“Oh Divine Mother” (24″ x 36″)- $3,300 CAD

Happy New Year!

This painting was born during the Christmas season, carried by weeks of growing devotion as I studied Yoga and the Teachings of Jesus through Ananda Worldwide and spent hours daily immersed in the co-creative process.

“Oh Divine Mother” (24″ x 36″) emerged slowly, not as an idea I set out to execute, but as something that asked to be received.

I shared the completed painting publicly for the first time on January 1st. That morning, while attending New Year’s Day Mass at the Cathedral with Papa, I was struck by the date’s meaning in the Catholic tradition — a day honouring Mary, the Holy Mother of God.

I smiled at the synchronicity. From the beginning, the central form of the painting had always reminded me of Mary in her veil. The timing felt quietly meaningful, as if this expression of the Divine Feminine was revealing itself on a day already devoted to her.

Paramhansa Yogananda — one of the greatest interpreters of yogic spirituality in the West and the fully realized avatar who authored “Autobiography of a Yogi” — felt especially attuned to the feminine aspect of God.

He taught that while God is One, we can approach the Infinite as Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, Friend, Beloved God — an invocation used in Ananda devotional prayer that honours both the active and tender expressions of the Divine.

Yogananda emphasized that Divine Mother is not a separate deity, but the creative, sustaining, guiding presence of God— the aspect of Spirit that feels close, responsive, intimate, and personal. She is God experienced as love in action.

In this painting, I sought to honour as many faces of that presence as I could feel — not conceptually, but experientially — as a prayer made visible.

Before the first mark was ever made, a basic shape had been floating in my awareness for weeks. I knew it was an invitation — a call from Divine Mother to commune with her in the studio.

I understood then that this wasn’t simply a painting of Divine Mother — it was painting with Divine Mother. Each layer became a meditation, each decision an act of listening.

Running through every realm is a unifying thread of light, with spirals etched in transparent white over layers of intuitive mark-making. This ribbon weaves through the entire composition, binding form with Spirit — a reminder that all diversity of expression arises from, and returns to, the One.

At the heart of the composition rests Cosmic Mother. The Milky Way unfolds as her veil, giving rise to a luminous, pearl-like iridescent sphere — one that some may experience as the moon. Upon closer looking, a delicate gold AUM symbol emerges on her pearl-white face, visible only when the light meets it just so.

In Yogananda’s teachings, AUM is the primordial vibration, the Word spoken of in the Gospel of John — the cosmic sound through which creation itself comes into form. It is the underlying hum of the universe, the bridge between Spirit and matter. Its partial visibility in the painting reflects a core truth of the spiritual path: Divine presence is not imposed, but revealed through attunement, devotion, and inner stillness.

Here appears the spiritual eye — the golden ring encircling a deep blue sphere and a five-pointed star, described by Yogananda as the gateway to Christ Consciousness. This symbol has been seen by deep meditators across spiritual traditions, not as imagination, but as inner perception.

What is most meaningful to me here is the process itself. This seemingly simple star was repainted again and again — at least five times — never quite landing perfectly centered. Mathematically, it should have been easy. Spiritually, it was not. Each attempt revealed subtle imbalance, subtle striving. Eventually, I smiled and left it imperfect.

That imperfection now feels essential. It reminds me that self-realization requires perseverance, humility, and compassion toward ourselves. The path is not linear, and acceptance of where we are is itself part of awakening.

This realm embodies shelter and strength, symbolized by an eagle with outstretched wings encircling a woman.

Yogananda taught that Divine Mother protects her children not through domination or fear, but through watchful, unwavering love — an instinctive guardianship that holds us even when we feel exposed or unsure.

Here, protection is not confinement. It is spacious, alert, and alive.

Beyond the Milky Way lies Universal Mother — a field of galaxies suggested through layers of dots and gentle, infinity-like movement. From some angles the iridescence disappears like in the photo above; from others, it radiantly reveals itself.

The first time the basic shape of this painting came to me was during devotional chanting — a chant from the Yogananda / Ananda tradition that speaks of Divine Mother: “thousands of suns and moons from Thy body do shine.” The painting does feel like a body — vast, luminous, and alive with creation.

