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 Each
picture is painted with a combination of wax pastels and colored pencils
on 8.5" by 11" black acid free card stock.. The image itself is 8.5" by
8.5", and the title is hand written on the left side of the image, where
it is also signed and dated. So the entire piece is 8.5" by 11".
The originals are shipped with a
certificate of authenticity and detailed instructions as to how to best
preserve the art, and suggestions for framing. Due to the medium
used, we do recommend that these originals be framed under UV glass to
prevent fading. We also offer
custom framing, and originals can be purchased
pre-matted, as well as
matted and framed.
Prints include an
appropriately sized black border with the title of the piece printed
underneath, and are offered in a variety of sizes. Each print is
individually inspected and hand signed by
the artist.
About the project:
When I began this project, the idea was that I would create a series of
mandalas depicting what the inside of my heart looked like, and the
commitment was that I would not stop until I had completed 100 of them.
I agreed with myself that I would "tell" the truth, and that I would
finish every picture I started, even the ones that looked "stupid" or
"inept" or just downright "terrible".
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Inside My Heart |
My sister was the catalyst that got this project started. She was working
on illustrations for a book she had written and was very excited and
enthusiastic about art as a spiritual practice, and a way to connect with
God. I, on the other hand, was pretty sure that there would never be a
spiritual practice that would ever work for me, and that my life was
pretty much a pointless exercise in futility.
At the time, I was working nights at a job that I felt was killing me
mentally and emotionally, spending long hours deep in the night reading
true crime novels, flipping through magazines, playing computer games, and
feeling depressed.
As we talked about art, and God, and
life on earth, I began to have ideas, and it occurred to me that maybe,
since I wasn't doing anything anyway, it might be "fun" or "interesting"
to create a series of mandalas. This would at least give me something
"useful" to do at work, and if I made them small enough, and if I made
enough of them, I could make them into a book and eventually I would have
something colorful for my children and grandchildren to look at.
I chose black paper because it seemed to
reflect my mood at the time, and I chose wax pastels (art crayons) because
they were portable and there would be no problems using them at work. My
expectations were that I would create a series of geometric shapes, and
that they might even be colorful or interesting.
I had no idea of the inner terrain that
I would soon be exploring. The second picture I made -
Inside my Heart
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came as a total surprise. And before long I had a whole family of
characters.. the witchdoctor, the ditzy blond, a little dog, a tiger. If you look at
the pictures in chronological order you can see the progression of thought and
growth.
I am currently hard at work on my second
series Fire in the Belly, a series of 25 "mandalas"
or pictures, this time on 12" by 12" red paper. When I have six completed
pieces - I will post them, and prints will be made available. If you would
like to be notified when they become available contact me
here.
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