We are that which we behold.
It is the function of consciousness not only to recognize and assimilate the external world through the gateway of the senses, but to translate into visible reality the world within us. -Carl G Jung© 2008-2016
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Category Archives: Abstract Paintings
The Pyramids of Somnia
The Pyramids of Somnia 60×48 Acrylic and Raw Pigment on Canvas We live in a culture where sleep is considered an incidental part of our lives. We work until we are exhausted—we consume caffeine, energy drinks, even pharmaceuticals to keep us going … Continue reading
Cognizant Dissonance
Cognizant Dissonance 36×48 Acrylic, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf on Canvas We are cognizant of the cognitive dissonance. A condition of conflict and anxiety created by inconsistency between one’s beliefs and one’s reality. The confusion that results from holding onto beliefs … Continue reading
In the Shadow of Ungrown Trees
In The Shadow of Ungrown Trees 36×36 Acrylic and Gold on Canvas A forest, a haunting place where young men never grow old. They stay forever as new green seedlings. These seedlings exist in the minds of those who have lost young … Continue reading
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Tree of Tantalus
Tree of Tantalus 40×40 Acrylic and Gold on Canvas In Greek Mythology, Tantalus (Tántalos) was banished to the Underworld for trying to bring the nectar of the Gods to his people. For attempting to steal this ambrosia, he was cursed to stand … Continue reading
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The Messenger
48×36 Acrylic, Raw Pigment, and Gold on Canvas Out of a great void arrives a messenger. There are times when truth can be unsettling. The myths to which we cling can leave us in darkness where we may be content … Continue reading
On the Brink of Civilization
On the Brink of Civilization • 48×36 • Acrylic and Gold on Canvas Peering through the windows of history, we find all the lessons, the errors, and the achievements that bring us to this present moment. This is the moment … Continue reading
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Maslow’s Mesa
Maslow’s Mesa • 60×48 • Acrylic and Gold on Canvas Self Actualization may come in steps, but is there really an hierarchy? Maybe we experience elements of “Self” Actualization intermittently, even if we are hungry or we feel alone.
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City
36×36 Acrylic and Gold on Canvas 36x36Acrylic and Gold on Canvas Los Angeles, California: A city of Creativity (gold) attempting to manuever it’s way through the grids of complicated, somewhat chaotic, pathways. The heat, the lights, the random paths, the … Continue reading
Followers
Followers 72×60 Acrylic and Gold on Canvas Twelve entities walking in a gray fog. Their minds are closing as they follow, leaving less and less room for enlightenment which is represented by the gold. This painting is layered over a … Continue reading
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Pollinating Period (Blue Moon)
Pollinating Period (Blue Moon) 36×48 Acrylic and Gold on Canvas As a woman approaches the middle of her life, the opportunities to birth a child, or create progeny, become fewer and fewer until those opportunities are as rare as a … Continue reading
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