1000 VIEWS OF GOD
Mission: One thousand paintings. One central theme. One painting at a time.
I’ve long admired such collections as “Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji” (by both Hiroshige and Hokusai, in the 1800’s), and the more extensive “One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji” (Hokusai). In the past, when I’ve committed myself to an art project defined by similarly strict parameters, I’ve always been floored by the swell of creativity that rushes forth to fill the container.
(Ok – in the last days of 2009, I did dissolve a few of the initial parameters, including the 12″ x 8″ sizing, but – I’m realizing – adaptation is a healthy part of the process, and an appropriate bedfellow to structure.)
By painting 1000 Views of God, I’m consciously marrying my work as an artist with my spiritual path. Each painting becomes a meditation, a prayer, a moment of turning all my attention toward the divine with an open body, mind, and heart.
In this exploration, no subject is off-limits, for there is no limit to the domain of the divine. This includes both the “shadow” terrain of my inner landscape, as well as the brightest aspects of Spirit.