It’s springtime in Virginia, and I find myself beneath a flowering tree. I am drawn by sudden blossoms. Nothing holds them back from quiet grace and wild bloom. How freely they open.
As I paint this aM all being, I sense again that we are all one raw and flowing energy. And in the moment, I feel free and in love.
aM all Banner 3. Work in progress. Six feet square. Acrylic on canvas.
Work in Progress. The aM all beings are energy portraits—living reflections of inner gardens. And like you, they are glorious. aM all Banner Number 3. Acrylic on canvas. Six feet square.
Three months journey to create the second of the aM all banners. Dimensionality, movement, and energy seem to form and emanate from this aM all being.
aM all Banner 2. Acrylic on Canvas. Six feet square.
Detail.
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Details from the eight-week painting. Currently, I’m exploring color, space, mark-making, and texture.
Iteration Nine detail. Color and space.
Iteration Nine detail. Mark-making variety.
Iteration Nine detail. Texture!
This eight-week painting may become a forever painting. : ) Watch this space for updates on progress, meanwhile… Have a marvelous now!
A work in progress, this aM all being is sturdy yet translucent.
aM all banner 2. Acrylic on canvas. Six feet square.
Detail.
This talk, given at Studio IX gallery, covers why I paint, my process, and my progress so far as an artist. It also reveals an unresolved insight about art and concept that I’m exploring.
Take a look: https://youtu.be/JwDcjDO-Ggw?si=epelYMwzz91xiU9I
This is my painting process: Play > Narrow into an intention > Rebel against the intention. In other words, a painting that fights against itself. What’s valuable about this is that it includes conflict and harmony, beauty and ugliness. It is an exploration into loving our whole selves—even the parts we reject and try to keep hidden. Here’s an example. It is the eighth iteration of the abstract discovery painting.
Iteration 8. Three feet square. Oil on canvas.
After many months, the first aM all Banner is finished…
The Call. Six feet square. Acrylic on canvas.
Detail.
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Iterations of a single painting over six weeks. The piece is three feet square, oil on canvas.
Iteration 7
Iteration 6
Iteration 5
Iteration 4
Iteration 3
Iteration 2
Iteration 1
This was a lovely night celebrating mind, body, soul, and connection….
