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Visions Gallery
“In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it" Micheal Angelo
Many times when I paint, I see images and figures appear in the paint almost as if calling on me to bring them forward into view. These paintings asked to be born.
“I use memories, but I will not allow memories to use me . . .” ~Deepak Chopra Giclee Print 20x25
"The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze." ~Budda Giclee Print 19x30
The stunning beauty that meets the eye at every turn and the commanding landscape inspire a deeper spiritual connection and reverence for the earth and the universe. Giclee Print 18x29
"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." ~Albert Einstein Giclee Print 24x40
Some moments can not be put into words. When you first arrive to the Red Rocks of Sedona, such is that moment. When the beauty and the spiritual impact you with awe...it leaves you speechless. Giclee Print 28x46
"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~Confucius Giclee Print 12x20
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you! Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!" Psalm 122:6-7 Jerusalem is a port city on the shores of eternity. ~Yehuda Amichai, Poet Giclee Print 25X20
There are moments in Sinai where one feels as if the history of all the world can be read in its stones. The land here is a monument to the antiquity of life on Earth. All three of the West's great religious traditions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--know Sinai as a holy land, a vast expanse that traversed time and again by prophets, saints, pilgrims, and warriors. Sinai is most familiar to many as the "great and terrible wilderness" through which the Israelite' wandered for forty years.
He was gone. With shaky legs, ignoring the fact that my action was useless, I followed him into the forest. The evidence of his path had disappeared instantly. There were no footprints, the leaves were still again, but I walked forward without thinking. I could not do anything else. I had to keep moving. If I stopped looking for him, it was over. Love, life, meaning...over. anonymous
Learn from Yesterday, Live for today, Hope for tomorrow. ~Albert Einstein
"This universe is not outside of you. Look inside of yourself; everything that you want, you already are."
"NO DAY SHALL ERASE YOU FROM THE MEMORY OF TIME" virgil This painting is part of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. http://www.911memorial.org/registry/julie