Garden Series
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I woke up a few months ago knowing that I had to paint flowers. This may not have been that earth shattering for an artist whose paintings include discernible form, but for myself - someone who has been painting non-objectively for almost 20 years - it was news; at least to me. I represent with my paintings that which all form is comprised of....raw spiritual energy, which I call Cosmic Fiber or more specifically "The Light and Sound of God". It has been called by other names through history from the Holy Ghost, Logos, the Word, the Tao and countless others. To now consider painting this energy as it manifests into the familiar forms all around us was exciting. It also left me to contemplate on the thought for a while….flowers...what the heck was I thinking? I paint Spirit, not the stuff it manifests into. But, alas - I am someone who tries to follow the nudging of Spirit the best I can. At the end of the day I trust my inner communication and no matter how random it seems to wake up with the thought of totally mixing up my art - I know it's not. So here I go, into the realm of form. Funny thing is, I feel completely at home in this "new?" territory - Spirit knows us better than we know ourselves. Below are some photos of the very start to my first "Garden Series" painting. It is an almost 5'x10' painting of Camomile flowers, although the scale of the piece lends itself to visually look more like daisies. I love to garden and have been planting flowers for years for the pure beauty and enjoyment of it - I now feel blessed to have a head start on acquiring subject matter for this new series. I welcome you to enjoy this adventure with me and see where it ends up. Ah..the joy of painting!
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"For Camille"
Chamomile flowers in progress - 54" x 114"
Photos are in chronological order from top to bottom (please excuse photo quality)
