"Respite" Painting

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“ONE OF THE BASIC PRINCIPALS OF ART IS THE ABSENCE OF LYING. IT MEANS CREATING GREATER VISION AND GREATER SANITY. WHEN BASIC GOODNESS IS NOT EXPRESSED WHAT YOU DO IS NEUROTIC AND DESTRUCTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT AN ARTIST’S PRODUCTION, MANIFESTATION, DEMONSTRATION AND PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE GEARED TO WAKING PEOPLE UP FROM THEIR NEUROSIS.” -Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
This is a time when I can focus on a spiritual life and rediscover a gift that the universe has given me.
I ask myself during meditation and before I paint a new canvas, “What is the story, the human experience that needs to expressed?” If the story is there while I am painting, I believe it will be felt, whether told through the figures on the canvas or through the spirt behind the brush.
I continually challenge myself and apply myself to my craft. Some of this comes about by trying to evolve the technique or by contributing to the representation of the male figure., By Painting wonderful depth in Eros. By revealing a stunning vulnerability not often seen. Incredibly nuanced with tinges of grief and ecstasy. I want to bring a balance to a genre that overwhelmingly favors that of the female.