beyond Beyond
beyond Beyond
18” x 18” x 1.5”
Original acrylic and canvas cloth painting on canvas
beyond Beyond was a joy to work on from the start. I wanted to create lots of rips in the raw canvas, openings to the background of the stretched canvas, and hanging threads. A large section of the cloth is folded back… opening to the beyond.
The quote that appears on the painting is by Kabir, a 15th century poet and mystic. "I offer myself to an image: the great being beyond boundaries and beyond Beyond."
The sides of the stretched gallery wrapped canvas are painted to match the painting. It is signed and dated on the side of the canvas.
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12” x 12” x 1-1/2”
Original acrylic and canvas cloth painting with thread on canvas
The experience of producing Practice the Presence of Peace was truly a creative adventure. Although I had two years of playing with the canvas cloth prior to working on this painting, it was a totally new journey. The cloth pieces seemed to have a mind of their own. After I cut the strips of cloth, they immediately curled as you see them now. I decided to leave them as is and sew them to the sides of the background square. Once they were coated with acrylic medium they shrunk, creating a bow-like shape. I was left with a decision on how to finish off the piece. This is what led to the wonderful ripple effect created by sewing the square to the textured and painted stretched canvas backing. I love the way challenges arise to force new creative opportunities! I chose a quote by Paramahansa Yogananda to place on the front facing parts of the twisted strips.
As you can see in the closeup images, the edges of the cloth pieces have been frayed to create the stringy effect. Additional threads have been sewn onto the sides of the piece.
These are the words incorporated within this painting:
“Live each present moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each instant. Practice the presence of peace. The more you do that, the more you will feel the presence of that power in your life.”
The gallery wrapped canvas is attached in the back and it has been signed and dated on the side of the canvas.
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20” x 20” x 1.5”
Original acrylic mixed media painting on canvas
Stream of Life is a mixed media painting with loads of texture created with the use of cloth, paper, gauze, string, and acrylic mediums on canvas. It was developed through a slow process of exploration and play.
The handwritten text on the painting is a poem from Rabindranath Tagore, a poet from India. Here are his beautiful words:
“The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers. It is the same life that is rocked in the ocean-cradle of birth and of death, in ebb and in flow. I feel my limbs are made glorious by the touch of this world of life. And my pride is from the life-throb of ages dancing in my blood this moment.”
The gallery wrapped canvas is painted on the sides to coordinate with the colors that appear on the front. The painting is signed and dated on the side.