2021 – Dirty Zen
2021 – Dirty Zen
More than ever, my works resemble sculptures — thick, carved reliefs that capture light and calm chaos.
Dirty Zen draws from Buddhist mantras etched into dense layers of iron-rich Utah dirt, Great Salt Lake salt, plaster, repurposed paint, metallic pigments, and local newspaper.
Painting as prayer.
Layers of intention.
This series emerges from a single pursuit: an evolved self and a more enlightened humanity. I asked: How can I create work that truly embodies my values? How can I express my highest self for the benefit of others? How can I move from thinking “We are one” to knowing it in my soul?
The answers lie in awareness — and the deliberate choice to cultivate peace within, so it radiates without.
We cannot help but paint who we are. The canvas is our mirror: As within, so without.
More than ever, my works resemble sculptures — thick, carved reliefs that capture light and calm chaos.
Dirty Zen draws from Buddhist mantras etched into dense layers of iron-rich Utah dirt, Great Salt Lake salt, plaster, repurposed paint, metallic pigments, and local newspaper.
Painting as prayer.
Layers of intention.
This series emerges from a single pursuit: an evolved self and a more enlightened humanity. I asked: How can I create work that truly embodies my values? How can I express my highest self for the benefit of others? How can I move from thinking “We are one” to knowing it in my soul?
The answers lie in awareness — and the deliberate choice to cultivate peace within, so it radiates without.
We cannot help but paint who we are. The canvas is our mirror: As within, so without.