ARTIST & wRITER iLLUMINATING rECOVERY & RESILIENCE tHROUGH bRUSHSTROKES & WORDS.

Portfolio Highlights

Tea with Mara

Awakening Series
Tea with Mara is a visual representation of a Buddhist teaching in which the Buddha— enlightenment, lightness, and divinity—invites Mara, the tempter and embodiment of suffering, to tea. Why would the Buddha welcome an entity so dark? Because true spiritual growth requires that we not reject our suffering, but meet it with presence and compassion.
This work explores the intersection of light and shadow, and the quiet beauty that emerges when the two meet. That peaceful space is where the healing begins and awakening occurs.
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Breathe Series
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Voice of Soul

When the mind is quiet, the Self can fully enter the present moment, making room for intuition and inner guidance. Voice of Soul speaks to the soft, steady whispers that rise from deep within us — the voice of our inner truth. This voice helps shape who we are and who we are becoming. It may not always be the one we follow first, but it is always there, persistent and quietly present. The more we turn inward and listen, the clearer and more powerful that voice becomes.
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Breathe Series
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HELLO,
I’M BETH ANNE

Bethie Breathes

I’m a visual artist, writer, and double-lung transplant recipient. My work reflects a lived journey through recovery, illness, and renewal, where creativity has become both a refuge and a revelation. Through abstract painting and reflective writing, I share stories of resilience and transformation — inviting others to witness healing not as a destination, but as an ongoing process of becoming whole.