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Paintings
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TRANSITION - FLIGHT OF THE SOUL
2006 20"X30" Acrylic The
artists's view: "TRANSITION ~ FLIGHT OF SOUL"
This painting was inspired by the two
ends of life's spectrum: birth and death. Choosing the butterfly as a symbol for the human soul was a natural choice; both
probably share the same practical feather weight and both take flight into the light. It came as no surprise to
learn that many of the ancient civilizations believed that butterflies were symbols of the human soul. In dedication
to the honor and memory of many souls near and dear to me who have entered my life through birth or left my life through death,
this piece was rendered to celebrate the ultimate moment of transition in the flight of the soul.
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2009 The artist's view: "THE MASK - HUNAB KU" The
inspiration for " THE MASK - HUNAB KU " emerged from a deeper, greater sense of identity that is all inclusive;
a self that is woven into the fabric of the universe. In quiet places of Spirit the superficial layer of who we are is
removed and we are able to reach our true universal awareness.
While working on this piece I came across the Zapotec symbol of 'Hunab Ku',which
represents the principal of intelligent energy that pervades the entire universe.
It links us not only to universality but to the rhythmic flow of sacred time by which
the intelligent purpose of existence is manifested.
We are not separate from anything or anyone. It is impossible to be disconnected, and we are waking
to this knowledge.
The
ancient Mayans believed we are collectively entering a time of great transformation culminating on or around 12.21.12 when
the sun returns to the galactic center.
I
included the Hunab Ku because it is relevant.
The
Mask is an extraordinary statement, modeled by my ordinary self, in a symbolic place without clutter.
We are the shamans. We are the saints. We are
the seers, the sages, the prophets.
We
are all able to hear the great calling and reveal the true self behind the mask. |
STIGMATA 2008 22"X28" ~ Acrylic, Mixed Medium
ENERO AGOSTO OCTOBRE Sanctifico Dolor 2006 18'X24" ~ Acrylic, 22K gold PHOENIX PHLIGHT 1984 24"X36" ~ Acrylic
FOUR DIRECTIONS 2007 24"X24" Acrylic The artists's view: "FOUR DIRECTIONS" "FOUR DIRECTIONS" was one of a series of paintings inspired during and after a visit to Oaxaca,
Mexico. "FOUR DIRECTIONS" is a vision of Zapotec influenced
orientation, where heaven and earth are tied together by a horizon of spiritual purpose and sacred geometry. "FOUR DIRECTIONS" represents the crossing of energy and movement of the
life force into the manifest world. In that sense it is like a spiritual map that unlocks the way of all things.
DAWN - INSPIRATION 2005 20"X30" ~ Acrylic DUSK - ASPIRATION 2006 20"X30" ~ Acrylic
MEZCALITO 2007 24"X24" ~ Acrylic, Mixed Medium
The artists
view: "MEZCALITO"
"Mezcalito" was one of a series of
paintings inspired during and after a visit to Oaxaca (wah HAH' kah), Mexico.
A land and life steeped in magic, myth,
and legend, it lies deep in the heart of Mexico seemingly disconnected from ordinary life and times beyond its boundaries.
Words cannot suffice, Oaxaca is an experience. Oaxaca is something you breathe.
The synthesis of pre Columbian
centers of Monte Alban and Mitla, The tree of Tule: world's largest living biomass, the intoxicating scent of roses and Gardenias
carried on hat brims and baskets of street vendors, virtuoso balladeers singing for spare change on the streets, the
Zocalo busy with families, balloon and art vendors, lovers, colonial elegance, cheese, chocolate, and the signature sacrament
of Mezcal made of Oaxaca's blue agave took on a life of its own and spoke to me as a Spirit.
And it showed me images.
"Mezcalito" was certainly one of the most powerful images inspired by my time in Oaxaca. The primary
concept represents the resolution of conflict; the coming together of opposite forces upon a singular path. The marriage of
the two is the fertile moment of the creative flow from the depths of infinite possibility.
This shamanic vision was
charged with life energy springing forth as a golden serpent. The Jaguar and Coyote speak with the same voice.
A secondary
lesson here is that things are not always as they seem.
It was an honor to paint "Mezcalito".
Don Juan's Knowledge 2009 24"X48" Acrylic, 24K Gold The artsist's view: "DON JUAN"S KNOWLEDGE" "Don Juan's Knowledge was inspired by a passage from Carlos Castaneda's book, Tales of Power. "The moths are the guardians of
eternity" "The moths carry a dust on their wings. A dark,
gold dust. That dust is the dust of knowledge" "Knowledge comes
floating like specks of gold dust, the same dust that covers the wings of moths. So, for a warrior, knowledge is like
taking a shower, or being rained on by specks of gold dust" ~don Juan
BROKEN GLYPH 2008 20"X30" ~ Acrylic
SURRENDER
2008 30"X32" ~ Acrylic, Mixed Medium The artists's view: "SURRENDER"
"SURRENDER" was one of
a series of paintings inspired during and after a visit to Oaxaca, Mexico.
"SURRENDER" appeared as a disturbing,
yet incredibly beautiful vision of human remains lying in the open desert reduced to maggots and decay. In places where
the decay created holes bright white living light beamed out as beacons on the darkness, a testimony to what endures of ourselves
beyond circumstance, beyond grief, and beyond the seeming "end".
It is a piece about letting go, true freedom,
and enduring peace.
OUT OF THE BOX
CONTINUUM - I AM 2009 24"X36" ~
Acrylic, mixed medium The artist's view: Inspired by Cuevas
de las Manos (Spanish for "Cave of the Hands"), located in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina.
The cave lies in the valley of the Pinturas River, in an isolated spot
in the Patagonian landscape. It is famous (and gets its name) for the painting of hands made by the indigenous inhabitants
(possibly the forefathers of the Tehuelches) some 9,000 years ago. The composition of the inks is mineral, so the age
of the paintings was calculated from the remains of bone made pipes used for spraying the paint on the wall blocked by the
hand. The images of the hand are often negative (stenciled). Similar
paintings, though in smaller numbers, can be found in nearby caves. The color of the paintings vary from red (made from
hematite), black, or yellow. The negative hand impressions are calculated to be dated around 550 B.C., the positive
impressions from 180 B.C., and the hunting drawings to be older than 10,000 years. Most of the hands are left hands which suggests that the painters held the spraying pipe with their dexterous hand. In this modern rendition of an ancient cosmovision, I have taken humankind's need
to artfully express itself within a magic spiritual function and stretch its impression, fast forwarding from pictoglyphs
to binary code, as we continue to leave behind a testimony and artifact to our indelible truth: "I AM". Cueva de las Manos has been listed as a world heritage site since 1999.
NOSCE TE IPSUM ~ ATONEMENT 2010 24"
X 30" Acrylic
The artist's view: "NOSCE TE ISPUM ~ ATONEMENT" The inspiration for this painting comes from the Latin phrase "Nosce te ipsum" which translates
to "know thyself". To evolve in consciousness the self faces
and accepts the wholeness of its being and integrates its duality through AT-ONE-MENT; the gateway to Freedom.
METAMORPHOSIS
- RELEASE 2011 24" X 48" Oil on Canvas
The Artist's View Deep within each of us is a yearning to
actualize ourselves. Beyond a mundane view, shrouded in mystery, is a process by which we become ...emerging new and
changed.
METAMORPHOSIS - RELEASE speaks to the concept of the miracle of personal transformation. The evolutionary event
when the unconscious emerges and takes conscious flight.
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