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 […]
Did you know that learning to create Abstract paintings is a fabulous way to teach yourself art basics of Design and Tonal Values? I think that is why I consider abstracts one of the most Challenging genres to master. I do not say that I have mastered the realm of Abstracts. But I do certainly […]
Spring bursts forth and we all feel like dancing! Dreariness be gone! Flowers color up the landscape like the Christmas lights that brightened our homes those dark days of December. And, a stunning bold magenta tulip, with petals curling and curving in coy shyness. South. In the Southern Hemisphere, Australia, Autumn […]
The Beauty of the Forest continues…. little did I realize what the blossoms of the gum tree could create as the nut matured. Once the flowers have fallen off the nut hardens. As it does, it creates a stunning magenta and crimson inner circle, from which the Star emerges. I have gone years […]
Monday rolls around with jet lag dogging my heels. The only problem with that, is I haven’t been on a plane. Monday’s post, as you know is usually out by 6am. I rise early, wake the birds and finish my post. Not today. Today, I’ve had a siesta. A postponement. But, enough procrastination! Time […]
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 […]