Preliminary work exploring the connection we all have when we find the stillness between thoughts.

£750

In the painting, two experiences are depicted of when I have had a glimpse of an 'universal consciousness'. Witnessing an owl hovering above brought me into the present moment, where there are no thoughts. That unexpected experience when time stands still. Without thought, one feels connected with everything around us. The second image beneath the owl was inspired by sitting quietly in front of a tomb. As my thoughts subsided, so did thoughts of time, self and separation. I felt a connection with all beings, through the stillness of the tomb.

£550

Inspired by reading Eckhart Tolle .... "Eckhart Tolle when he wrote "To be identified with your mind is to be trapped in time: the compulsion to live almost exclusively through memory and anticipation. This creates an endless preoccupation with past and future and an unwillingness to honor and acknowledge the present moment and allow it to be. The compulsion arises because the past gives you an identity and the future holds the promise of salvation, of fulfillment in whatever form. Both are illusions.".

£550

A drawing which is part of a series exploring the idea that we need not identify or be our thoughts, but can also be an awareness behind our thoughts. When we witness ourselves thinking, we become that awareness, which is formless and possibly universal. The drawing is very delicate, having been heavily worked on, with almost transparent patches.

£550

I have always loved the Adam and Eve story and in this painting I explore the idea that the serpent introduced the illusion of us having a separate 'self'. The figure wears a crown, with symbols of time and the pronoun 'I'. He has risen from a place of stillness where there was no 'self'. Heavy rubbing out in places, as I rework new ideas and develope the composition.

£1500

The painting explores Samsara, which is the constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth, without beginning or end. Each life is influenced by karma and the liberation from this cycle of existence is Nirvāṇa, achieved through enlightenment. The surface is rough in places where I have vigorously rubbed out and redrawn areas. Stillness is found in the middle of the 'wheel', hinting at how we have to look within to find happiness and peace.

£1500

The figure raises his crown, which is full of time (sun and moon) and the concept of a separate 'self'. This distancing ourselves from our thoughts creates a new awareness. I become a presence which is not defined by my thoughts. Part of a series exploring these Buddhist teachings.

£1200

Part of a series exploring the Zen concept that all our ancestors are alive in this moment, through us. Each is present in our bodies. We are the continuation of each of these people and we are here because of their actions.

£750

Heavily worked in places on handmade paper. The painting has two figures no longer united. One looks to the past and the other to the future. The serpent has given them the knowledge of self awareness, with which they now identify.

£750

Inspired by the connection I felt when sat before a tomb in Chichester Cathedral. The connection seemed to emulate from the stillness.

£500

Working drawing for a more complete picture. The owl hovered above Rosanna and me one evening, stopping our thoughts.

£500

Preliminary work exploring the connection we all have when we find the stillness between thoughts.

£750

Heavily worked in places on handmade paper. Preliminary work for a series about how we believe we are our thoughts.

£850

Study from a series of paintings and drawings. The surface is heavily worked as the ideas developed.

£1200

Working drawing which is one of a series. The surface is moderately worked and hence rough in places, but this creates a softness which I like.

£500

Study exploring a walk in a labyrinth and the process of looking deeply within. Surface is heavily worked with rubbing out and redrawing, which creates a textured but soft lined drawing.

£550

Heavily worked in places on handmade paper. Preliminary work for a series about the garden of Eden story and original sin.

£750

Drawing from a series of paintings and drawings developing the idea of letting go of self.

£450

Working drawing which is one of a series. This explores the letting go of the illusion of an individual self. Through stillness we can become aware of the interconnectedness of all things.

£450

Study exploring the teaching of watching our thoughts and letting go of 'self'.

£450