Crossing III and IV

The Crossing Series aceo limited edition giclee prints on canvas

Crossing III and Crossing IV aceo giclee on canvas

Crossing III and IV, started with an under layer of charcoal. Next, I painted layers of sumi and walnut inks sculpting the figures as the inks dried. The originals are 18 by 24 inches, canvas glued onto a support.

I will have limited edition prints available in my Gallery Juana Etsy shop available November 2025.

While I was healing for a good month, my partner, you know, he was there the entire time one hundred percent. He was this pillar of strength for me and comfort and love. I wanted to impart a spiritual strength of getting through this arduous part of a journey … digging deep within one’s soul in order to carry on.

Looking at these two paintings now: I sense their strength and resilience.

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sumi ink portraits and figure drawings

Portrait V, October 2024 I’ve been on this kick of drawing with a Sumi ink stick rather than pencil or other medium. Using a bit of water and this stone dish, I moisten the Sumi ink stick and then use the ink stick to draw on the paper. Figure I, November 2024 The lines and ink swatches vary in thickness and blackness verging on gray at times. There is a distinct visceral feeling using this method to draw on paper. The feedback from the friction of the stick to the paper comes forward in both sound and touch as I drag its rough edges across the paper translating my thoughts into lines. Portrait IV, October 2024 In the video below ( Figure IV, October 2024 ), you can see me mixing the Sumi ink. I scrape the ink stick against a stone block with a bit of water to soften the sumi stick. This creates a black paste. The thinness, thickness as well as the lightness or darkness of the ink is influenced by how much water I add. “We do not lose freedom by submitt...

9 x 12 abstract figure painting on paper

My latest painting is metallics and acrylic inks on 9x12 inch paper. Colors range from brown to grey to pink. Above is a detail of the painting and the video below shows how the colors change with the angle of light shifts and catches the metallics in the acrylic paint. What I like about painting abstract figures is the definition of what we see is blurred and allows the viewer to experience what they see from their own perspective and experience. " In Euclidean rapture, every time a habit circuit breaks an angle gets its wings When a habit circuit breaks, the mind creates a new vector for thought. Like a shift in an angle’s geometry, a fresh pathway emerges, opening new possibilities. The “wings”—freedom from the constraint of automatic behavior. The break is a rupture, allowing awareness to expand beyond what was, reaching a more clarified state. Transcendence is but an evolution of mental form. It’s the mind restructuring, reclaiming agency, and reshaping the plane of experie...

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