Another Painting: Stillpoint

This is the first painting I've done in a few months. Between teaching and other engagements, I had little time for painting before the summer break. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out though. The colors in particular I can't get enough of...



  


This detail gives a (slightly) better idea of the textures that you can see in the large scale print. It also allows you to see the mantis and leaves better:





A stillpoint is what I call that place during meditation when everything pauses. Your thoughts stop, energy flow in and out of your body goes to a minimum level, and everything just becomes really quiet. It's like a deep rest, and you leave it totally resurrected. I think the praying mantis is a good metaphor for that state of attentive stillness.

As always, email me if you want a print of this, or any other of my works. Much love to my friends and family and I'll see y'all around...