Self-Portrait of Sorts: Haunting

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Self-Portrait of Sorts: Haunting

4" x 6"

Prismacolor Colored Pencils on Paper

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This drawing is the newest creation in my ongoing Self-Portraits of Sorts series. This series involves using my own face as a starting point, but creating characters that are actually quite unlike myself. This drawing depicts a nearly-genderless young person with wide, pensive green eyes, before a crimson background of falling flowers. Inscribed upon the person's neck is a flowing illegible script. The title for this piece was inspired by the intensely enigmatic gaze upon the figure's face.

Les Insectes Extraordinaires II

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Les Insectes Extraordinaires II

6" x 6"

Ink on 140lb Paper

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This incredibly detailed drawing involves a depiction of fantastical fictitious bugs rendered in an elaborately detailed tribal style, displayed in an almost entomological fashion. My abstract artwork is very process-oriented and carries a spiritual meaning related to the mystery of existence and a reverence for the unfolding process of life. The designs in this drawing arose spontaneously in a stream-of-consciousness manner. While working on drawings that are this detailed, I become so immersed in the work that drawing the images becomes a meditative process through which I strive to achieve balance amidst chaos (similar to the concept of mushin). The colors and designs arise spontaneously and reflect my interest in tribal and aboriginal art, specifically in the act of storytelling through nonrepresentational means. My abstract art is also heavily inspired by my world travels, particularly my visits to remote tribal villages in the Kutch region of India, as well as my visits to temples and roadside shrines in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal.

Roundabout

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Roundabout

4" x 4"

Acrylic on Wood Panel

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The theme of this highly charged painting is the concept of growth, change, and becoming, as depicted through several abstract floral plant-like forms. This painting is incredibly detailed; writhing with numerous colors and various designs which symbolize the endless energy and flow of spirit and matter. My abstract paintings are very process-oriented and carry a spiritual meaning related to the mystery of existence and a reverence for the unfolding process of life. While working on paintings that are this detailed and colorful, I become so immersed in the work that applying paint becomes a meditative process through which I strive to achieve balance amidst chaos (similar to the concept of mushin). The colors and designs arise spontaneously and reflect my interest in tribal and aboriginal art, specifically in the act of storytelling through nonrepresentational means. My abstract art is also heavily inspired by my world travels, particularly my visits to remote tribal villages in the Kutch region of India, as well as my visits to temples and roadside shrines in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal.