Visual Meditation / Abstract Calligraphy 

                            

                My recent artwork is “Visual Meditation / Abstract Calligraphy.” This theme has been ongoing throughout my career as an artist.  It is inspired by over 40 Years study of Eastern and Western Philosophy and Mysticism.

                I consider my work as a meditative, spiritual practice.  Philosophically, I feel that everything is spiritual and therefore making art is a spiritual experience, literally a visual mediation. 

                Artist’s like Joan Tanner influence me.  “Persistence of inconsistency,” and “My way of dealing with inexplicable things.”

                Handwriting, considered drawing in many cultures, expresses the movement of the art.  Visually repeating the theme over and over.

                 Included in some of the art are quotes from diverse sources including artists, philosophers, poets, scientists, and spiritual leaders from all faiths, in several languages.

                  In many of the pieces the words used are repeated over and over, on top of each other, layers of words and colors.  These paintings, prints, books are not intended to be read; the finished images are non-objective designs created by the process. 

                   Some of the images are the Milky Way, a triptych of the Sun, the Moon and the Earth seen from space.  Joseph Campbell called the image of the earth from space, the Icon of our time.  Other images are birds flying, mandalas, people, a triptych of trees and more.  Each of the images was chosen as a symbol. 

                   The mediums used are acrylic, oil, watercolor, ink, printmaking and mixed media.  Glazing, iridescent, metallic, interference and luminescent color, pure, neutralized, transparent and opaque, warm and cool.

                   The combination of abstract calligraphy and layers of translucent colors creates a vibratory field of  the elements and principles- line, shape, texture,  space, rhythm, movement , and unity.  There are changes in perception of color when viewed in different light.