The Chakra Series: Seven Abstract Prints Inspired by Energy and Color

The Chakra Series began several years ago as an exploration of color and energy. I originally painted these pieces while experimenting with layered forms and intuitive mark-making. Around that same time, I was reading Anodea Judith’s Eastern Body, Western Mind while pursuing my Reiki Master level, and I discovered that painting felt like a natural way to explore Reiki energy through color and movement.

Recently, as I revisited my archive to photograph my work and began expanding my print offerings, the series resurfaced. Seeing the paintings together again reminded me how naturally they form a progression through color and movement.

Each piece loosely reflects one of the seven chakras, exploring how color, form, and energy can shift across a sequence of paintings. While each painting’s dominant color corresponds to its chakra, I intentionally incorporated touches of every color throughout the series, allowing the paintings to feel interconnected rather than isolated.

Together, the series traces a visual path from grounding to openness:

Root — grounding and stability

Sacral — creativity and flow

Solar Plexus — confidence and energy

Heart — connection and compassion

Throat — expression and truth

Third Eye — intuition and clarity

Crown — awareness and expansion

What I love most about this series is how the pieces function both individually and collectively. Each painting holds its own energy, but together they create a rhythm across the wall.

To celebrate the series, I’ve released fine art prints of each painting, as well as a complete Chakra Series set for collectors who want to experience the full progression.

If you're curious, you can explore the prints here: https://www.mariajewett.com/category/print-shop

Revisiting this work reminded me how much I enjoy working in series, and it makes me excited to explore another interpretation of this theme now that a few years have passed.