Interesting concepts are raised by the Angel of Painting.  Ed Buryn offers two potential meanings that struck me - "doing one's work or process" and "the healing power of art".  These both feel right to me at this point.  One of the things I've been working on is trying to get to the bottom of where I want to focus my energies and how to derive some income from the things I really enjoy doing.  This seems to be more difficult than I anticipated.  On some level there is a part of me that feels as though my "art" shouldn't be prostituted for commercial gain and another part things I just don't have the right to offer my gift to others (who the hell am I to think I'm that talented or special).  But there is another part of me that believes this is the right time to try this.  Those negative thoughts are those nasty inner critics just pecking away at me.

Considering that the Page of Pentacles is sometimes considered the student card, I think this studious page is trying to tell me that I've studied long enough.  It's time to put my money where my mouth is - or actually use all this knowledge and training I've been acquiring.  I could easily fall into the long-term pursuit of higher education.  As it is, I currently possess two Masters degrees (one of which I haven't applied to anything in years and the other of which may become pointless if I am able to get my home business started).  I like learning and I love going to school.  But at some point if I don't make sure of the knowledge and techniques I've learned, then what's the point?  There is a sun rising (or is it setting?  I'm going with rising) just beyond the Hudes Page of Pentacles and that reminds me that it's time for a new day.  

So I think these cards are reminding me that I need to work on my process and trust in the healing power of my art.  And I also need to takes the steps to manifest them in the real world rather than keeping them all inside; all to myself.  It's time to unleash all this potential I've been storing and see where it might take me.  Not heedlessly or willy-nilly but with some practical steps and plans in place.