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Still Life Watercolors 1991-2014

January 17, 2023/in Watercolors /by Richard Bolingbroke

Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors

Still-life watercolors 1991-2014

Personal Reflections on my Early Watercolors

My commitment to working as an artist is rooted in a desire to not only understand the world around me but to understand myself. My early years, spent in a variety of spiritual pursuits, instilled in me a meditative awareness of the deeper meaning found below the surface of life. In the still-life genre I found an artistic practice which allowed me to express this understanding.
My early watercolors were sensual in nature and simple in presentation. My love for the magnificent light of California suffused this early work with a startling brilliance. My love of flowers and an abiding connection to the primal nature of color combined to create large scale, passionately lyrical work. This work was created during the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic here in San Francisco, when my continued existence was in doubt. By celebrating this sensual and fragile beauty, I was also acknowledging its impermanence.
I came to see the still-life as a shrine that honored the tangible world. I found it necessary to explore the slippery divide between perception and illusion, which led to the creation of almost magical realist work where space, time and dimension are purely a product of the imagination. I started to use compositional devices such as changing the viewpoint to flatten the surface, altering the depth of field, removing perspective and using pattern to create abstraction. This involved an intoxicating combination of both the organic and the geometric, and revealed compositions of surprising complexity and depth.
As I look back at my work, I see a restless need to explore both my outer and inner worlds and I continue to create paintings that pay tribute to the vivid and mysterious reality that surrounds us.

Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (1/40)

Magnolias For Matisse

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201311Download ⇩

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Memories Of My Childhood Garden

Watercolor on paper40 x 20 inches2014Catalog ID: 201412Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (3/40)

Native Beauty

Watercolor on paper44 x 44 inches2014Catalog ID: 201414Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (4/40)

My Orchid Collection #3

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200414Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (5/40)

Limes In An Orange Bowl

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201410Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (6/40)

Iris In A Black Bowl

Watercolor on paper49 x 37 Framed inches2003Catalog ID: 200318Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (7/40)

This Strange Beautiful World

Watercolor on paper40 x 20 inches2014Catalog ID: 201408Download ⇩

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Good Enough To Eat

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201406Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (9/40)

Erics Hibiscus

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201407Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (10/40)

Pink Chair

Watercolor on paper44 x 35 inches2013Catalog ID: 201316Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (11/40)

Brown Chair

Watercolor on paper44 x 35 inches2014Catalog ID: 201411Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (12/40)

Impossible Ladder

Watercolor on paper40 x 25 inches2013Catalog ID: 201315Download ⇩

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All Things Pass Away

Watercolor on paper19.75 x 19.75 inches2012Catalog ID: 201223Download ⇩

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Roses For Gertrude

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201413Download ⇩

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Rainbow Callas

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201405Download ⇩

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Orchids On Black

Watercolor on paper30 x 22 inches2003Catalog ID: 200316Download ⇩

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Sunflowers For My Mother

Watercolor on paper41 x 29 inches2003Catalog ID: 200323Download ⇩

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Three Lemons

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 framed inches2006Catalog ID: 200657Download ⇩

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Three Mangoes

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200702Download ⇩

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Three Pears

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2006Catalog ID: 200658Download ⇩

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Three Red Peppers

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200734Download ⇩

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Tools For Creating An Illusion

Watercolor on paper18 x 18 inches2008Catalog ID: 200845Download ⇩

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Vanishing Trick

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200731Download ⇩

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Labyrinth Of Life #1

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2014Catalog ID: 201409Download ⇩

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Watercolors 1991-2014 Still Life Watercolors (25/40)

State Of The World

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200847Download ⇩

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Life On The Edge

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200842Download ⇩

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A Studio Meditation

Watercolor on paper19 x 19 inches2008Catalog ID: 200844Download ⇩

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ALL THINGS MUST PASS AWAY

Watercolor on paper29.5X29.5 inches2012Catalog ID: 201223Download ⇩

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And So It Goes

Watercolor on paper14.5 x 10.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200849Download ⇩

