Celebrate Your Authentic Self

An Interview with Wendy Acosta:

Watch how Intuition Painting® has helped Wendy more fully step into her powerful, authentic, and inspired self. Learn how tapping into her intuitive guidance leads her to recognize and value her true self - including all that she is and all that she is becoming.

Transcript

Montine: Hi, it's Montine with Intuition Painting and I'm here with Wendy Acosta. We are doing an interview to hear how Intuition Painting has come into Wendy's life and what it's doing for her. I'm doing this series of interviews to help people understand Intuition Painting — not about the painting itself.

Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Wendy: I am an artist. It took me years to be able to make that statement about myself without feeling like I was going to vomit or be “found out.” Now it feels affirming and freeing.

Montine: Tell me a little bit about the kind of art you like to do.

Wendy: I love to play, explore, and learn. I'm a recovering perfectionist, so I regularly set up situations where I know I will not be perfect. A mantra I repeat is: just paint, it matters not. I really enjoy painting with acrylics on plexiglass in reverse, so part of my mind has to be really focused. You never know the result until you peel the protective cover off, and almost every time I love it instantly.

Montine: That sounds like a fun process, almost a dance with the artwork because you're not in total control of the outcome.

Wendy: Yes, it’s about working in a state of flow, with unknown mystery and possibility. That is more freeing than painting on canvas. I’m self-taught, so I sidestep judgment by not being able to see the product as I’m painting.

Montine: What drew you to Intuition Painting?

Wendy: I accidentally did it without knowing what it was. Intuition Painting happened to me gradually, and then last summer, I got an email about healing through Intuition Painting — I knew instantly it was for me. I signed up immediately and then got excited about the unknown, the learning, and the exploration. You don’t need prior art experience. If you do have formal training, unlearning can be part of the process, which is also enticing.

Montine: So as an artist, you’ve always been attracted to working in the unknown, allowing the dance of mystery and delighting in what comes, then realizing there’s magic outside the ego or left brain.

Wendy: Yes, I want to learn to recognize my intuition like a trusted friend, develop a closer relationship with it, and let my left brain sit quietly.

Montine: That’s what we teach in Intuition Painting — how to recognize, discern, and honor intuitive guidance.

Wendy: Exactly. I was attracted to the possibility of what it could mean for me.

Montine: And then you showed up…

Wendy: It was truly amazing and cathartic. My painting is the truest representation of who I am today and who I’m becoming. I can see layers of my history and healing in the painting. The first marks, emotions, experiences — it’s all there. My first painting was a “welcome home” moment, and it was explosive with bright light, love, and positive energy.

Montine: That’s beautiful.

Wendy: Being affirmed and seen has been huge for me. I understand how important it is to see myself fully. I love what I see and I cannot wait to continue becoming who I’m supposed to be.

Montine: For artists wanting to hone their intuitive voice, any guidance?

Wendy: One of my favorite mantras is: honor what shows up. It reminds me to show up without expectation and honor whatever appears, even if I don’t fully understand it yet. Each layer starts a new process, and that’s the part I love — moving through it repeatedly. It’s a blessing to be able to do and receive it.

Montine: You’re in Intuition Painting facilitator training right now and finishing up by fall?

Wendy: Yes, and I’ll be able to offer workshops next year. I have a studio in Denison, Texas — a safe space for people to create whatever their creative inclinations lead them to.