ABOUT

 

 

 

HEY THERE, GORGEOUS SOUL!

 

YOU ARE INVITED to reignite your creative spirit and

dive into the joyful, vibrant would of painting

—whether you’re a curious beginner or a
seasoned artist.


At Art and Soul Mentor Sedona, we’re all about

creating a supportive, inspired space for

self-expression and soulful exploration

through artmaking.

 

Get ready to play, explore and create

from a place of joy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  WHAT WE OFFER: 

 

  • Tools and techniques to inspire new creative pathways.
     
  • Soothing meditations​ to open your heart and unlock your inner artist.
     
  • Music to move your spirit and guide your hand.
     
  • A safe and encouraging environment where you can truly be yourself.
     
  • A supportive community of kindred spirits.
     
  • New ways to see your art and yourself.
     
  • The pure joy of creation, the songs of your soul, the voice of your inner child, are all waiting for you to unleash them.
     

WHY NOW?

BECAUSE YOUR SOUL IS READY.


Inside you lives a creative energy, a voice that longs to be heard. It’s not about “talent.” It’s about giving yourself permission to explore, play, and connect with that deep well of inspiration within. The act of making art is not reserved for the chosen few—it is for you.

HERE'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IN . . .

Fun and Play 

 

 

ABANDON the myth that artmaking takes talent.

 

This is an old myth that has stopped many from making art. It seems most of us have encountered someone along the way, parent, teacher, friend – who felt they needed to let us know that making art was a fool’s errand or that we were not suited for it! Rubbish! Your soul – that which lies within you is ready, willing and able to speak its own unique language through you. Your inner artist is waiting to emerge – all it needs is a willingness for you to show up.  

 

 

 

​CONFIDENCE COMES FROM EXPLORATION AND
CONNECTION.

 

Whether a total beginner or advanced artist, we all need to find and embrace new ways to play and create. Art is often a solitary act, but growth happens when we share, learn and celebrate together.

 

Know that your art is a gift to the world!

AUTHENTIC​ITY IS YOUR SUPERPOWER.  

 

You are unique - and the art you make will be uniquely yours. 

With over 8.2 billion people in the world – not a one of them will make art like yours. What you make will not look or feel like anyone else's and this is why people will contact with it and you. 

The world is waiting to see your art.

SUCCESS​ IS PERSONAL AND VALID.

 

Not every painting is successful, but every one is a valuable learning experience.

Don’t be afraid to shoot for the moon in what it is you desire from your artmaking. 

 
Do you want to have your work seen in a gallery environment, celebrated, purchased? Why not?
Whatever you personally see as a success in your practice, is valid and important.
Again, your dreams will not match the dreams of others just as your art will not be like the art of others.

Think big!

THE UNKNOWN IS WHERE MAGIC LIVES.

Life and artmaking are all about the unknown. We sometimes believe we have some footing and direction and know what an outcome might look like. Rarely, if ever, do we have any control over those things that life will bring our way. We trust we will be able to make the right decisions and take the best steps to insure a beneficial outcome.


Artmaking is an unknown zone as well. Trusting that we will know what to do as we move through our painting practice is essential. With the help of our soul, our inner knowing – spirit – known as our intuition – we will take risks, make mistakes, and flourish. All that is required is for us to show up and keep going. Once we are working on a piece, excitement builds and we try out new things.

HOW WILL WE DO THIS?

We're talking diving headfirst into the messy, magnificent world of creation,
getting curious, pushing boundaries, and finding pure joy in the process.
Because let's be real, nobody can create art like you.

Your unique voice, your perspective, it's one in over 8 billion!

And here​ at Art and Soul Mentor Sedona, we'll help you find it.


Forget the myth of "natural talent" —creating incredible art is all about living a
life in full, vibrant technicolor. Because when you come alive, your art
explodes with the same dazzling energy. So, are you ready to ignite your
artistic soul?

 

Let's go!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My name is Luminous Antonio and I was born an artist, although no one around me would ever point that out or even acknowledge it! I went to Catholic school, and art was not available…catechism was embedded in everything. When I got to high school, I found a way to get excused from gym class and then got into an art class about wood carving. The teacher marveled at what I did. I wish I had it today.

Later, I went out and bought myself some oil paints and canvas and painted my first painting, a purple mountain – long lost. The significance of the purple mountain was not known to me then, but now I know a "purple mountain"; is often interpreted as a symbol of spiritual royalty and high elevation due to the color purple representing nobility and power, while the mountain itself symbolizes a connection to the divine or a place of higher consciousness in many cultures; essentially signifying a sacred space with a connection to the highest realms.  For my life – for all our lives - that makes sense.


Later, I picked trash and sold it at flea markets which led to opening a shop, which lead to becoming an art and antique dealer. Eventually, I became knowledgeable about 18 th -20 th Century American and European art and antiques and sold my finds through uptown auction houses like Christies, Sotheby’s and Doyles. I had a few shops but could not stand being confined…so I was more of a high end “picker”. I spend a decade or more in museums, art galleries, auction rooms and the like…. I have seen more art than most people ever will.

My father was thrilled that I made a great living through selling art – but deep inside I still wanted to make art. I moved from the New York area to San Franciso and inadvertently landed at the San Francisco Art Institute to buy a piece of paper and ended up spending six years and earning two degrees. I have continued making art ever since and have hundreds of paintings.

My own quote:

“You will never work hard enough to get the money to buy the time to do the thing you want to do”

.…has been a beacon.

