After years of chasing after atmospheric art, after being wowed by Turner, the smeared, palette knife works of Erin ward, Louise Balaam, etc. Like Plein air painting years ago, I’ve noticed it all tended to look the same. Now I now yearn for something else. Form. After years of delighting in lost edges, I now […]
Buddhism through Art – Non-Self and Figure Drawing
Zen Master Dogen writes, ‘To study Buddhism is to study the Self; to study the Self is to forget the Self.’ Who are we? What are We? We are obsessed with finding ourselves. To seek that essence, that fundamental core of what we are. The search for the Self is both illuminating and mystifying. To […]
My Art and Uncertainty
‘Why am I procrastinating?’ is a question I often ask myself. My thoughts often turn towards an aversion to uncertainty which has held me back in life a lot. Because I don’t feel in control, don’t know what I’m doing, I don’t make an effort and do some work. I avoid drawing, painting, and going […]
We suffer because we Don’t know How To Face This
It’s hard to accept that just when you think you have a good grip on life, it does something to upturn it. Fear and anxiety come at every turn. Some people are good at facing it, others like myself not so much. For most of my life, I kept safe, but in recent years my […]
The rut of despair and getting out
Probably the worst thing I had to deal with is the depression that can come with my fear. There were times when I just couldn’t be bothered to do anything; I felt a listlessness with my circumstances that can lead to all-pervasive apathy. It’s a negative spiral of loneliness, worthlessness, powerlessness, and meaninglessness (what I […]