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Chakra Mandalas
2024 Ink & Acrylic on Papyrus (in backlit frame) This unique piece expresses the artist's interpretation of the Sacred Energy Chakras -...
Jul 26, 20241 min read


Silent Thunder I
2024 Ink on Paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink on Oguni Snowbleached handmade Heritage Washi, 100% Japanese kozo fiber. 29x29” framed in...
Jan 20, 20241 min read


Dancing Heron
Just completed. I will take the finished work to Michigan Imaging, in Ann Arbor, MI, for super high-resolution imaging, which will then...
Jul 26, 20231 min read


Riders of the Storm
2023 Acrylics on Canvas Transposing elements of my brush and inkwork on paper onto the medium of Canvas, working with acrylic paints. ...
Mar 31, 20231 min read


239 Pieces of Pie
Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink, Pigma pigment-based ink, gold, acrylic, watch parts on Nishinouchi White Nakaban 55g Handmade Heritage Washi,...
Jan 25, 20231 min read


The Creation and Destruction of Impermanence - Variant I
I begin 2023 in a further exploration of the theme of Impermanence, and the way in which we see it in nature, and try to contain it in...
Jan 8, 20231 min read


Portraits
Something about the captured energy of portraits... mystifying and wondrous.
Nov 15, 20221 min read


The Sound of Water Flowing Among Rocks
Challenging the patterns of our sense perceptions - let your eyes hear the water... 2022 Ink on washi Based on a small cascading stream...
Oct 7, 20221 min read


The Creation and Destruction of Impermanence
2022 Mixed Media on Paper I started getting an idea for a new piece during a recent Meditation Retreat, spending 9 days alone, sitting in...
Oct 3, 20221 min read


Bodhidharma
2022 Ink and acrylic on paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink, pigments and acrylics on Nishinouchi White Nakaban handmade Heritage Washi....
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Form is Emptiness
2022 Ink on paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink, gold, and pigments on Nishinouchi White Nakaban 55g Handmade Heritage Washi, 100% Japanese...
Aug 7, 20221 min read


Meister Eckhart's Heresy
2022 Ink and acrylic on paper Eckhart von Hochheim (c. 1260 – c. 1328), commonly known as Meister Eckhart or Eckehart, was a German...
Jul 28, 20221 min read


Windermere - Self-Portrait
2022 Ink on Paper Dedicated to my parents, Jean & Brian Woodward. I sit gazing at Lake Windermere, Lake District, UK, from the top of...
Jul 14, 20221 min read


Sails
This work points to a journey of exploration - not of seas and far-off lands, but one of inner exploration. This is what I am committed...
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Cathedral
Capturing a moment from my recent trip to Europe, one of the most awe-inspiring sights was looking up to the ceiling at St. Mary's...
Jul 6, 20221 min read


Sokuzan: Portraits
In honor of my teacher's 81st Birthday, I have drawn three portrait pieces of Kyoun Sokuzan. These explore his expressive eyes and...
Apr 18, 20221 min read


Rafts of Moonlight to the Other Shore
2022 Ink on paper For my latest piece, I went from realism to minimalist. I wanted to capture just the full moon and its reflection, and...
Apr 9, 20221 min read


Through the Clouds
2022 Ink on paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink and pigments on handmade Kizuki Kozo 43g Natural Washi, 100% Japanese kozo fiber. 37.5"x23.5"...
Mar 25, 20221 min read


Self-Portrait @58
It is a very vulnerable and humbling experience to draw the detail of your own face - retreading the journey of each crease, each line,...
Feb 8, 20221 min read


36th West Michigan Art Competition Selection - "Undercurrents"
"Undercurrents", has been selected by Bill Davis, Professor of Art at Western Michigan University's Gwen Frostic School of Art, to be...
Feb 5, 20221 min read
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