“Old pond – frog jumps – the sound of water” Matsuo Basho This wonderful Haiku has a cadence and balance to it that is so Zen! Its very unevenness, asymmetrical syllables create a finely tuned, oddly perfect beauty. Zen and its branches The master Japanese poet Matsuo Basho (1644 – […]
A fun and happy blend of blues make this a Zen Beauty! I combined the blues with lovely deep crevices and textures suggesting boulders or …. perhaps a mountainside. This is an acrylic painting on triple textured masonite wood board with multiple glazes to create that rich and layered look. I found all the many […]
Without artifice or pretence. Uncontrived. A loveliness of the Natural world. “Shizen” defines this spontaneous element of Wabi Sabi. An approach to viewing art and seeing beauty in non traditional ways! 7 Days of Zen continues with part IV showcasing Nature at her finest. The Natural Beauty. Shizen. The beauty that exists […]
A patina of grace. An eloquence that only time can give. This elegance that aging bestows upon a thing somehow transcends the modern notions of youthful, ‘perfect’ Beauty. As I continue on with Segment 3 of the 7 part Zen Series, the chosen Wabi Sabi element is “Koko.” The prior […]
The Freedom to express the hidden artist, to let go and speak out with my own voice has been a work in progress. It doesn’t happen overnight. Nor within the timespan of a short art course. I must look at art differently. Art is like life, and life is like art. I view art as […]
Day One of Zen…. How shall I describe the stillness? The sense of utter serenity inviting me into the depths amidst the day’s chaos. Yes…Those phones ringing with demanding angry callers. Horns blaring, impatience mounting. But here, within is Seijaku. 7 Part Series of Zen Zen to me, is a calmness. But, a […]
Small, delicate. A little miniature watercolor painting created with Amethyst and Sodalite. Just 2 colors. But she hints at mystery and night. Wabi Sabi in Winter To hint, to infer and to suggest at the deeper mysteries, at the beauty of nature is very Zen, very Wabi Sabi. It is probably, I’d say, one of […]
Time, Space, Nature, Zen. These strands that seemed to create a loosely woven design of lines, were like a waving flag of invitation to me. How could I pass this small micro world by? Filament Lines There is power, in the Line. These filament lines, floating on the surface of the pond are […]
Two small impressionist watercolor landscape paintings. Both mounted onto the gorgeous, velvet surface of Stonehenge in black. But their formats and their use of edges are distinctive and unique from each other. Impressions of the Land Horizontal Format The Umber Fields with indigo feathered distant trees creates a calmer, more Contemplative scene. Its […]
What did I get up to for Friday’s Photographs? I read. I wandered. I imagined. I thought about things of a ‘delicate texture.’ Both tangible and intangible. I went for a micro mini walk. Truly I’m too embarrassed to call it a walk. To the nearest park is just at the end of our street, […]