I had to work, I did not have a trust fund, was not independently wealthy, I was and am a single woman who supports herself. I enjoy the finer things in life, and travel, great food and wonderful friends. 

I have always been an entrepreneur – so I have gone broke down to the last penny more than once and somehow managed to build up from the bottom. Entrepreneurs do not get a paycheck so if things go sideways so does your income. This never scared me as much as being trapped in a soul sucking job.

I have had studio spaces as small as a card table and as big as 1200 sq. ft. –regardless, I always made art. That fire inside did not get snuffed out by any of life’s curve balls. Art is a place I can always go with my joys, disappointments, feelings of any kind and make all that into something else.

 
I WAS BORN AN ARTIST
…but no one around me seemed to notice.
I went to Catholic school, where art wasn’t part of the curriculum—catechism was king.
In high school, I figured out how to get excused from gym and landed in a woodcarving class.
The teacher was stunned by what I made.
I wish I still had that piece.

 

THE PURPLE MOUNTAIN
Sometime later, I bought oil paints and a canvas and painted my very first painting:
A PURPLE MOUNTAIN—now long lost.
Back then, I didn’t understand its meaning.
But now I do.

“Purple mountains” are often seen as symbols of spiritual royalty—high elevation, divinity, nobility, and the sacred.
For me—and maybe for all of us—that makes sense.

FROM FLEA MARKETS TO FINE ART
I started out picking through trash, selling treasures at flea markets.
That led to a shop…
Which led to becoming a high-end art and antique dealer.
I became deeply knowledgeable in 18th–20th century American and European art,
and sold pieces through Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Doyle.
I ran a few shops over the years,
but I could never stand being confined—
I was always a true picker at heart.
I spent over a decade immersed in museums, galleries, auction houses—
I’ve seen more art than most people ever will.

 

 

THE CALL TO CREATE
My father was thrilled that I made a living from art.
But deep down, I still wanted to make it—not just sell it.
When I moved from the New York area to San Francisco,
I stumbled into the San Francisco Art Institute—
intending to buy a “piece of paper.”
Instead, I stayed six years and earned two degrees.
Since then, I’ve created hundreds of paintings.
I’ve never stopped.
A BEACON
One quote has guided me for years:

“You will never work hard enough to get the money to buy the time to do the thing you want to do.”

I didn’t have a trust fund.
I wasn’t independently wealthy.
I’m a single woman who supports herself—and enjoys travel, great food, beautiful things, and deep friendships.

 

THE ARTIST’S LIFE
Being an entrepreneur means I’ve hit rock bottom more than once.
No paycheck. No fallback plan.
But I always rebuilt.
What scared me more than failure was the thought of being trapped in a soul-sucking job.
I’ve had studios as tiny as a card table, and as large as 1,200 sq. ft.
But no matter what life handed me—
I always made art.
That fire never went out.
Art is my place of transformation.
It’s where I take every emotion—joy, grief, confusion—and turn it into something new.

 

 

ART IS WHERE I BEGIN AGAIN
Every time.
Always.
Later, I went out and bought myself some oil paints and canvas and painted my first painting, a purple mountain – long lost. The significance of the purple mountain was not known to me then, but now I know a "purple mountain"; is often interpreted as a symbol of spiritual royalty and high elevation due to the color purple representing nobility and power, while the mountain itself symbolizes a connection to the divine or a place of higher consciousness in many cultures; essentially signifying a sacred space with a connection to the highest realms.  For my life – for all our lives - that makes sense.

Later, I picked trash and sold it at flea markets which led to opening a shop, which lead to becoming an art and antique dealer. Eventually, I became knowledgeable about 18 th -20 th Century American and European art and antiques and sold my finds through uptown auction houses like Christies, Sotheby’s and Doyles. I had a few shops but could not stand being confined…so I was more of a high end “picker”. I spend a decade or more in museums, art galleries, auction rooms and the like…. I have seen more art than most people ever will.
My father was thrilled that I made a great living through selling art – but deep inside I still wanted to make art. I moved from the New York area to San Franciso and inadvertently landed at the San Francisco Art Institute to buy a piece of paper and ended up spending six years and earning two degrees. I have continued making art ever since and have hundreds of paintings.

 

My own quote:
“You will never work hard enough to get the money to buy the time to do the thing you want to do”
.…has been a beacon.

 

I had to work, I did not have a trust fund, was not independently wealthy, I was and am a single woman who supports herself. I enjoy the finer things in life, and travel, great food and wonderful friends. 
I have always been an entrepreneur – so I have gone broke down to the last penny more than once and somehow managed to build up from the bottom. Entrepreneurs do not get a paycheck so if things go sideways so does your income. This never scared me as much as being trapped in a soul sucking job.

 

I have had studio spaces as small as a card table and as big as 1200 sq. ft. –regardless, I always made art. That fire inside did not get snuffed out by any of life’s curve balls. Art is a place I can always go with my joys, disappointments, feelings of any kind and make all that into something else.
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Testimonials

"As a seasoned painter, Luminous can choose and paint any subject that appeals to her. I am now watching as she moves into a more abstract expression and I am excited by what I am seeing her create. There is a wall in my home waiting for just the right piece from her."

 
Catherine W.

"I watched Luminous create for years. Lately she installed several paintings in a newly purchased property and I was amazed when I saw them on the walls. I am in the process of building a new home and I plan to have at least one special piece from her. "

 
Rose W.

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