Winterwonderland…
Some impressions from my walk . . . just a small selection from . . . Winterwonderland
No More Leaving…
At Some point Your relationship With God Will Become like this: Next time you meet Him in the forest Or on a crowded city street There won’t be anymore “Leaving.” That is, God will climb into Your pocket. You will simply just take Yourself Along! Hafiz: ‘The Gift’ Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
Home
“So you are going home?” they asked me. Having lived overseas (or away from “home”) and in many places and countries for more than 15 years now, it had me thinking what that means… HOME. What does that mean to you? I find it difficult to say where I am at home now. I have […]
Head up in a cloud…
Detail of a beautiful mosaic that I saw while visiting with a dear friend. I used to make mosaics and still have a fondness for them. We also went to see the wonderfully done exhibit in London at the Tate Modern: Gauguin — Maker of Myth
Ganesh – The Doorkeeper
A more unusual depiction of Ganesh as he holds the world like he would usually hold a ladu (Indian sweet he loves). I am sure he isn’t going to eat it but he could. In Kashmir Shaivism he is considered “the doorkeeper” to our true nature, as he is guarding our breath (internally). Externally (in […]
“Two sides”
Still had to add some touches, and wait for the rain to give way to a ray of sunshine to take a photo of it, but here it is… for more details click on photo… “Two Sides” H 32 x W 45 x 1.5 inch (ca. 81,3 x 114 x 3,8 cm) acrylic on paper, […]
sometimes a little music makes all the difference…
Find more music like this on Overtone Music Network my favorites at the moment are “Call of the Birds” by Dean Frenkel and “LIfe stream” by Gerhard Sattler – piano/Felix Mönnich – voice – Life!
Surrender to the will of my Beloved
One day I feel confused and down,the next I can reach the skywithout you I am never calm.In your absence people ridicule me,but when you comeI don’t mind what they think or say.I refuse to feast or be merry without my Beloved. However he appears, I will follow.If he comes as a cup-bearer, I’ll become […]
This Side and That Side… Meditation – painting in process
I have been working on a larger piece of painting on Styrofoam. Actually two pieces that merged to one, and some collage and even a little statue (which I am going to change again). So far so good . . . What i was thinking was how we sit in meditation, folded hands, and there […]
“This side and that side” continued…
Wow, has it already been five weeks since I last wrote in this blog? So much happened, not so much in the studio, so you didn’t miss anything 🙂 Not as an excuse… but to say that life sometimes takes it’s own turns and throws its own turns, and while we make plans God has […]
What I have been up to lately…
Been working on the little “manneken” that is to go into the new paintingmarked the space to see what it looks like… I made the mistake to start with paper instead of a mold from something else. So it was all wet and slippery and I had to wait for it to dry each time […]
when eyes can hear and ears can see…
You live in meas a constant pulseevery fiber ofmy beingdancingto yourdrum beat. Your heavy breathtouches my ear,and every poreof my skin vibrateswith the sweetestlullaby it everheard. And yetlouder thanthe storms outsideyour tune keepshaunting mein the nightin the day. Whenwillmyeyessee?
There are different wells within your heart…
There are different wellswithin your heart.Some fill with each good rain,Others are fartoo deep for that. In one wellYou have just a fewprecious cups of water,That “love” is literallysomething of yourself,It can grow as slow asa diamondIf it is lost. Your loveShould never beoffered to themouth of aStranger,Only to someoneWho has the valorand daringTo cut […]
this side and that side…
It’s been a while… and the current painting is sure taking it’s time… growing and evolving… Originally they were two… and who knows why I had the grandiose idea that they should be together but I could see those figures emerging and went ahead, little did I know where that would take me… because it […]
talking with God…
Nasrudin stories inspire me with their wonderful simplicity and yet profound wisdom, which often makes fun of our egos. Nesrudin is often portrait as a fool, and saints often times appeared to be fools when their wisdom would have been offensive and against the common knowledge. The fools of the village had a certain freedom […]
“I died as a mineral and became a plant…” Square and Round
I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was Man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? (Rumi) Details… “Square and Round” acrylic on canvas, framed and ready to hang (4 canvases assembled with a hole […]
Tis the time for new prices… and a great opportunity
Been working on a new price-list for my paintings that is more consistent, based on square inch, as suggested by a lot of artists friends and galleries. This is always such a delicate question for every artist, putting a price-tag on what we love most. Though there is plenty of advice and yet plenty of […]
Looking Away (Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder)
…or as Henry David Thoreau says, “The question is not what you look at, but what you see”. Note to self: Don’t forget to smell the roses and the happy bird, flapping its wings, as you rush like a winged stranger through this world. And if you look away try to see. “Looking away” […]
waking…
Those of you who have been following my blog might have noticed that I haven’t been posting much lately… been rather quite lately, and not up to much words… even (dare I say!) not much up to painting, but instead more drawn to meditation and reflection and reading… So it may not be a coincident […]
Wherever your mind becomes peaceful…
Found this very interesting especially in the light of recent upheavals in the world and around us. There is always a peaceful spot to be found… off to painting and gardening… 🙂 “Wherever your mind becomes peaceful, wherever your mind is situated peacefully, put your mind there. If your mind is situated peacefully in working […]
the rebels and the changes… a short story without ending
Been working on this “puzzle” of a painting for a while now… it is going in a circle and has a square whole, what more can I say… keep changing the left panels but I think now I know how they want to stay… or maybe… (below are some versions) acrylic and collage on canvas […]
Butterflies (a metamorphosis)
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” (Richard Bach) “Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same. Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade, But do not be disheartened, The source they come […]
See my paintings in Long Beach…
Join me this Saturday, May 22nd, 7:00pm for the opening reception of LarkGalleryOnline Show “Go Green”, which is part of the Second Annual Ecological Long Beach Festival. “Go Green” reflects this year’s Green Long Beach Festival theme – “Turning The Tide” towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly world. The participants of the exhibition present artwork […]
metamorphosis and other happenings…
Seems like ages since I have been painting. We were hosting our annual study retreat and Birthday Celebrations and there was a lot of preparations and organizing, cleanups and catering to do. It was more an intensive study course with lots of practice: chanting, walks, good music, good food and for the final day we […]
thoughts and words….
Since my camera is not working and I couldn’t post pictures , I was thinking maybe a good opportunity to write more about my paintings, which I am both reluctant and having difficulty with. Always hard to write about something while it is still developing but also a good idea to clear the idea perhaps… […]
This is going to be a long winded story…. slow art
At the “Slow Art” event we spend a long time looking at just one painting, instead of rushing past hundreds of paintings without seeing or worse being overwhelmed. As the host was a yoga teacher, she encouraged us to compare our initial reaction with the feeling after seeing it for a while, which is done […]