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Patterns Of Life

Watercolor on paper26 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201415Download ⇩

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White Chair

Watercolor on pper44x35 inches2013Catalog ID: 201341Download ⇩

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Vice

Watercolor on pper25x40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201338Download ⇩

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Gift Wrapped

This is the description22x22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200924Download ⇩

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Iris Garden #2

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches1991Catalog ID: 199112Download ⇩

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Orchid Dance 1 of 2

Watercolor on paper41x60 inches1992Catalog ID: 199227aDownload ⇩

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Orchid Dance 2 of 2

Watercolor on paper41x60 inches1992Catalog ID: 199227bDownload ⇩

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Joie De Vivre

Watercolor on paper45x96 inches1992Catalog ID: 199240Download ⇩

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Magnolias and Moon

Watercolor on paper60x40 inches1993Catalog ID: 199305Download ⇩

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Iris and Bolinas Pebbles #2

Watercolor on pper41x29.5 inches1993Catalog ID: 199326Download ⇩

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Protea in a Jar

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches1993Catalog ID: 199344Download ⇩

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Magnolias For Matisse

Memories Of My Childhood Garden

Native Beauty

My Orchid Collection #3

Limes In An Orange Bowl

Iris In A Black Bowl

This Strange Beautiful World

Good Enough To Eat

Erics Hibiscus

Pink Chair

Brown Chair

Impossible Ladder

All Things Pass Away

Roses For Gertrude

Rainbow Callas

Orchids On Black

Sunflowers For My Mother

Three Lemons

Three Mangoes

Three Pears

Three Red Peppers

Tools For Creating An Illusion

Vanishing Trick

Labyrinth Of Life #1

State Of The World

Life On The Edge

A Studio Meditation

ALL THINGS MUST PASS AWAY

And So It Goes

Patterns Of Life

White Chair

Vice

Gift Wrapped

Iris Garden #2

Orchid Dance 1 of 2

Orchid Dance 2 of 2

Joie De Vivre

Magnolias and Moon

Iris and Bolinas Pebbles #2

Protea in a Jar

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Magnolias For Matisse

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201311Download ⇩

Memories Of My Childhood Garden

Watercolor on paper40 x 20 inches2014Catalog ID: 201412Download ⇩

Native Beauty

Watercolor on paper44 x 44 inches2014Catalog ID: 201414Download ⇩

My Orchid Collection #3

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200414Download ⇩

Limes In An Orange Bowl

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201410Download ⇩

Iris In A Black Bowl

Watercolor on paper49 x 37 Framed inches2003Catalog ID: 200318Download ⇩

This Strange Beautiful World

Watercolor on paper40 x 20 inches2014Catalog ID: 201408Download ⇩

Good Enough To Eat

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201406Download ⇩

Erics Hibiscus

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201407Download ⇩

Pink Chair

Watercolor on paper44 x 35 inches2013Catalog ID: 201316Download ⇩

Brown Chair

Watercolor on paper44 x 35 inches2014Catalog ID: 201411Download ⇩

Impossible Ladder

Watercolor on paper40 x 25 inches2013Catalog ID: 201315Download ⇩

All Things Pass Away

Watercolor on paper19.75 x 19.75 inches2012Catalog ID: 201223Download ⇩

Roses For Gertrude

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201413Download ⇩

Rainbow Callas

Watercolor on paper40 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201405Download ⇩

Orchids On Black

Watercolor on paper30 x 22 inches2003Catalog ID: 200316Download ⇩

Sunflowers For My Mother

Watercolor on paper41 x 29 inches2003Catalog ID: 200323Download ⇩

Three Lemons

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 framed inches2006Catalog ID: 200657Download ⇩

Three Mangoes

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200702Download ⇩

Three Pears

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2006Catalog ID: 200658Download ⇩

Three Red Peppers

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200734Download ⇩

Tools For Creating An Illusion

Watercolor on paper18 x 18 inches2008Catalog ID: 200845Download ⇩

Vanishing Trick

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200731Download ⇩

Labyrinth Of Life #1

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2014Catalog ID: 201409Download ⇩

