 Organic Painting Residency
Puebla, Mexico I thought I came to Puebla to get away from my art. Then I thought I came to Puebla to feel closer to my dad. Now I realize I came to Mexico to get closer to myself.  What is a heart opening?
Heart opening can happen through posture, breath, and meditation – and affects not just the physical structure of the chest (layers of tissue, bone and muscle) where the heart resides, but the energetic and emotional capacity, namely: love, compassion, acceptance, gratitude.  Look past the reflection:
You will start to see less of What you are & more of What you can be. N.T. Cloever  TITLE: Forever Is Now
MEDIUM: Mixed Media SIZE: 48" x 30" Beatriz de la Fuente equates the Aztec (Mexica) ideal of toltecayol with the creation of things that reach the perfect equilibrium between the dual, opposed elements that could be found throughout the universe", toltecayol, she explains, is "the dialogue between the head and the heart," and "the person who has a dialogue with his or her own heart was known as a toltecatl, today called an 'artist.'" Carolyn Dean, The Trouble with (The Term) Art  Organic Painting Residency
Puebla, Mexico I know it seems counterintuitive, but I decided to attend an artist residency to get away from my art.  TITLE: The Grand Chorus
MEDIUM: Mixed Media SIZE: 48" x 36" "My work is a celebration. Once, I identified myself as a victim. Broken, deficient, lacking. Today I am empowered, grateful, anew. Through my work, I attempt to illustrate the redemptive power of choice."  TITLE: Burnished
MEDIUM: Mixed Media SIZE: 30" x 40" The Pacific Northwest has many faces: beautiful coastlines, verdant landscapes, rainy weather, and spectacular mountains. For my latest commission painting, I distilled some of my favorite colors and textures of the region including: a map of the Pacific Coast Highway and exposing the canvas to the rain.  3 Upcoming Utah Exhibitions: ALFRED LAMBOURNE ARTS PROGRAM
Friends of the Great Salt Lake, SLC, UT Friday, September 9 6:30 - 8:30 PM |
