Artist’s Statement:
“My life has been devoted to the Fine Arts as well as the Healing Arts, and the integration of the two. I have been oil painting for fifteen years and my art has been exhibited in galleries and other venues in the U.S. and Europe. I am co-founder of the collaborative arts collective, Dreaming Co:nexus and the cultural arts organization, Art Spirit Now. My aim is to create art that reflects a healed perspective and inspires conscious evolution in the individual, while furthering the emergent global Visionary Art Movement.”
“The following beliefs are foundational to my work:
~That the highest function of a Human is to love without condition, to express reverence for Earth and the Living Universe.
~That the highest function of Art is to illuminate the transcendental nature of all beings––our capacity to share an awakened consciousness, an evolved and harmoniously integrated existence with all life.
“It is my intention to create works of art that speak to that deeply emotional place at the heart of each person; wherein lies the highest unexpressed potential of a fully realized individual. I hope to inspire others to examine their lives more deeply, to open their minds to infinite possibility and their hearts to limitless love.
“When the heart is open, one can deeply empathize with the emotions and experiences of other beings. In this state of shared experience, one is no longer capable of causing harm, and even becomes driven to eliminate the suffering of other life forms, out of a great love and merciful compassion. One becomes, in essence, a Bodhisattva (enlightened being). The illusion of separation is dissolved, and the quantum reality of the interconnectedness of all matter and energy is realized.
“When I create, I maintain the awareness that each brushstroke, each layer of paint contains encoded information of a specific energetic state- my intention and state of being transmitted directly through the portal of the painting, to the receiver. Therefore, I find it necessary to meditate upon the highest possible outcome- nothing less than the complete transformation of our entire species for the benefit of all life and the achievement of absolute peace. I have used breath and sound (mantra) to influence the vibration of my creation, but ultimately, it is the creating as an act of devotion that renders the painting capable of transmitting a healing energy to the viewer.”