State Of The World

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200847Download ⇩

Life On The Edge

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200842Download ⇩

A Studio Meditation

Watercolor on paper19 x 19 inches2008Catalog ID: 200844Download ⇩

ALL THINGS MUST PASS AWAY

Watercolor on paper29.5X29.5 inches2012Catalog ID: 201223Download ⇩

And So It Goes

Watercolor on paper14.5 x 10.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200849Download ⇩

Patterns Of Life

Watercolor on paper26 x 26 inches2014Catalog ID: 201415Download ⇩

White Chair

Watercolor on pper44x35 inches2013Catalog ID: 201341Download ⇩

Vice

Watercolor on pper25x40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201338Download ⇩

Gift Wrapped

This is the description22x22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200924Download ⇩

Iris Garden #2

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches1991Catalog ID: 199112Download ⇩

Orchid Dance 1 of 2

Watercolor on paper41x60 inches1992Catalog ID: 199227aDownload ⇩

Orchid Dance 2 of 2

Watercolor on paper41x60 inches1992Catalog ID: 199227bDownload ⇩

Joie De Vivre

Watercolor on paper45x96 inches1992Catalog ID: 199240Download ⇩

Magnolias and Moon

Watercolor on paper60x40 inches1993Catalog ID: 199305Download ⇩

Iris and Bolinas Pebbles #2

Watercolor on pper41x29.5 inches1993Catalog ID: 199326Download ⇩

Protea in a Jar

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches1993Catalog ID: 199344Download ⇩
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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS and DRAWINGS

September 15, 2021/in Watercolors /by Richard Bolingbroke

RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021

After not painting in watercolor for 9 years, I have joyfully returned to this challenging medium to create these vibrant abstractions inspired by that uniquely American music-Jazz. The dazzling colors and bold shapes are visual homages to Coltrane and Davis, Ellington and Armstrong, Mingus and Monk, and most surprisingly to the beautifully lyrical Jazz from Ethiopia. I have tried to create work in the true spirit of spontaneity that is the essence of jazz, utilizing all my compositional skills to create shapes and colors that truly embody this powerfully original music.
Recent inspiration from microbiology and cellular structures are pushing my creativity into even juicier compositions.
Along side the watercolors are more spontaneous pastel drawings.

RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (1/15)

JAZZ #10

Watercolor on paper40x40 inches2021Catalog ID: 202116Download ⇩

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JAZZ #9

Watercolor on paper30x22 inches2021Catalog ID: 202115Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (3/15)

JAZZ #8

Watercolor on paper20211244x44 inches2021Catalog ID: 202112Download ⇩

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Jazz #7

Watercolor on paper40x60 inches2021Catalog ID: 202110Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (5/15)

Jazz #6

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202108Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (6/15)

Jazz #5

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202107Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (7/15)

Jazz #4

Watercolor on paper44x44 inches2021Catalog ID: 202106Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (8/15)

Jazz #3

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202105Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (9/15)

Jazz #2

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches2021Catalog ID: 202103Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (10/15)

Jazz #1

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202102Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (11/15)

Abstraction #1 Maya

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches2021Catalog ID: 202104Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (12/15)

Abstraction #2 Maya

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches2021Catalog ID: 202109Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (13/15)

Abstraction #3 Maya

Pastel on paper40x25 inches2021Catalog ID: 202111Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (14/15)

Abstraction #4

Pastel on paper25x40 inches2021Catalog ID: 202113Download ⇩

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RECENT ABSTRACT PAINTINGS Watercolors and Pastels 2021 (15/15)

