HOW DID THE BUDDHA PAINTINGS GET STARTED?
The paintings started out being more or less straightforward paintings of a small brass Buddha that I had in my possession. I was intrigued by the idea of using religious subject matter from an eastern culture. After a few more or less straightforward paintings of the brass Buddha, I started incorporating his image into larger painting with contemporary western content. The initial motivation was simply to give the paintings some variety by using different backgrounds for the Buddha image. What I discovered was that invariably, a relationship builds between the Buddha image and its surroundings which in a way leads to a narrative or story of what might be going on between the Buddha and the other stuff in the paintings. There is no fixed message to these paintings. Rather, they invite you to create your own story.
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