Landscape Oil Paintings

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Contemplative Oil Paintings
Landscape Oil Paintings

My paintings are a reminder to look around the buildings and through the trees to the sky with majestic colors, to take a deep breath, and remember what has been forgotten in the busy lifestyle that pervades the American culture

As a Contemplative Artist, the purpose of my work is to present the presence of the numinous. I paint the beauty of what cannot be named but only can be pointed to through observation of the mystery and majesty of this world.

As Rudolph Otto observed, our response to the numinous is unique and one of fascination. He believed that every person on the planet has the capacity to perceive the numinous, however, it must be received into consciousness; it cannot be taught.

My artwork whispers into the viewer's consciousness to remember the numinous.

The response to the whisper of the colors on the canvas usually is a sense of peace.

My contemplative approach to oil painting centers around sunrises and sunsets, when, was the mystics say, there is a crack in the sky between heaven and earth. It is a special time of day when one feels awe and beauty. The numinous is present.

My work provides a space to share the contemplation, of as Plato spoke about, the primordial truth.