Life is happening on a rocky surface, orbiting around a star through the mystery of space. This is my Stone Series, reflecting my experience of life. My journey through space and time as I walk upon the Stones.
Stones I – Vibration (Nature) – This painting was created in Studio 18 of Artpoint Gallery & Studios in Ramsay, Calgary AB. Painted in 2010 and remained untitled for 12 years, the title “Stones” came to me when viewing a photo I had taken of stones beneath running water in the backcountry (Ghost PLUZ) in September of 2021. This then set the inspiration / vibration for the Stone Series. 40″ x 60″
Stones II – Heart Rock (Love) – My first painting after a prolonged break from focused work. Heart Rock was painted in Studio 6 of Artpoint Gallery & Studios in Ramsay, Calgary AB in 2022 / 2023. My wife Terra and I spend a lot of quiet time together in the backcountry, often finding secluded areas to relax in while on off-road adventures through Public Land Use Zones. This painting is inspired by those adventures, the moments I find myself walking slowly alongside a river, creek or stream looking down at the rocks beneath my feet. When there is a rock that resembles the shape of a heart, it is noted and sometimes gathered. 40″ x 60″
Stones III – The Abyss Of Tranquility (Meditation) – Painted in Studio 6 of Artpoint Gallery & Studios in Ramsay, Calgary AB year 2023. The imagery came to me during a meditation session one morning. The title came to me later during another meditation session. This painting is about how we connect to the unknown, through methods such as meditation. “Be here painting, don’t be somewhere else” I would often tell myself throughout the process. This painting was about being something, rather than being like or resembling something. 40″ x 60″
Stones IV – I Am The Sun (Positivity) – “I now visualize negativity in all forms crumble apart into pieces as it nears me. In this state nothing can penetrate the shield of positivity I have created around my being. Fragments gently blown away into another direction away from me. I am the Sun.” I was going through some challenging times and refused to let myself be affected by internal and external negative forces. The words in quotation came to me one morning while watching the sun rise on the horizon, negative forces looming around me, attempting to invade. The painting was inspired by the words and the moment, started in Studio 6, moved this painting to home studio half way through completion and completed there. Created during 2023. 40″ x 60″
Stones V – Matter Of Invisibility (Science) – Painted in home studio years 2023-2024. “Everything Is From The Sun – it created, but there was no one to see the magnificence of it all. So it created you, the creator of it all.” 40″ x 60″
Stones VI – Replication (Cellular) – Painted in home studio year 2024. Being into health and fitness, I have over time become very interested in what is happening within my body on a cellular level. My goal with health and fitness – to live a long, happy, fulfilled, productive life. To enjoy my experience as much as possible, as I am here walking upon the stones! There is not a lot more to say about this piece, it is inspired by the stones of Ghost (PLUZ), and inspired by the cellular activity I envision in my mind happening within my body. It is very abstract in thought. 30″ x 40″
Stones VII – Who Am I? (Gratitude) – Painted in home studio year 2024. This painting is an ode to Bob Proctor https://youtu.be/E44kFkyl_Y8?si=tB0jrynhpeCiEvWT . I was working on improving my outlook on life, searching for and watching positive things on the internet, how to improve my mental and physical well-being. Came across some Earl Nightingale videos and enjoyed watching them, this led me to searching for more. Early in my search I came across Bob Proctor and this video (the link I have shared above) really drew me in to what Bob had to say. I am so grateful for people like Bob who share positivity, wisdom and knowledge. There are others I like to watch and listen to, but Bob was one of the first I came across and is probably still my favorite when it comes to personal development talk. This painting began with a few of his favorite illustrations of the mind and body, stonework and observers worked in around that foundation. I spent a lot of time thinking about Bob, what I have learned from listening to him and thinking about who I am while working on this. There is meaning, energy and connectivity throughout this painting I won’t try to put into words, when I paint there are often thoughts that are happening that are not put into words, otherwise I suppose I would be writing… Thanks Bob! 30” x 40”
Stones VIII – Channelling (Energy) –
Stones IX – Everything Is Imagined (Mind) –
Stones X –
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