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*All paintings are custom framed in black gallery style frames and ready to hang. Payment plan options are available for ease of payment. Note: All images are low resolution only.
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​Intuition
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Intuition
​9.5" x 27.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

BE in Love
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BE in Love
9.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Joy!
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Joy!
9" x 15" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Reverence
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Reverence
27.25" x 21.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Barakah: Blessing at sunrise
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Barakah: Blessing at sunrise
​11" x 39" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Walking With Beauty
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Walking with Beauty
11.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Walking with Beauty: Detail
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Walking with Beauty: Detail
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​"As I walk with Beauty,
As I walk, as I walk,
The Universe is walking with me.
In Beauty it walks before me,
In Beauty it walks behind me,
In Beauty it walks below me,
In Beauty it walks above me,
Beauty is on every side.
As I walk, I walk with Beauty."

~Traditional Navajo Prayer

Behold the Moon
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Behold the Moon
9.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

In The Morning Light
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In the Morning Light
11.5" x 11.5" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Because The Night
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Because The Night
13" x 33" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Canadian Wilderness Series #16
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Canadian Wilderness Series #16
6" X 6" Unframed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Follow Your Heart
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Follow Your Heart
13.5" x 13.5" 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Canadian Wilderness Series #17
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Canadian Wilderness Series #17
6" x 6" Unframed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Here Comes the Sun
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Here Comes the Sun
11.25" x 39.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Desire
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Desire
11.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

A New Day
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A New Day
9" x 39" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Morning's Song
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Morning's Song
9.25" x 15.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Ice. Wind. Sky.
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Ice. Wind. Sky.
33.25" x 33.25" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
This painting was inspired on a trip home to the James Bay Region in Northern Canada. Each time I return to this place I am humbled by the inherent power and the beauty of the land, and how effortlessly it commands respect and rouses the senses. And I am struck by how, along with experiencing the environment in its totality, there are those profound moments when I simultaneously experience the distinct, ‘separate’ aspects that comprise the ‘whole.’ Those moments when the thick, jagged river ice is experienced completely on its own, separate from the seemingly endless sky above it -- and the trees are sensed in their own unique completeness apart from everything else that surrounds them. There is a richness in those moments that mind cannot grasp and that remains far beyond the limitations of language. These kinds of experiences connect me with my own essence, my most intimate Being. And, as I listen to the wind and feel its dry northern bite, I am reminded that we too are ‘space’ moving through ‘space.’ The Formless One behind all forms. ​

​The Ground Of Being
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The Ground of Being
11.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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The Ground of Being: Detail

The Senses & The Soul
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The Senses & The Soul
13.5" x 13.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

My Fearless Heart
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My Fearless Heart
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
9.5" x 15.5" x 2.25" Framed


Glory Be!
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Glory Be!
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
15.5" x 15.5" x 2.25" Framed

Northern Beauty
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15.5" x 15.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

If It Be Your Will
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If It Be Your Will
11.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Rapture
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Rapture
27.25" x 51.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Rapture: Detail
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Rapture: Detail
'I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The astonishing light of your own being.'
~Hafiz

Wild As The Night
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Wild As The Night
9.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Wild As The Night: Detail

Unity
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Unity
9.5" x 27.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Boundless Awareness
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Boundless Awareness
9" x 39" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

River Spirits
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River Spirits
13.5" x 13.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Calm of the Wild
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Calm of the Wild
11.5 x 39.5 x 2.25"
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Calm of the Wild: Detail
There are times when something deep inside of us begins to stir and we experience a yearning that seems to want to pull us away from the familiar. This is a powerful form of intuition at work. And with it comes a knowing that it is only “change” that can bring us the solace we seek as we try to alleviate some of the angst that has become too close a companion. It takes courage to answer these kinds of “calls to action.” They appear to challenge and threaten our sense of safety, seemingly asking “too much” of us. Maybe even demanding the “impossible!” But at some point, we begin to understand that this inner voice has come like a loving Guide – a “compass” pointing us in the direction we are now meant to travel.
 