ABSTRACTION #5 MAYA

Pastel on Rives BFK30x22 inches2021Catalog ID: 202114Download ⇩

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Abstraction #1 Maya

Abstraction #2 Maya

Abstraction #3 Maya

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ABSTRACTION #5 MAYA

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JAZZ #10

Watercolor on paper40x40 inches2021Catalog ID: 202116Download ⇩

JAZZ #9

Watercolor on paper30x22 inches2021Catalog ID: 202115Download ⇩

JAZZ #8

Watercolor on paper20211244x44 inches2021Catalog ID: 202112Download ⇩

Jazz #7

Watercolor on paper40x60 inches2021Catalog ID: 202110Download ⇩

Jazz #6

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202108Download ⇩

Jazz #5

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202107Download ⇩

Jazz #4

Watercolor on paper44x44 inches2021Catalog ID: 202106Download ⇩

Jazz #3

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202105Download ⇩

Jazz #2

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches2021Catalog ID: 202103Download ⇩

Jazz #1

Watercolor on paper41x29.5 inches2021Catalog ID: 202102Download ⇩

Abstraction #1 Maya

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches2021Catalog ID: 202104Download ⇩

Abstraction #2 Maya

Watercolor on paper29.5x41 inches2021Catalog ID: 202109Download ⇩

Abstraction #3 Maya

Pastel on paper40x25 inches2021Catalog ID: 202111Download ⇩

Abstraction #4

Pastel on paper25x40 inches2021Catalog ID: 202113Download ⇩

ABSTRACTION #5 MAYA

Pastel on Rives BFK30x22 inches2021Catalog ID: 202114Download ⇩
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Watercolors from “Riddles,Mysteries and Visions”and “ART is a 4 Letter Word”

March 28, 2018/in Watercolors /by rb_jzn1nl

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WATERCOLORS Rituals and Meditations

March 28, 2018/in Watercolors /by rb_jzn1nl

Watercolors Rituals and Meditations

RITUALS AND MEDITATIONS. Personal Archetypes of Myth, Magic and Beauty

These paintings are visual keys that explore the mystery of beauty. Using ritualistic creative processes that allow me to connect with my inner unconscious reality, I explore some of the paradoxical and magical aspects of life. An energetic attraction connects objects that have personal meaning for me, such as stones collected from beaches around the world, dead leaves found while out walking, thorns from the black Locust tree, animal and human skulls, and creates compositions that contain an intense and focused devotional energy that honors the disturbing balance of opposites that is the inner core of beauty.

It is disturbing because it exposes the paradoxical honesty that is the world. Beauty has to be both yin and yang, both light and dark, both life and death, both stability and motion, both emptiness and fullness, both black and white. It represents the unknown and often the unknowable, and is contained in the wordless power of these mysterious images.

Watercolors Rituals and Meditations (1/43)

A Meditation On Being Human

Watercolor on paper60 x 60 diptych inches2005Catalog ID: 200562Download ⇩

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A Mighty Revelation

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2005Catalog ID: 200502Download ⇩

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Alchemy Of Life

Watercolor on paper22 x 22 inches2007Catalog ID: 200729Download ⇩

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Breaking Free

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200411Download ⇩

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Breaking Free #2

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200427Download ⇩

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Circle Of Life And Death #2

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200537Download ⇩

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Drinking From The River Of Silence

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200564Download ⇩

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Echoes Of Emptiness

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200433Download ⇩

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Eight Four One

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2003Catalog ID: 200336Download ⇩

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Guardians Of Creation

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Inner Vision #2

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Inner Vision #3

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Knocking From The Inside

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Leaving Love Behind

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Love & Beauty In A Time Of War

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Love And Death #1

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Love And Death #3

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Magic And Reality

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Mystery Of Life

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Ojos De Brujo

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Passion

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200431Download ⇩

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Power Of Love

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Questions And Answers

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Radiance Of The Soul

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Reaching For Mystery

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Rhythm Of Life

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Rising

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Seeds Of Creation

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Seeking Clarity

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200419Download ⇩

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The Coronation

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2006Catalog ID: 200650Download ⇩

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The End Of Paths Taken

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The Four Gates

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200504Download ⇩

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The Great Mystery

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2005Catalog ID: 200547Download ⇩

