INVOCATION
Charcoal on Paper
2019
VOYAGER
Charcoal on Paper
2019
SUNBATHER
Charcoal on Paper
2019
SWAY
Watercolor & 24k Gold Leaf
2018
OUTPOURING
ELECT
EAGLE VISION - Watercolor, 23k Gold
Life is full of the illusions of duality and paradox, for this plane of existence is the cosmic playground where spirit and matter coexist as one. As a result of this creative intermingling, there is the illusion of duality and paradox. It’s easy to become fixated and caught in the pattern of observing this dimension from only one point of view and being blind to all else. It’s impossible to comprehend all of Life’s beauty and complexity from a single vantage point. The eagle soars high above the landscape seeing clearly far below. Clarity and expanded vision come only by virtue of being willing to change one’s perspective and gain a different view. Only then will the many dimensions of Life reveal themselves as a unified and undivided Whole.
SOLAR CROSS - Watercolor, Acrylic, 23k Gold
PEACE SHIELD - Watercolor & 23k Gold
THE LAST QUEEN OF SVALBARD
Watercolor on Paper
2023
LIFE SPARK
It’s said that in the Beginning there was the Infinite Void - the Great Nothing. Despite its own nothingness, the Void was not truly empty, for it was pregnant with endless possibility. However, in order to tap into that potential, to allow it live and have a life of its own, the Void had to eventually become many Somethings. From the resulting tension between Nothing and Something, Duality and Paradox gave birth to the rainbow of Life itself.
GENTLE WARRIOR - Watercolor, Acrylic, 23k Gold
The jaguar has long held a special place in the collective psyche and spiritual traditions of South & Mesoamerican cultures. As one of the apex predators of those regions, jaguars grew to be strongly associated with political, military, economic, and mystical power. As a result, many cultures’ wealthy elite, warrior clans, shamans and high priests claimed the jaguar as their totemic animal spirit.
The blue morpho butterfly has been considered a symbol of transformation and healing. The beautiful metamorphosis of caterpillar into butterfly is one of the most miraculous transformations in all of Nature.
This particular piece invokes both jaguar and blue morpho spirits as a balance between raw power and the beauty and healing found in gentleness. Wielded negligently, power can be intoxicating and harden the heart of the warrior. The spirit of the butterfly is there to remind that gentleness is a powerful form of strength that can achieve what brute force simply can’t.
ABUNDANCE
MESSENGER - Watercolor, Acrylic, & 24k Gold
Ravens, due to their intelligence and cunning, hold play a special role in many indigenous and First Nations’ traditions. Some believe the Raven was responsible for creating this world, while others see them as emissaries who carry messages from the Creator to human beings. White ravens are particularly rare and this piece invokes the beauty of the White Raven as a sacred messenger sent from the Creator as a bringer of news of hope and promise to the people of Earth.
REMEMBRANCE - Watercolor, Acrylic, & 23k Gold
The spirit bear, or Kermode bear, is a subspecies of the American black bear. This particular subspecies has a genetic variant that is the bear equivalent of the red-haired genes for humans. As a result, these bears have an off-white coat that can also take on a rusty orange hue. Spirit bears are incredibly rare and found only in a small range in British Columbia.
The Kitasoo//Xai’xai peoples of the region believe spirit bears are sacred symbols and reminders of the hardships their ancestors endured at the end of the last Ice Age. They say that after the great glaciers melted and the land grew lush and green, the Creator turned 1 of 10 black bears white to forever remind those people of the abundance of that area.