So very often on these kinds of journeys, we inexplicably find ourselves seeking out wild spaces, as it is these kinds of places that have the ability to soothe us and ground us – and help us to lay down some of the heaviness we have been carrying. And when we find the courage to be fully present there, to really trust and surrender to the energies that abound, we find that the rhythm of these places – the rise and fall of waves; the swaying of trees in the wind; the dimming of the day giving way to the night; and the boldness of the sun rising in the morning – puts us, as if through some kind of magic, in direct accord with our own natural rhythm. And on some level we understand that we, too, are a part of this great dance of the Uni-verse. And here, in this sacred place, in the “calm of the wild,” we receive the gifts of abundance and peace as our own sense of separateness begins to melt away like the disappearing mist over the water in the morning light.  


By The Light
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By The Light
11.5" x 11.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Light My Fire
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Light My Fire
21.5" x 39.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
Set your life on fire.
Seek those who fan your flames.

​~Rumi

Silence of Our Being
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Silence of Our Being
​10.25" x 38.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Moody Blues
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Moody Blues
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
15.5" x 51.5" x 2.25" Framed​
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Moody Blues: Detail

After Midnight
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After Midnight
 21.5" x 21.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

​​'Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation,
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination...'

~Andrew Lloyd Webber, '
The Music of the Night'  (The Phantom of the Opera)

Magic In The Night
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Magic In The Night
9" x  39" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Dare To Dream
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Dare To Dream
9.5" x 27.5" x 2.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

 Renewal
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Renewal
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
11.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
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Renewal: Detail
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Renewal: Detail

River of Light
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River of Light
​39.25" x 21.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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River of Light: Detail

​When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a Joy.
~Rumi

Days Like This
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15" x 51" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Days Like This: Detail

And So It Flows
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And So It Flows
15" x 51" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

​You've been walking the ocean's edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry. 
You must dive naked under and deeper under, a thousand times deeper!
Love flows down.
​~Rumi

Moonlit Serenade
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Moonlit Serenade
11.25" x 39" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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​Each night, the moon kisses secretly the one who counts the stars. 
~Rumi

Moon Over Water
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Moon Over Water
15.5" x 15.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Passion
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Passion
11.25" x 39" x 2.25"
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Odyssey of Mystery & Wonder
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Odyssey of Mystery & Wonder
43.5" x 27.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Odyssey of Mystery & Wonder: Detail

​At some point it seems, we realize that our life’s journey is what facilitates the “deconstruction” of the mental constructs that we have long held about ourselves – it creates a shift in our perception in terms of who we believed ourselves to be so that we might discover the truth about who we truly are. This constitutes a “movement” away from identification with form (the roles we play, the work that we do, our attachments, our likes and dislikes…) to the formless aspect of our being. We discover something deeper and more intimate about our own nature and begin to see that we cannot ultimately be defined by that which is ever-changing. But rather, we are that which is immutable, even amidst the seemingly chaotic world. And the deeper we delve into this discovery, the more connected we feel to ourselves, to those around us, to humanity as a whole, and ultimately to the movement of life itself.

Nature also helps to put us in accord with this deeper, fundamental aspect of ourselves. We begin to see that the boundaries that we once felt defined us begin to abate. And we find ourselves experiencing a true sense of oneness with the natural world -- with the trees, the rocks, the water and sky – and all the creatures that dwell there. All the while sensing that we are connected to all of it. To everything in the manifested world -- the animate and the inanimate. Ah, the mystery and wonder of it all!

Path of Wonder
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Path of Wonder
9" x 27" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Moon Dance
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Moon Dance
11" x 11" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

On A Night Like This
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On A Night Like This
27.5" x 27.5" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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On A Night Like This: Detail

​Rousing the senses and stirring our imagination, how effortlessly the night sky fills us with a sense of wonder and awe. While fostering a profound sense of presence, it puts us in accord with the very essence of who we are…connecting us to the eternal, immutable aspect of our true nature; our pure essence as love and light.
 
Here, we understand that we are not separate from, but rather an indispensable and indivisible part of, the One Great Mystery. Such is the Grace that the night sky bestows upon us. And oh, how blessed are we to be alive On A Night Like This…!

Love At First Light
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Love At First Light
33.5" x 33.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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​Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth,
"You owe me."
Look what happens with a love like that,
It lights the whole sky.

