“The Mandala is an archetypal image whose occurrence is attested throughout the ages. It signifies the wholeness of self”

C.G. Jung

The Mandala paintings are a series of watercolor and acrylic paintings that were created in the past several years. They are departure from my usual landscape derived works. The first mandala I made was done for an installation piece The Cosmic Cocoon created for the Burning Man event. Since that time I have used the practice of drawing mandalas to center myself and shift my focus in the creative process. They are an active form of meditation for me.

To begin these paintings I use a process of layering washes and splashes that imply a passage of time and create a three dimensional atmosphere. In drawing the mandalas and defining the many spatial layers I am searching for the still points in the chaos. Yet nothing is ever really still. There is a journey for the mind's eye in these paintings.

Education:

B.F.A. Painting and Lithography 1971
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Group Exhibitions:

Pacific Grove art Center, Monterey Museum of Art, The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History,  The Grove Homescapes, Masaoka Glass Design Gallery,  and the Whitney Counterweight  Exhibit  NYC

Solo Exhibitions:

Pacific Grove Art Center, Monterey Peninsula Unitarian Church, The Grove Homescapes

Large scale Installations at Burning Man a temporary city of art and community in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada 2004, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018 & 2019 

Work in Public Collections:

Community Hospital of Monterey County

Private Collections:

Carmel, New York, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Palm Springs