Cosmic Chi Series

Color shape and line come together in exciting ways when I am inspired both visually and musically and by the energy that flows in the universe and connects us all.  When the thinking mind becomes still, spaciousness appears and the energy of these elements takes on a life of its own.  

Poppies appear in the bright spring days of California. They carry the majesty of the summer sunlight and the energy of the flower fairies, luminous beings of light, color and energy.  The warm, nurturing sunlight is enfolded in the brilliant orange of the poppy petals and their lacy leaves.  Painting poppies is like painting pure joy,

The universe and its myriad of galaxies have always inspired me to think beyond the everyday known reality to the infinitude of stars and galaxies.  As Joni Mitchell sang, "We are stardust..." and so we are connected to this greater, unseen reality.

 Embrace Impermanence. Walking on the beach is a meditation on Impermanence. Ephemeral….momentary…evanescence…fleeting …the impermanence of things. Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don’t struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality, in harmony with all things. 

Some of the paintings from the past that have found another home.