Rotation--A Mandala
24”x24.5”
Limited edition (400) giclee on paper conservation mounted and matted
$600.00 (unframed)

A young (12 year old) Buddhist monk dances in spiral form to the music he hears emanating from and ancient carved Hindu wall in front of which he is passing. Judging by his ecstatic expression, this music is certainly the kritan orshbad, or divine melody (music of the universe like church bells or Tibetan bells.)

From its central axis at the core of the sphere, the composition is comprised of a circle within a square within a circle within a square—a true mandala. When the viewer concentrates on the white dot at the center of the sphere, the painting seems to breathe with the viewer, creating a strong sense of multi-dimensionality—both in an out and around, i.e. rotation—the purpose being to foster movement that propels the viewer forward. Every color, every shape and its placement has layers of meaning, The “Temple Doors” in four directions feature encircled water symbols—including the “Lotus of Life”—to secure the unity of all beings regardless of race, religion, or nationality.

The general aspect of this painting combines Indian and Tibetan cultures, i.e. Hinduism and Buddhism.

Breathe with love. Meditate.

Reflection III-- A Hopi Mandala in Three Dimensisons
25”x25.5”
Limited edition (400) giclee on paper conservation mounted and matted
$600.00 (unframed)

Composition
Reflection III was designed as a mandala in three dimensions. From Inside to outside it is comprised of a central axis made up of two intersecting circles which are within a circle within a square which overlaps yet another circle within a square. Mandals traditionally are designed to help the viewer meditate. In this case, Reflection III’s intention is to help shift levels of consciousness by moving energy in and out, around and back and forth.

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Prophecy of Hope--A Hopi Mandala
26”x26.5”
Limited edition (400) giclee on paper conservation mounted and matted

A young (12 year old) Hopi girl extends her hand to receive the power stick of eagle feathers (ancient wisdom) being handed to her. Both the giving and the receiving hand, in effect, are disembodied like the petroglyphic hand symbols at each border corner. Clearly, this child of the new generation is present to take the wisdom of the past into the future.

Compositionally, this painting presents the recurring theme of circles atop triangles, e.g. the girl’s head at the apex of her robe (negative space), her necklace atop the design motif of her shirt, the universe symbols atop the four direction symbols. At the same time it is a mandala—a circle within a circle within a square within a circle within a square within a square. The mandala’s central axis is the girl’s left, or receiving, eye at the center of her head, the second circle. Each level of this mandala represents another dimension in time and space, assisting the viewer in attaining a meditative state.

Every symbol in this painting is authentically Hopi, e.g. the four directions and their accompanying water/universe symbols, the petroglyphic hands and figures (ancestors)—all acting to fulfill the Hopi Prophecy.

Breathe in peace.

Dreamtime--An Aboriginal Mandala
Oils and acrylics on raw canvas
49”x49”
$8,000.00
Also available as limited edition (400) giclee on paper conservation mounted and matted
36”x35.5”
$600.00

Composition
Compositionally, Dreamtime is designed as a mandala. Its central axis is located at one of the white circles on the nose of the superimposed face in the central circle. From here it expands to a larger circle within a circle, surrounded yet again by a square within a square within a square. The mandala effect is further heightened by the introduction of a third dimension via the superimposition of the boy’s face over the central circle. The effect achieved is to seemingly magnify this circular plane which seems to bend space as well as time in an effort to help shift the viewer’s consciousness so as to facilitate meditation.

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Mandala to the 16th Power
52”x52” (unframed)
Oils and acrylics on raw linen
$12000.00 (unframed)

Mandala to the 16th Power is intended as a portal to the world of Tibetan Buddhism: a space and time without attachment, without chatter.

As the lone, hooded monk walks off into the blue mist where water meets sky—the path he has trodden since time immemorial—the spot where his trailing foot makes contact with ground marks the central axis of this well-conceived, complex mandala. Numerical symbology abounds. The four directions are signified in four 4-tiered golden temples, each populated by four young monks who, in turn, each carries a blue sphere, i.e. a portend of things to come. Appearing in each of three temple windows is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist symbol of the wheel of law. A ring of 24 lotus petals is encircled by another with 16 whirling cortexes. The interplay of circles and squares creates a palpably vibrating third dimension for the seeking viewer—what is really far, what is really near? Every square inch of this mandala was surely intended by the artists to help the viewer to a state of introspection, meditation and peace.