Believe

Last month, I was humbled to have Holy Reconciling included in a group exhibition at Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA.

This painting held so much for me as the world was continuing to recover from the turbulent pandemic. There was no real plan or format for the piece, but simply a combination of things falling apart and coming together. It is the one time in my life that I truly felt all our “veils” were removed and that co-existence was possible on a larger scale. It gave me hope that nature will always take care of itself even if that means flushing us away. Not pleasant I know, but something to consider along with a reminder to remain grateful.

Statement

The shock of a new experience brings disruption by unveiling simple facts that we cannot change.
In other words, “When it rains, the ground gets wet.” Major events come into being through three individual lines of action: assertion of a new experience, resistance to the experience, and transformation through the experience.

Therefore, what does a conscious action look like?

This painting is a response to this living question. I gradually layered watercolor stain, opaque medium, metallic acrylic, and resin until a window into the invisible appeared. As part of my process, I removed all realistic projection or planning of details. Each aspect evolved on its own through written mantras, symbolic mark making, and repetitive editing (pushing/pulling) of the space.