Through the Vortex Channel No. 1:11, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 2:12, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 3:13, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 4:14, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 5:15, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 6:16, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 7:17, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 8:18, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 9:19, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 10:10, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 11:11, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
Through the Vortex Channel No. 12:12, Smoky Quartz. Acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2022
About the Casting Paintings Series:
This work is what I consider the root of my experience as a creator and artist. It is the combination of three key elements: one part performance, one part painting, and one part interactive conceptual art. I combine the exercise of creating visual art with the act of energy healing to form an object to cast one’s worries into as they simultaneously clear their energy field.
I liken the paintings, intensely dominated by the colors black, brown, and white to a smoky quartz meant to absorb negative frequencies and transmute them into positive energy. This conceptual cleansing process empowers those holding this intention. A set of instructions accompany each painting further engaging the viewer in a meditation of casting energy into the black vortex within the painting.