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Oil on canvas
40" x 30"
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Oil on canvas
40" x 30"
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Oil on canvas
48" x 36"
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Oil on canvas
36" x 36"
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Oil on canvas
26" x 20"
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Oil on canvas
30" x 20"
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Oil on canvas
20" x 16"
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Oil on canvas
30" x 24"
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Oil on canvas
I was very much influenced by Italian artists, drawing on the methodology of the old masters, including their under painting and glazing techniques. At the same time, I enlisted contemporary ideas from Chiara and Francesco Clement. They juxtaposed completely different elements to enhance their supernatural images and attain new levels of curiosity, uniqueness and passion.
This series, entitled Meditation, seeks to portray the fact we can achieve inner peace despite the distracting movement of others around us. I sought to capture that peaceful moment in motion.
Hence, we find juxtaposing colorful balls interacting with the state of the inner mind. We tend to discover who we are – whether we are flying or seated on the ground -- when we find ourselves in a peaceful place through training, discipline or faith. The balls help to create supernatural images on my canvases while generating curiosity and excitement.
