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Watercolors Rituals and Meditations

These paintings are visual keys that unfold mysteries.

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

These paintings are visual keys that unfold mysteries. Using ritualistic processes that allow me to connect with my inner reality, I explore some of the paradoxical and magical aspects of life.

My studio has become a blending of a temple and a laboratory: a temple because it is a meditative space with a strong spiritual and devotional energy, and a laboratory because it is a place where I test out ideas and experiment with creating the images that you see here.

The creative act starts with an object, a thought, an image, an idea and as the work develops, new and vital aspects are revealed. The finished work is an expression of discovery and revelation that constantly surprises me.

I use 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, and in the latest work, animal skulls, and a human skull, to create a composition that is potent and charged.

This process has become ritualistic for me, in that I imbue it with the power to delve into the unconscious. The key is that by honoring the intrinsic energy and symbolism in these objects, they work their own magic to create connections of mystery and insight. When this happens, when I get out of the way, then I enter a realm that displays and understands real beauty. This is why this series is called Rituals and Meditations.

I now see that real beauty is a striking and disturbing balance of opposites. It is disturbing because it destroys our attachment to surface values, and exposes the unsettling inner core of 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 for there to be a real and honest expression of beauty. We react with fear to one side of the coin because it represents the unknown and often the unknowable, but life will always remain unbalanced unless we embrace these paradoxes and hold them close to our hearts.

These paintings are an effort to open myself to this vision of a universe both seen and unseen. Take time to look deep into these paintings you will discover your own keys, your own insights, your own magic.

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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

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200422Download ⇩
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Inner Vision #2

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200417Download ⇩
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Inner Vision #3

Watercolor on paper22 x 22 inches2005Catalog ID: 200535Download ⇩
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Knocking From The Inside

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

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2006Catalog ID: 200649Download ⇩
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Love & Beauty In A Time Of War

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2005Catalog ID: 200544Download ⇩
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Love And Death #1

Watercolor on paper18 x 18 inches2006Catalog ID: 200653Download ⇩
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Love And Death #3

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2007Catalog ID: 200764Download ⇩
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Magic And Reality

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

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

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

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

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

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200762Download ⇩
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Radiance Of The Soul

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

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

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

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200415Download ⇩
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Seeds Of Creation

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

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2007Catalog ID: 200733Download ⇩
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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

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200426Download ⇩
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The Mysterious Ceremony

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200423Download ⇩
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This Too Shall Pass

Watercolor on paper18 x 18 inches2005Catalog ID: 200543Download ⇩
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Trying To Get To Heaven

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

Watercolor on paper29.5 x 29.5 inches2007Catalog ID: 200726Download ⇩
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Wisdom Of The Heart

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

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

A Mighty Revelation

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2005Catalog ID: 200502Download ⇩

Alchemy Of Life

Watercolor on paper22 x 22 inches2007Catalog ID: 200729Download ⇩

Breaking Free

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200411Download ⇩

Breaking Free #2

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

Circle Of Life And Death #2

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

Drinking From The River Of Silence

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

Echoes Of Emptiness

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

Eight Four One

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

Guardians Of Creation

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200422Download ⇩

Inner Vision #2

Watercolor on paper40 x 40 inches2004Catalog ID: 200417Download ⇩

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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