~Hafiz

Morning Glory
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Morning Glory
15" x 51" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Morning Glory: Detail
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.
~Rumi


Sokikapo
('Stands Strong' in the Cree Language)
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Sokikapo (Stands Strong)
8.5" x 38.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Silent Reverie
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Silent Reverie
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Silent Reverie Framed
12.25" x 32.25" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Wood


The Adventure!
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The Adventure!
8.5" x 38.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to the adventure."
~Joseph Campbell
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The Adventure: Detail with frame

Rapturous Heart
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Rapturous Heart
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
12" x 39" x 2.25" Framed

A Shift In Perception
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A Shift in Perception
15" x 51" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.”
~William Blake


Gentle Winds
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Gentle Winds
8.5" x 38.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
Picture
Gentle Winds: Detail

Tranquil Waters
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Tranquil Waters
11.5" x 39.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Allure of the Nastawgan
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Allure of the Nastawgan
27.5" x 43.5" x 2.25" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Days of Endless Wonder
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Days of Endless Wonder
8.5" x 38.5" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic and Stone on Gallery Wood Panel

Awakening to the Real​
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Awakening to the Real
​​15" x 51" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Path of Ecstasy
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Path of Ecstasy
27.25" x 51.25" x 2.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

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Rhythm of Stillness
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Rhythm of Stillness
38.25" x 14.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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The Path of Beauty
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The Path of Beauty
Acrylic on Canvas
8.5" x 38.5" x 2.25 Framed

Deep Inside the Mystery
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Deep Inside the Mystery
51" x 15" x 2.25" Framed
​Acyrlic on Gallery Wood Panel

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Deep Inside the Mystery: Detail
Visual art, like music, is a unique form of communication in that it provides a ‘vocabulary’ if you will, to articulate the musings of the soul. This work ‘speaks’ to the truth that everything in the manifested world is truly the One Great Mystery revealing itself in form. And how imperative it is to seek out our own ‘sacred spaces’ in an effort to discover the truth of who and what we are. Those places that support and foster the exploration of the more subtle realms of our spiritual nature so we may recognize our ultimate nature as limitless love.

The Seer
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The Seer
32" x 32" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

'The perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.'
~Ramana Maharshi

 BE The Light ~ for Arwyn
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BE The Light
8.5" x 38.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Tat Tvam Asi ​(You Are That) ~for Rowyn

Picture
Tat Tvam Asi (You Are That)
8.5" x 38.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Timeless Gratitude
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Timeless Gratitude
51" x 15" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Beyond the Forms
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Beyond the Forms
51" x 15" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


In the Heart of the Wilderness
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In the Heart of the Wilderness
14.25" x 38.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Picture
In the Heart of the Wilderness: Detail

Heart On Fire
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Heart On Fire
8.5 x 14.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


When The River Speaks
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When The River Speaks
8.24" x 14.25" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


The Return
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The Return
10.5" x 38.5" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

~The title of this piece is in reference to Joseph Campbell's monomyth, 'The Hero's Journey.'

Ilumina!
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Ilumina!
8.5" x 38.5" Framed
​Acrylic on Canvas
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​This painting is symbolic of the infinite ways that nature functions as source of illumination on the path to enlightenment. When we immerse ourselves in nature and allow mind to fall silent, we recognize that there is absolutely no separation between a single aspect of the natural world and ourselves. Imagine how the world would change if we all recognized this truth! Ilumina! 

And They Stood Side By Side
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And They Stood Side By Side
8.5" x 14.5" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Picture
And They Stood Side By Side: Detail

Moon Over Spirit Forest
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Moon Over Spirit Forest
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
15.5" x 15.5" Framed
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This piece was inspired by a profound mystical experience that I had while canoeing/camping on Obabika Lake in the Temagami Region of Northeastern Ontario, Canada..It is a sacred, powerful place and is part of the Nastawgan, the traditional travel routes created in the region by the Anishinaabeg and used for thousands of years.

Place of the Dancing Water
(Slate Islands, Lake Superior)
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Place of the Dancing Water
Acrylic & Stone on Gallery Wood Panel
​14" x 38" Framed
Place of the Dancing Water: Detail
Place of the Dancing Water: Detail
Place of the Dancing Water: Detail
Click on thumbnails to enlarge.
This painting was inspired by my time spent on the beautiful, rugged Slate Islands on Lake Superior. There are a couple of places where the movement of the water from the big lake meets with the slower moving water in the inner channels and creates a unique 'disturbance' on the surface of the water. This meeting of the waters produces an effect that looks like the water is 'dancing' -- even 'hopping' at times. It was especially apparent when the winds were calm and there was no larger wave action. I am delighted with how this piece came together...it communicates an experience that I could not adequately express with words.

