Series Overview

Chinese Poetry & ShanShui (Series): ShanShui (water, mountain) painting is not an open window for the viewer's eye but is rather an object for the viewer's mind. It is a vehicle of philosophy; the serendipitous movement of the ink paints the mystery of the Dao or the “way”--the beginning of all things and the way in which all things live, move, and breathe; the natural, nameless, eternal flow in which we find our place in the universe. Uncontrived by human hand, the Dao defines our existence by an intuition that is limited by human vocabulary, thus defying the precision and predictability of both linear and cyclical being. It is by the Dao that one understands timelessness and the secrets of ancient traditions. 

ShanShui artists (painters and poets) speak in soft, gestural whispers. They carry crickets in their pockets. They wear shoes that make no sounds on wooden floors. They watch smoke ascend and dew land. The taste of oolong lingers on their lips and the scent of sweet osmanthus emanates from their linen jackets. They live by the ancient parables they were taught to honor as children.  

Landscapes

GuiHua/Sweet Osthmanthus

From the series “Bleach Stains on My Grandmother’s Dress”.

Ink Series I

Bleach, water, and sumi ink interact with delicately drawn images of flora and fauna.