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Riddles Mysteries and Visions, ART is a 4 Letter Word Work from two watercolor series

Paintings from "Riddles,Visions and Mysteries" and "ART is a 4 Letter Word"

RIDDLES, MYSTERIES AND VISIONS. An artist's search for meaning in life.

We live in a world where every question can be answered by the click of a mouse, where we can visit ancient monuments from the comfort of our armchair, a world where the mysterious has become obsolete. Religion has been fatally corrupted by power and decadence, knowledge has replaced wisdom, and information has become a product in itself. In this world more is better, excess is stylish, and "reality" is more likely to refer to a television program than a personal experience. This is a world where the ephemeral is glorified over the substantial and where meaning is not just hard to find, but is seen as both irrelevant and quaint.
And so I have asked myself "Where do I find meaning in my life and in my art?". Looking back at my work with skulls and thorns in Rituals and Meditations and earlier where I was using fabrics and flowers, I could see myself searching for meaning. This earlier work was characterized by an intensity and vitality expressed most especially through color and pattern, and while I see now that this very vitality was an expression of meaning in itself, at the time this did not feel enough.
This new work began after taking a year's break from painting, in which I created collages inspired by the Fukushima tsunami, which washed my own creative world clean and allowed me to start afresh. Thru my love of African music, such as hi-life and Afro-Beat I was inspired to express rhythm in color and form, and which in then created the basic compositional structure of this new work. My personal obsessions were distilled into abstract symbols and shapes and these replaced the centrality previously held by representation.
Here I share carnal ceremonies, and fierce, rhythmic visions. There are no answers here, only the delirious delights of mysteries and riddles. These paintings offer my private adventures on the stormy seas of the unknown and the unknowable, stories both ancient and modern, siren songs to lure you into experiencing life in all its beauty and power.

Riddles Mysteries and Visions, ART is a 4 Letter Word Work from two watercolor series (1/24)

Sacrifice

Watercolor on paper60 x 30 inches2013Catalog ID: 201313Download ⇩
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The Jester

Watercolor on pper60x40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201340Download ⇩
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Juju Music

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201309Download ⇩
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Leaving Paradise

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201319Download ⇩
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Rhythm And Blues

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201310Download ⇩
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Moon Dance

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201314Download ⇩
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Fire And Light

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2014Catalog ID: 201401Download ⇩
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Alter Ego

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Mondrian’s Tulips

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Sun Dance

Watercolor on paper44 x 37 inches2013Catalog ID: 201317Download ⇩
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Wild Cat

Watercolor on paper20 x 20 inches2013Catalog ID: 201318Download ⇩
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Riddles Mysteries and Visions, ART is a 4 Letter Word Work from two watercolor series (12/24)

Down

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End

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Free

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Gift

Watercolor on paper30 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200912Download ⇩
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Life

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Lost

Watercolor on paper22 x 30 inches2009Catalog ID: 200905Download ⇩
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Play

Watercolor on Paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200931Download ⇩
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Safe

Watercolor on paper16 x 22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200904Download ⇩
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Tame

Watercolor on Paper20 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200930Download ⇩
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Time

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Tool

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Wild

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Art

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Sacrifice

The Jester

Juju Music

Leaving Paradise

Rhythm And Blues

Moon Dance

Fire And Light

Alter Ego

Mondrian’s Tulips

Sun Dance

Wild Cat

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End

Free

Gift

Life

Lost

Play

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Tame

Time

Tool

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Sacrifice

Watercolor on paper60 x 30 inches2013Catalog ID: 201313Download ⇩

The Jester

Watercolor on pper60x40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201340Download ⇩

Juju Music

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201309Download ⇩

Leaving Paradise

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201319Download ⇩

Rhythm And Blues

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201310Download ⇩

Moon Dance

Watercolor on paper41 x 29.5 inches2013Catalog ID: 201314Download ⇩

Fire And Light

Watercolor on paper60 x 40 inches2014Catalog ID: 201401Download ⇩

Alter Ego

Watercolor on pper20x40 inches2013Catalog ID: 201343Download ⇩

Mondrian’s Tulips

This is the description40x20 inches2013Catalog ID: 201342Download ⇩

Sun Dance

Watercolor on paper44 x 37 inches2013Catalog ID: 201317Download ⇩

Wild Cat

Watercolor on paper20 x 20 inches2013Catalog ID: 201318Download ⇩

Down

Watercolor on paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200906Download ⇩

End

Watercolor on paper22 x 22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200907Download ⇩

Free

Watercolor on Paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200902Download ⇩

Gift

Watercolor on paper30 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200912Download ⇩

Life

Watercolor on paper16 x 22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200903Download ⇩

Lost

Watercolor on paper22 x 30 inches2009Catalog ID: 200905Download ⇩

Play

Watercolor on Paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200931Download ⇩

Safe

Watercolor on paper16 x 22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200904Download ⇩

Tame

Watercolor on Paper20 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200930Download ⇩

Time

Watercolor on paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200909Download ⇩

Tool

Watercolor on paper22 x 22 inches2009Catalog ID: 200911Download ⇩

Wild

Watercolor on paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200908Download ⇩

Art

Watercolor on paper22 x 16 inches2009Catalog ID: 200901Download ⇩
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