PAINTING WAS MY TRAINING
Fishing Beyond Memory
Staring at trout being farmed in the Pisgah Fish Hatchery at the national forest in North Carolina, I noticed an albino fish and stared with no thought of time and was haunted later by the memory of the experience; thus, this.
$3,000
Three Walks One Winter Day
Rain, snow and slush sounds splatting as I walked, sunrise stillness and pulsing precipitation under a broody sky. Luminous color as fine snow blew onto my cheeks.
$2,700
March Day
Cold sea water looking like Caribbean's turquoise as brightening sun overhead shone through March's clear air. Strong shadows on angular rocks, sounds of cold water hitting rocks, spray on face -- ENERGY.
$4,200
More paintings viewable at studio, and if I get to photographing them, I'll post them here.
Great Wish Framed
Laser print from original gouache giving form to a reading Judy McClain texted to me from "The Principal Upanishads". Framed, it's size is !5" wide x 18" high.
The means for the Attainment of a Great Wish.The text:
Then he sips it (saying) 'On that adorable light: The winds blow sweetly for the righteous, the rivers pour forth honey. May the herbs be sweet unto us. To Earth, hail. Let us meditate on the divine glory: May the night and the day be sweet. May the dust of Earth be sweet. May heaven our maker, be sweet to us. To the atmosphere, hail.
May he inspire (illumine) our understanding: May the tree be sweet unto us. May the sun be sweet, may the cows be filled with sweetness for us. To the heaven, hail. [He repeats the hymn and verses about honey]
(Saying) May I indeed be all this, hail to Earth, Atmosphere, Heaven. Having thus sipped all, having washed his hands, he lies down behind the fire with his head towards the east. In the morning he worships the sun (saying) of the quarters (of heaven), 'you are the one lotus flower. May I become the one lotus flower among men'. Then he goes back the same way (by which he came), sits behind the fire (on the altar) and recites the (genealogical) line (of teachers).
Great Wish Unframed
Image is 10" wide x 14" high on paper that's 13" x 18". Laser print from original gouache giving form to a reading Judy McClain texted to me from "The Principal Upanishads". This is shipped in a mailing tube at no extra charge.
The means for the Attainment of a Great Wish.The text:
Then he sips it (saying) 'On that adorable light: The winds blow sweetly for the righteous, the rivers pour forth honey. May the herbs be sweet unto us. To Earth, hail. Let us meditate on the divine glory: May the night and the day be sweet. May the dust of Earth be sweet. May heaven our maker, be sweet to us. To the atmosphere, hail.
May he inspire (illumine) our understanding: May the tree be sweet unto us. May the sun be sweet, may the cows be filled with sweetness for us. To the heaven, hail. [He repeats the hymn and verses about honey]
(Saying) May I indeed be all this, hail to Earth, Atmosphere, Heaven. Having thus sipped all, having washed his hands, he lies down behind the fire with his head towards the east. In the morning he worships the sun (saying) of the quarters (of heaven), 'you are the one lotus flower. May I become the one lotus flower among men'. Then he goes back the same way (by which he came), sits behind the fire (on the altar) and recites the (genealogical) line (of teachers).