Vigilance & Grace
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Vigilance & Grace
​14.5" x 38.5" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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Vigilance & Grace: Detail
Vigilance & Grace: Detail
Vigilance & Grace: Detail
Click on thumbnails to enlarge.
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Journey Inward

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Journey Inward
8.5" x 26.5" Framed
Acrylic on Canvas

Be Still
(Advaita Series)
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Be Still
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Be Still: Detail
8.5" x 38.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

'You are already the peace you are looking for. Be still and know that.' ~ Mooji

Courage ~ A tribute to Gray
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Courage
20" x 38" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Courage: Detail
Courage: Detail
Courage: Detail

Dimming of the Day
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Dimming of the Day
8.5 " x 14.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Even in Delusion, 'You' Dance!
(Advaita Series)
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Even in delusion, 'You' dance!
14.5" x 38.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Even in delusion, 'You' dance!: Detail
Even in delusion, 'You' dance!: Detail
Even in delusion, 'You' dance!: Detail
This painting is from my Advaita Series and represents the unchanging, Eternal nature of non-dual reality.
It reminds us that even when we suffer from the bondage of Maya, or illusion, that which is real -- our
​True Nature -- remains totally free.


Deep Awake Under a September Moon
(Advaita Series)
Picture
14.5" x 38.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
Picture
Deep Awake Under a September Moon: Detail

Witness to the Unfolding
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Witness to the Unfolding
8.5" x 14.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

~ A piece that reminds me of the importance of remaining as 'witness' only -- of staying as impersonal Awareness alone -- on the Path to Freedom. Endless gratitude to beloved Mooji-ji ~

Lure of the Rings I
(Dendrochronology Series)
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Lure of the Rings I
14.5" x 14.5" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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*Inspired by Old Growth Red Pine Forest in the Chiniguchi area of Temagami, Northern Ontario, Canada

Lure of the Rings II
(Dendrochronology Series)
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Lure of the Rings II
26.5" x 26.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel
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*Inspired by Old Growth Red Pine Forest in the Chiniguchi area of Temagami in Northern Canada
Picture
Lure of the Rings II: Detail

'When Water Falls in the Forest...'
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14.5 " x 38.5"  Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

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"When Water Falls in the Forest...": Detail
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"When Water Falls in the Forest...": Detail

Still Waiting 
Picture
13.5" x 16.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Passionate Resistance​ ~ Wolf Lake
Picture
26"  x 14.5" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

Passionate Resistance
Earth will, by Her very nature, strive for balance by changing and adapting to whatever conditions arise from the impact of human ignorance and arrogance. We do not have the power to destroy Her but we do have the power to render her unable -- even unwilling -- to sustain countless more species, ourselves included. The further we have ventured away from own True Nature, the more menacing we have become toward the natural environment. The streams, rivers, lakes and oceans all flow like the blood coursing through our own veins, connecting and supplying the whole.

The vibrant colours and 'movement' in this piece represent Mother Earth’s aliveness and her passionate resistance to the devastating impact of our unconscionable acts. How long will She choose to endure our negligence? It is time to heed the prophetic words of Chief Seattle who warned, if we '…contaminate our own bed we will, one night, suffocate in our own waste.'


This piece was part of a larger project to protect the Wolf Lake region northwest of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Please join together as 'pARTners for Wolf Lake' in an ongoing commitment to protect the Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest Reserve and demand that our inherent rights-based, justice-based action to protect Wolf Lake be heeded by prohibiting further exploitation through mining within this magnificent region. It is our responsibility today to protect Wolf Lake and the whole Chiniguchi Waterway for the generations of tomorrow. 

Pinguisibi 
('Fine White Sand River' ~ Anishinabae) 

Picture
26"  x 32" Framed
​Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel


Musings on Agawa Bay 
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26" x 26" Framed
Acrylic on Gallery Wood Panel

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Musings on Agawa Bay: Detail
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Musings on Agawa Bay: Detail

Patricia Gray Visual Fine Artist 
Black Spruce Studio / Meraki Art Studios & Gallery
240 East Road, Lion's Head, ON  N0H 1W0

www.blacksprucestudio.com
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