I paint landscapes – landscapes of the mind. They depict states of being, not nature. They are not of the familiar, the usual, or the ordinary. The paintings are places of joy, sadness, excitement, darkness and light. The images are built as much from the many layers of my memory as from layers of experience. Unlike most landscape paintings that can be comprehended within a few seconds, my paintings invite the viewer to travel within them. The paintings all have an “entry point”, a place on the canvas where the viewer can enter the painting, wander around in it, discover and access all that is hidden within. The images and colors invoke moods and states of mind. It is a painted consciousness, a consciousness that directs the viewer to a new dimension, a place where memory and space merge into its own world.
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INNER LIGHT LANTERNS
Lantern-style Lamps in the Wabi Sabi Tradition: See next pages |
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