I really felt that very moment& because I believed that the painting<br> should be beautiful and perfect. More than once this caused me great frustration.<br><br> Here in the workshop I learned to break through the "boundaries of beauty and preening" and<br> learnt how to bring out what exists at the bottom of my soul, and it does not matter if it<br> is anger, fear, sorrow, joy or a huge smile& and all through a very unique experience and a<br> pleasant atmosphere. Esther, I wanted to thank you first for giving the workshop in a very<br> pleasant and relaxed way with a lot of love and help. Second, for the two gifts you have<br> given me  both the painting and the intuitive writing.<br><br> I do not forget your sentence: "Whoever wishes to grant himself a true present should begin<br> the morning by writing down everything in his private notebook and his day will look<br> different". And that, indeed, is true. Since the workshop I have a personal diary and I<br> tell it everything, and that is a great thing. I warmly recommend it to my friends and<br> colleagues. Sometimes I turn to previous pages and I do not believe that I wrote it"<br> Thank you again<br> With a lot of love,<br> <b>Amirit</b><br><br><br> Dear Esther,<br> Following are a few words in "Intuitive Scribbling"<br><br> I always envied people, who could paint,<br> I never dared,<br> Till I saw a note on a billboard<br><br> Suddenly I received a stage,<br> The belly playing the major part,<br> The head is a little aside.<br><br> And then, water comes bubbling out<br> From the secret spring<br> Exposed to the new sun.<br><br> <b>Yitzhak</b><br><br><br> <b>Thoughts and their expression in Intuitive Painting</b><br><br> I thought a lot about yesterday's gathering; about the anger that stemmed right out of<br> me. About the feeling that I expressed last night and about the ways of expressing<br> feeling and thoughts onto the black Bristol paper& I left the lesson somewhat appeased,<br> calmer, more focused and "open" to new thoughts and ways of action& that two hours earlier<br> did not exist even as an option& and so, I sat down this afternoon, having decided in<br> advance to devote time for painting on a Bristol, for the first time at home. I worked<br> for about an hour. I can attest joyfully that I gave myself to the sheet of paper, to<br> the colors, with hardly any thoughts. What appeared on the paper, as a result of this<br> focused painting I can call growth. With the rather initial tools I acquired during the<br> Intuitive Painting course I can name and describe the process I underwent  growth.<br> Something new has occurred, something new is growing, bubbling& a happy growth,<br> streaming upwards towards its upper edges at the top of the page; something<br> optimistic, happier.<br> Thanks you.<br> Amicably,<br> <b>Mazi, Haifa</b><br><br><br> Dear Esther,<br> I entered your website to receive details about your courses today and on Thursdays,<br> and I wanted to share something with you. As I entered the Gallery, my eyes filled with<br> tears  "The hidden garden", "Windowsill", "Gate to the World", "A glance towards the<br> light", "An isolated streetlamp", "Sky-Water"  my favorite purple color as well as all<br> your blue colors<br> You evoked my old desire to paint again& <br> May I fulfill it again& <br> Thank you,<br> <b>Shoshi</b><br><br><br> <b>Feedback from the Intuitive Painting workshop participants held in the framework of the "Choosing Life" project for people suffering and recuperating from cancer.</b><br><br> I am sending works that I have written at the end of the gathering, in the spirit of<br> freedom that I felt. I am enclosing it for you, under your inspiration.<br> They are dedicated to the very not-taken-for -granted choice of all of us to live.<br> How great, it's a beautiful day outside, whoever was born  won".<br> It is allowed, and one should paint,<br> It is allowed to play and be<br> In any way, and in any condition<br> It is also allowed to be in an ugly and cruel way<br> It is less fun, but still allowed.<br> It is also allowed to be an elephant or a butterfly,<br> It is allowed and never superfluous to be me.<br> It is allowed to be as you are<br> And when it is accurate, it is the most together.<br> It is refreshing to be free<br> And the greatest to be joyful<br> And even if I am not me<br> I am somebody and it is great when it is allowed<br> Prohibited is unclear and confusing<br> Because what is prohibited at all?<br> In short, it is allowed<br> And it is never too late<br> To be like a painting<br> Even if he is not so clear<br> It is better than not to be at all.<br> That is it<br> The knot has been untied.<br><br> <b>Love, A</b><br><br> </p> </td> <td width="193" colspan="3" valign="top" align="center"></td> <td width="24"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24"></td> <td colspan="3" align="left"><br></td> <td width="24"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="800" height="35" colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><p nowrap class="text_green_s"> Esther Pomerantz - Artist & Creator&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tel: +972-4-8251225&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mobile: +972-52-2741535&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="mailto:stpom@bezeqint.net" class="link_green">stpom@bezeqint.net</a></p></td> </tr> </table> </BODY> </HTML>