Painting to Poetry - Free PDF Edition (or pay what you want)
Unlock the Hidden Language of Color and Emotion
Description
Painting to Poetry: Find Your Voice and Master Your Niche
by Angelo SegarraDiscover the intimate journey of turning brushstrokes into verse—and silence into voice.Through raw honesty and philosophical musings, Painting to Poetry challenges the myth that art must be explained or understood. Instead, it invites you to feel more, judge less, and learn to trust your intuitive voice.Inside you’ll find:
• Personal stories of transformation through art
• Thought-provoking reflections on creativity, intuition, and identity
• Insights into finding your emotional niche as an artist
• Gentle guidance on translating visual work into poetic language
• A call to connect with your audience through authentic self-expressionWhether you’re a painter, poet, or creative soul in search of deeper meaning, this book offers a mirror—and a map. Come discover the art of becoming through the art of creating.Praise for Painting to Poetry
“Reading this book felt like a permission slip to be myself. Angelo’s insights are both gentle and profound. I’ll return to this again and again.”
— L. Chen, visual artist and educator“Segarra has found a way to bridge the emotional world of painting and the invisible currents of poetry. It’s rare to find a book that speaks so clearly to the heart.”
— N. Rahman, poet and creative coach“A beautiful guide for anyone seeking their voice through creative expression. It helped me see my own work differently—and more kindly.”
— J. Alvarez, multidisciplinary artist
The Book and the Free 15 minute chat for the The Creative Insight Art Class
Creative Insight Art: An 8-Week Immersive Journey into Intuition, Creativity, and ManifestationThe Creative Insight Art class is a transformational eight-week experience designed for artists, writers, seekers, and anyone longing to rediscover the intuitive source of their creativity. This immersive course blends meditative awareness with creative expression, offering a supportive space to explore, reflect, and create from a place of inner knowing.What the Class CoversWeek by week, participants will be guided through a process that awakens intuition, strengthens creative voice, and clarifies personal vision. Through painting, poetry, journaling, and guided exercises, you will learn how to:
• Tune into your inner voice using breath-based meditation and sensory mindfulness
• Set intentions through the Inside Art formulas, which reveal the underlying structure behind inspired action
• Bridge disciplines—connecting visual art with poetry, writing, movement, or sound
• Identify aesthetic anchors that resonate emotionally and symbolically in your creative work
• Overcome creative blocks by recognizing patterns of resistance and transforming them into fuel for expression
• Discover your niche by tracing the emotional signature that runs through your work
• Access ‘the silent language’—the place where words dissolve and image, feeling, and awareness meet*Insight Art FormulasThese foundational tools are unique to the Insight Art process. You will learn:
• The Intention Formula – Aligns your desire with deeper purpose
• The Creative Voice Formula – Helps you distinguish authentic inspiration from outside influence
• The Aesthetic Bridge Formula – Reveals connections between your internal state and external expression
• The Transformation Cycle – Teaches you how to dissolve resistance and move toward resolutionEach formula is taught through personal reflection, group sharing, and hands-on creative exercises that are deeply personal, yet universally resonant.*How It Works• Live Weekly Sessions (90 minutes) with recorded replays
• Guided Meditations & Visualizations each week
• Creative Assignments including painting, poetry, writing, or a medium of your choice
• Optional Group Sharing & Feedback in a nurturing, nonjudgmental environment
• One Private Session with the instructor to clarify your intention or resolve blocks*Who This Class Is For• Visual artists wanting to reconnect with emotional depth and intuitive flow
• Writers seeking new forms of expression and crossover inspiration
• Those recovering from burnout, creative fatigue, or artistic doubt
• Creatives who feel emotionally moved by silence, color, metaphor, or symbol
• Anyone wanting to understand the why behind their art—not just the how*Creative Insight Art isn’t about technique. It’s about transmission. It’s about becoming the channel through which your truest work emerges—not by force, but by allowing. By seeing. By feeling. And by trusting that the work you are called to create has always been waiting for you.
Ready to Begin?If this class resonates with you—if something about it feels like a calling rather than just another course—then I invite you to take the next step.Please fill out the short form below or click on the link to my calendar so you can choose a time that’s convenient for a relaxed, one-on-one chat. This isn’t a sales call—it’s a genuine conversation to explore where you are, what you’re seeking, and whether Creative Insight Art is the right next step for you.There’s also a space on the form where you’re welcome to share anything you’d like—what draws you to the class, your current creative challenges, or the questions you’re sitting with. Every message is read with care and responded to personally.This is more than a class. It’s a space for unfolding, remembering, and expressing the creative voice that’s been with you all along.I look forward to hearing from you.
More about the book
More about the book:Painting to Poetry is more than a book — it’s a threshold.Here is an excerpt from the Introduction:Throughout history, artists have sought to bridge the gap between the visual and the verbal, using both images and words to express their deepest truths. Transforming a painting into poetry goes beyond mere translation; it represents an evolution of creative energy and a shift from one medium of expression to another. This process serves as a means of communication with the higher self, where intuition and deeper creativity merge, allowing the artist to convey the ineffable essence of their art through language. This transformation is not simply about describing a painting in words; it’s about capturing its spirit—the emotions, subconscious messages, and hidden symbolism—through poetry. By engaging in this creative act, artists unlock new layers of meaning, revealing aspects of their work that may have gone unnoticed, even by themselves.Both painting and poetry originate from the same source: the higher self. This intuitive, timeless part of us communicates through symbols, emotions, and metaphors, guiding our hands when we paint and whispering truths when we write. While painting comes from a place that often transcends words, with brushstrokes, colors, and composition telling a story without verbal explanation, the shift to poetry aims to translate feelings into rhythm and flow rather than merely describing what is seen.
To effectively navigate this transition, we must engage in synesthetic thinking—the ability to experience cross-sensory perception where color evokes emotion, emotion shapes sound, and sound dictates movement.
“The Shape of Becoming”
She stands, unfinished,
a body carved by light and distance, her form neither whole nor broken but
shifting between.
Flesh dissolves into color, soft golds and quiet blues weaving through her
skin like memories she has not yet named.
Her head tilts toward absence,
a face lost to the silence of motion,
as if turning away from something known or toward something just beyond
reach.
She is not waiting. She is becoming..
From Chapter I
“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”
-Jean CocteauI was once asked to explain my artwork, and I was at a loss for words. I tried to invent a story, a reason for each painting’s existence, but the narratives I came up with felt contrived—even amusingly absurd. I could sense that the people listening knew this too. Unable to put my work into words, I resorted to imagination, hoping they would understand. At the time, I believed it was nearly impossible to describe my art logically. But gradually, I began to notice something that had always been there—an underlying thread connecting all my pieces: change, transformation, and the dissolution of identity. Recognizing this pattern gave me a language for what once felt indescribable. In doing so, I also discovered how this theme shapes my artistic voice, creating an alternate form of art alongside conventional narratives.
The descriptions and poems accompanying my artwork emerged through a process of synesthetic translation—an effort to find words for images and emotions that resist direct expression. I used language tools, including AI, as mirrors to reflect and refine the sensory language of my paintings. These tools did not replace my voice; they helped reveal it in another form.