Here, Divine Mother is experienced as immeasurable: life extending far beyond what we can see or imagine, inviting humility, wonder, and reverence for the Infinite. 

Golden hands offer a bowl of fruit, while flowing sleeves transform into rivers. This is nourishment in all its forms — physical, emotional, spiritual.

Yogananda urged devotees to recognize Divine Mother in everything that sustains life: the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water that carries life forward, and the quiet service of those who give selflessly.

During the holiday season, this section became a meditation on the many ways nourishment flows through human kindness as well as nature’s bounty.

Set against a field of yellow — with the underlying chaos of mark-making still visible — orbs of light emerge, each carrying an etched spiral. From some angles they appear transparent white; from others, they shimmer violet and gold.

This is radiance, not glare. Illumination that does not deny the world’s complexity, but gently reveals truth within it. Yogananda taught that divine light transforms darkness not by force, but by presence.

This is the light that awakens, guides, and quietly endures.

A powerful double spiral wave anchors this section — energetic, turbulent, alive.

Over time, I began to see within it the shape of a swan, entirely unintended, yet unmistakable. Paramhansa itself means “supreme swan,” a symbol of discernment — the ability to extract truth from illusion.

The surrounding waves may appear chaotic, but they are held within a deeper order. This is Shakti — creative energy itself — expressing through movement, rhythm, and becoming.

Here the lotus and dragonfly meet. The lotus has long symbolized spiritual awakening, particularly the thousand-petaled crown chakra, where union with God is realized. The dragonfly, often seen as a dispeller of delusion, reminds us that liberation is not escape from life, but clarity within it.

Yogananda taught that true freedom arises through inner stillness, self-realization, and awakened awareness — independent of outer circumstances.

With its green and gold tones, mountains, pines, and a family of deer, this section honours nature as Divine Mother made visible. In this realm, she is felt as earth and energy together, form and vibration intertwined.

From a very young age, I found God in the forests and by the ponds, spending hours alone with the trees, water, and creatures around me. In those days, it was safe and normal for children to explore freely — an opportunity that is increasingly rare today, yet so vital for cultivating presence and wonder.

Yogananda encouraged communion with God through creation itself, and this section of the painting reflects that lived experience: a reminder that the Divine is present in all life, if we take the time to see and feel it.

A star rests at the heart of the Mother’s form, shining from the place of feeling and connection. Below it winds a path of footsteps, each etched with spirals, threaded by a wavy line of subtle dots — a quiet river of energy linking each step.

This is a reminder that intuition unfolds gradually, not all at once, moving one inspired step at a time, from gentle baby steps to brave leaps of faith.

Yogananda taught that intuition is the soul’s direct guidance: a still, inner knowing that grows clearer with meditation and attunement.

This section honours that subtle, living dialogue between Divine Mother and the human heart — the gentle prompting, the trust, the unfolding revelation of the path beneath our feet.

Oh Divine Mother 24″ x 36″ $3,300 CAD

Oh Divine Mother (24″ x 36″) began as an awareness — a presence, a shape floating in consciousness weeks before paint touched canvas.

Created in communion with Divine Mother as part of my devotional process, it unfolded as a prayer in form, layer by layer.

Now complete, it is offered outward — ready to bless a space with its presence and energy.

If you feel drawn to welcome “Oh Divine Mother” into your home, the original painting is available here.  Or you can order prints here.

And if you’d like to watch a fun little video on the varnishing process, watch here. 

New Year Benediction

Oh Divine Mother,
may Your light awaken remembrance in every heart.
May guidance reach those who seek it.
May protection enfold the vulnerable,
and nourishment flow where it is needed.

May creativity rise,
may illusion fall away,
and may stillness restore us to what is true.
May intuition lead gently,
and may Your presence be felt throughout the world —
near and far, seen and unseen.

May 2026 be a year of awakening, love, and conscious living —
a year in which the Divine moves freely through all life,
known not only in thought,
but deeply felt.