MY LATEST BODY OF WORK, THE "HEAVEN ON EARTH" SERIES IS A RETURN BACK TO WHERE MY WHOLE ARTISTIC JOURNEY BEGAN ALMOST TWO DECADES AGO.   I WANT TO BE MORE CHILD LIKE, FREE, AND PLAYFUL WITH MY APPROACH TO PAINTING AGAIN. HOWEVER I ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF MY LIFE THROUGH THIS PRACTICE.  I AM MOVING AWAY FROM TIGHT EDGES AND PERFECT CIRCLES. I HAVE FELT A LONGING TO GET BACK TO THE EARTH MORE, IN HOPES OF UNIFYING THE TRANSCENDENT EXPERIENCES WITH THE EARTHLY ONES.  I WANT THIS NEW WORK TO CONJURE A FEELING OF THE INNER AND OUTER DIMENSIONS OF LIFE COLLIDING IN A WAY THAT EVOKES BEAUTY AND WONDER.  I WANT TO DIVE INTO THE BEAUTIFUL MESSINESS AND TACTILE NATURE OF IT ALL, WHICH FEELS MORE AKIN TO LIFE FOR ME.  

 

A PART OF THIS PROCESS INVOLVES GETTING INTO THE CREATION OF MY OWN MATERIALS TO PAINT WITH, WHICH I HOPE WILL EVOLVE AS THIS BODY OF WORK EVOLVES.  CURRENTLY I AM CREATING MY OWN OIL PAINTING STICKS THAT I INFUSE WITH VARIOUS GEMSTONES AND CRYSTALS.  I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WORKING WITH THESE POWERFUL MINERALS FOR HEALING AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICE. I AM EXCITED TO BRING THAT KIND OF ENERGY INTO THE PAINTING MATERIAL  ITSELF.  MY HOPE IS THAT NOT JUST THE IMAGES, THE COLORS, OR EXPRESSIVE MARKS, BUT THE MATERIAL ITSELF  WILL ALL WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSMIT THE LOVE I FEEL IN MY HEART FOR THIS PLANET AND ALL ITS INHABITANTS.