ZenDotStudio

Bits of zen flotsam & jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining.

Friday, February 17, 2017

The Floors Have Been Swept, the boxes packed

Continent of the Heart 24"x 30" The boxes have been packed, the movers have come. I have swept the floor and officially move...

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Embers and Ash

Nature of Mind 24"x24" As I write this I am sitting in front of a brilliant fire. A garland of lights and pine branches stil...

Sunday, December 11, 2016

On Not Wanting To Be Somewhere Else

Mending Snow Fences 24"x20" I have just returned from a snowy trek through the woods to visit neighbours, share a glass of wi...

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Summer Houseguests, Inspiration & Cake

Some new work, some older work The last scent of summer has been washed away by some much needed sky water followed by a gentle helping ...

Sunday, July 3, 2016

We Are The Stories

studio shot As I got ready for a visit with a friend I haven't seen in a while the thought crossed my mind that I was looking forwar...

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Migrations, Dreams & Habits

new work 16"x20" I am part of a migration, not one guided by the moon or involving birds or butterflies. No one has fixed a me...

Friday, January 1, 2016

Incidents, Intention and New Years

On the easel Time with it's minutes and years is a completely human construct. Like countries, where no line marks the passing from...

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About Me

ZenDotStudio: Buddhism & Art...if I had to pick two words that give an overview of what I get up to in this world those would be my choices. Buddhism is the ground upon which I rest all else. I like to think it brings me some sanity. It helps me think in some logical way about what I am doing and look at it as deeply as possible. What did I just do? Why ? What's that all about? ...To try and look at my life without sliding over things or fooling myself...To be present for life, not rejecting or preferring one experience over another. Buddhist practice makes my life full and rich, sometimes filled with joy and sometimes with a deep experience of the suffering present in this world. After all those words does it seem odd to say that it is the simplicity of Zen that appeals to me? This inclination to simplicity pulls me to try and integrate my practice and work, to paint Buddhas, to observe my process as I work. I am drawn to mixed media, integrating script and words with images and colour.

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