THE SEARCH TO FIND YOUR TRUTH
Paintings that I created that represent a persons challenge to find their truth and where they feel they fit in with this world.
The amanita mushrooms represent the beauty of this world, but also the risk of consuming that beauty. The tree is representing nature overtaking our brief time on this earth and the stream that the lady dips her her toes in, represents a voyage we all should take while living in this world.
“THE PASSAGE”
“THE HOURS WITHIN YOUR HANDS”
As it says on the binding of the book that she sits on, “Before The Cock Crows” you must make a decision. Do You accept of reject? The decision is truly within your hands.
“PUZZLE PIECE”
“I won’t jump through hoops like some trained animnal to fit in your world like pieces of a puzzle.
“MOUNTAIN BLESSINGS”
As you gaze back on your time together you realize that the blessings have come from above, just as a mountains pure water refreshes your souls.
Please accept an invitation to a journey from a distorted image and a misunderstood messenger.
“THE INVITATION”
In my hand I hold the spirit of my life as I rise up above the world of books and dreams, witnessing the natural world singing lives praises.
“THE ORATOR”
“THE SERPENT AND THE WINE”
Before death you must confront temptation of the snake and forgiveness of the wine. The horse represents the free spirit that once embodied your life.
“DESERT FAITH”
No matter how desolate and barren your world seems now, you can always look to the dimensions of future freedom.
He is there for you
“STONES OF CONSCIENCE”
Along the turbulent sea of life you have to keep your direction and your values. I represent these as values anchored to the rocks of your conscience.
“FLOODED WALLS OF HOPE”
You float your future down the same stream of water that has flooded your original hopes and dreams. Just because your first attempt at certain dreams and goals in your life don’t come to fruition doesn’t mean that you should abandon them.
“CONFLICT BEFORE CONSCIENCE”
Standing on an evening ledge of confusion, your spirit reflected in the mountains confront and question lifes direction.
“THE SURRENDER”
Do you surrender to the raptor of your soul?
“CRACKED EGG”
“STRINGS IN TIME”
“DREAMCATCHER”
Do you hold and suspend your dreams above a chasm of lost hope?
“FROSTBITE”
As it says on the note she wrote laying on the dresser, the disappointment in my life is like frostbite on my soul. It is sometimes good to really look at yourself and be honest with your lot in life.
“ACCEPT ME”
Don’t judge me by the clothes that I wear or the possessions that I keep. Accept me for who I am, not who you want me to be.
“RAY OF REDEMPTION”
I wanted to hide in my world of depression and resentment, but your ray of light shown down upon my soul.
“GUARDIAN OF MY SPHERE”
You guard your world more closely when you have a troubling and not so clear path to travel.
“HARD CHOICES”
You have excused your small problems, now they have grown and you are about to collapse through the crevice of uncertainty.
The fly represents those small problems, the scissors represents the ability to cut the bonds or problems in your life and the box represents your comfort zone where you have contained those issues.
“RAINBOW BRIDGE”
Like a rainbow in the heavens, I stand with found blessings on a bridge that supports my freedom and escape from the chasm of my lost pain.
“MY TRANQUIL WORLD”
The tranquility in your life is founded in the comfort of the amount of freedom that always surrounds you. This freedom is represented by the wings that offer that escape.
“THE BIRD BOX”
You stand on your zone of comfort while holding another comfort zone only to realize that you cannot let yourself escape. This missed chance of escape is represented by the hanging birds that you rejected..
“THE PLEA”
A prayer, a belief, a hope or a plea, we all use these requests somewhere or sometime in our life. The red apples represent temptation and the open window represents our future.
“THE PALETTE”
The three ladies of the palette come together and offer you all the colors of the universe that you may ever need.
“THE BUTTON BOX”
There are buttons and windows that can change your life but you reject and refuse them. You sit upon that comfort box suspended with an opportunity and fail to acknowledge your chance of escape.
“THE DECISION”
Do you cut the cords that have held you back and would allow for your freedom?
“ON A PEDESTAL”
With dignity and honor I stand on my platform of hidden comfort. I have placed my false persona upon a pedestal and my hate and anger in an amphora of wine.
“THE HUMBLE PORCH”
Look down and be humble, sit down and be honest with yourself. Sit down reflect upon your past and set goals for your future.
Look down and be humble.
“YOURS AND YOURS ALONE”
Even though you seem to be caught on a small island on your own, you still hold the key to the decision of your future in your hand. It is your choice as to what you do with that key and your future?
“THE ORATOR”
In my hand I hold the spirit of my life as I rise up above the world of books and dreams to witness the natural world singing lives praises.
“WINDOW BALLOONS”
When you look into my window what do you see? Is it the black of dignity and sorrow, the red of passion and anger or is it the white of the purity in my soul?
When you look into my window what do YOU see?
“MY STAIRWAY OF THORNS”
We all have trials, temptations and disappointments in life. We all must climb the stairs to a better life, a more rewarding world and a true belief in an eternal existence.
“I SUBMIT”
I survived a painful and tumultuous early life and now humbly offer myself as a blessed and faithful servant.
“PATH OF REDEMPTION”
The baptismal stream that has redeemed your life becomes the path that you walk on your way to a more fulfilling life.
The shoes represent the past life that you have abandoned as you become as a child.
“SPHERE OF MY CONTENT”
I find it easier to hold my feelings and expectations in a closed world that I can control.
“EMERGENCE”
“PAINS OF FOG”
“THE CHAMBER”
It is about each ones struggle in life and the figures are all of the same person in this painting. One part of you tries to free you from life’s descent while the other part of you embraces that descent. The red cloak and the butterflies that are flying away represent your spirit leaving you as you start your descent.
“COMFORT ZONE”
You finally adventure outside of your comfort zone, but you’re still to afraid to let go of the door to a complete escape.
“EMOTIONAL BONDAGE”
SARAH’S STORY
Sarah looks up to you for understanding. She is bound and is struggling to find peace and once she finds it, she dances as the constraining wraps fall from her body. She is now content and hopes that you can understand her journey.
Do you ever take the time to understand someone else’s journey before you judge them?
“CYCLE REVIVAL”
The painting is about the revitalization of family biking and the pleasure of a small midwest community in the excitement of the upcoming event.
“CYCLE VISIONS”
This painting is about a biker who is resting and dreaming of the cities, small towns and humble homesteads of his latest journey.
“THE CYCLE BLOCK”
A departure from my normal style of art expression, but I found a lot of pleasure creating this 24” x 36” painting.
“MOONGLOW POINT”
The end of a long day of biking and a very special moment spent above the trail.
“MY GOBA EXPRESSIONS”
Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
These 4 paintings were created for an event in 2015 when GOBA came through our town of Ottawa, Ohio
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