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ZenDotStudio: June 2015
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Monday, June 8, 2015. Nature, The Ultimate Artist And Teacher? Kanaskin Lake, BC. Above Dawson City, Yukon, after midnight. Rain passing through at Kinaskin Lake. Tombstone Park, view from Dempster Highway. Links to this post. Labels: natural world as teacher. Practing with the elements. Traveling with the dharma. To try and lo...
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ZenDotStudio: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Monday, April 20, 2015. The Stories We Tell Ourselves. Planning The Trip 12"x12" mixed media. Let go of your attachment to the object you desire and make your desire the experience of staying focused on working toward your goal.” -Thomas Sterner from "The Practicing Mind". And what is it we want to be free from, anyway? And if ...
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ZenDotStudio: March 2014
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Bits of zen flotsam and 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, March 7, 2014. 36"x36" From This Shore. I am thinking about 2 things. Not at the same time because that would cause my pea brain to explode and pea green would be a hideous colour on the walls. But I digress into my ideas about colour theory and home decor. Thinking" and paying "attention". This seems central to med...
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ZenDotStudio: October 2014
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Thursday, October 23, 2014. Thrown By The Wild Horse of Painting. 11"x14" oil and cold wax "As The Light Falls". You know the Taoist story of the villager with a horse? Read the full story here. Why then is it so second nature for me to have this very visceral sense that a painting session is good or bad? Links to this post.
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ZenDotStudio: July 2015
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Monday, July 27, 2015. Working With Hope, Fear And Blocks. Life is full of painting right now. My work table is covered in open tubes of paint, bits of oily rag, and multiple canvases and panels. I am doing an online course called "The Sacred Arts". How To Get There 16"x 16". Do you fear you are a talentless lout? Promote Your ...
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ZenDotStudio: After Yesterday Before Tomorrow
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Tuesday, December 23, 2014. After Yesterday Before Tomorrow. What you already are. The ground of awakening. In the presence of a tree. A time of bewilderment. No lock on the gate. Where hope is born. The idea of a journey. In the present tense. As you really are. In your present condition. Below the mind's radar. Am happy for y...
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ZenDotStudio: March 2015
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Monday, March 9, 2015. What's Your Relationship With Your Work? Tracking 8"x 8" cold wax on panel. On my last post someone made the comment that they were interested in their relationship with their work. Hmmm, I had never really thought about it. My relationship with my work? Did we need therapy or counseling, my work and I?
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ZenDotStudio: February 2015
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Sunday, February 1, 2015. Painting, Chopping Vegetables and A Bow To The Spiritual Badger. Why I Love The Wind 16"x20". I was chopping vege for dinner one night with my daughter, who does some meditation coaching. "How's the painting going? So you're not getting anything you like when you paint? Do you know what you like? Hmm, ...
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ZenDotStudio: September 2014
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Saturday, September 6, 2014. The Blood And Bones Of Art. The Archeology of Clouds. If part of an athlete's success resides in the realm of the mind, then an aspect of our art practice must rest on how we use our minds when we do our art, no? Imagining The Wind 12"x12". The Secret Life of Moss 11"x14". I used to hate that word e...
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ZenDotStudio: July 2014
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Bits of zen flotsam and jetsam from the daily practice of a zen fool with shards of modern Buddhist art from my studio. Sometimes cranky, sometimes inspiring, mostly entertaining. Thursday, July 10, 2014. Throwing Out The Emotional Barometer. 36"x36" Mixed media " Across The See". Rather than just being with whatever was I was using my experience in the world to determine something, using my emotional life as some sort of guiding compass. This underground current that I suspect stirs in all of us wan...
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