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The Guardians

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200418Download ⇩

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The Heretic

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200728Download ⇩

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The Keeper Of The World

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200432Download ⇩

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The King And Queen

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2007Catalog ID: 200766Download ⇩

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The Magical Procession

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The Mysterious Ceremony

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This Too Shall Pass

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Trying To Get To Heaven

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Vortex

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200726Download ⇩

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Wisdom Of The Heart

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A Meditation On Being Human

A Mighty Revelation

Alchemy Of Life

Breaking Free

Breaking Free #2

Circle Of Life And Death #2

Drinking From The River Of Silence

Echoes Of Emptiness

Eight Four One

Guardians Of Creation

Inner Vision #2

Inner Vision #3

Knocking From The Inside

Leaving Love Behind

Love & Beauty In A Time Of War

Love And Death #1

Love And Death #3

Magic And Reality

Mystery Of Life

Ojos De Brujo

Passion

Power Of Love

Questions And Answers

Radiance Of The Soul

Reaching For Mystery

Rhythm Of Life

Rising

Seeds Of Creation

Seeking Clarity

The Coronation

The End Of Paths Taken

The Four Gates

The Great Mystery

The Guardians

The Heretic

The Keeper Of The World

The King And Queen

The Magical Procession

The Mysterious Ceremony

This Too Shall Pass

Trying To Get To Heaven

Vortex

Wisdom Of The Heart

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A Meditation On Being Human

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A Mighty Revelation

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Alchemy Of Life

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Breaking Free

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Breaking Free #2

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Circle Of Life And Death #2

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200537Download ⇩

Drinking From The River Of Silence

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Echoes Of Emptiness

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Eight Four One

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Guardians Of Creation

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Inner Vision #2

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Inner Vision #3

Watercolor on paper22 x 22 inches2005Catalog ID: 200535Download ⇩

Knocking From The Inside

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200501Download ⇩

Leaving Love Behind

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2006Catalog ID: 200649Download ⇩

Love & Beauty In A Time Of War

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2005Catalog ID: 200544Download ⇩

Love And Death #1

Watercolor on paper18 x 18 inches2006Catalog ID: 200653Download ⇩

Love And Death #3

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2007Catalog ID: 200764Download ⇩

Magic And Reality

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2006Catalog ID: 200656Download ⇩

Mystery Of Life

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2006Catalog ID: 200651Download ⇩

Ojos De Brujo

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200727Download ⇩

Passion

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200431Download ⇩

Power Of Love

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200538Download ⇩

Questions And Answers

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200762Download ⇩

Radiance Of The Soul

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200425Download ⇩

Reaching For Mystery

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200565Download ⇩

Rhythm Of Life

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200542Download ⇩

Rising

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200415Download ⇩

Seeds Of Creation

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200541Download ⇩

Seeking Clarity

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200419Download ⇩

The Coronation

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2006Catalog ID: 200650Download ⇩

The End Of Paths Taken

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2007Catalog ID: 200733Download ⇩

The Four Gates

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200504Download ⇩

The Great Mystery

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2005Catalog ID: 200547Download ⇩

The Guardians

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200418Download ⇩

The Heretic

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200728Download ⇩

The Keeper Of The World

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2004Catalog ID: 200432Download ⇩

The King And Queen

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2007Catalog ID: 200766Download ⇩

The Magical Procession

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200426Download ⇩

The Mysterious Ceremony

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200423Download ⇩

This Too Shall Pass

Watercolor on paper18 x 18 inches2005Catalog ID: 200543Download ⇩

Trying To Get To Heaven

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2008Catalog ID: 200840Download ⇩

Vortex

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200726Download ⇩

Wisdom Of The Heart

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2005Catalog ID: 200536Download ⇩
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Rituals & Meditations

Personal Archetypes of Myth, Magic and Beauty

by Richard Bolingbroke

A deluxe, full-color book, illustrated with all the images from the Rituals and Meditations series. It features personal commentary on each painting by the artist, as well as essays by David Duckworth and John Mendelsohn.

Hard-cover, 94 pages.

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