239 Pieces of Pie
Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink, Pigma pigment-based ink, gold, acrylic, watch parts on Nishinouchi White Nakaban 55g Handmade Heritage Washi,...
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POSTS & BLOGS
- Jan 8
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The Creation and Destruction of Impermanence - Variant I
I begin 2023 in a further exploration of the theme of Impermanence, and the way in which we see it in nature, and try to contain it in...
- Nov 15, 2022
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Portraits
Something about the captured energy of portraits... mystifying and wondrous.
- Oct 7, 2022
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The Sound of Water Flowing Among Rocks
Challenging the patterns of our sense perceptions - let your eyes hear the water... 2022 Ink on washi Based on a small cascading stream...
- Oct 3, 2022
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The Creation and Destruction of Impermanence
2022 Mixed Media on Paper I started getting an idea for a new piece during a recent Meditation Retreat, spending 9 days alone, sitting in...
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
Bodhidharma
2022 Ink and acrylic on paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink, pigments and acrylics on Nishinouchi White Nakaban handmade Heritage Washi....
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Form is Emptiness
2022 Ink on paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink, gold, and pigments on Nishinouchi White Nakaban 55g Handmade Heritage Washi, 100% Japanese...
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
Meister Eckhart's Heresy
2022 Ink and acrylic on paper Eckhart von Hochheim (c. 1260 – c. 1328), commonly known as Meister Eckhart or Eckehart, was a German...
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Windermere - Self-Portrait
2022 Ink on Paper Dedicated to my parents, Jean & Brian Woodward. I sit gazing at Lake Windermere, Lake District, UK, from the top of...
- Jul 8, 2022
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Sails
This work points to a journey of exploration - not of seas and far-off lands, but one of inner exploration. This is what I am committed...
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Cathedral
Capturing a moment from my recent trip to Europe, one of the most awe-inspiring sights was looking up to the ceiling at St. Mary's...
- Apr 18, 2022
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Sokuzan: Portraits
In honor of my teacher's 81st Birthday, I have drawn three portrait pieces of Kyoun Sokuzan. These explore his expressive eyes and...
- Apr 9, 2022
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Rafts of Moonlight to the Other Shore
2022 Ink on paper For my latest piece, I went from realism to minimalist. I wanted to capture just the full moon and its reflection, and...
- Mar 25, 2022
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Through the Clouds
2022 Ink on paper Genso Boku-Undo Sumi Ink and pigments on handmade Kizuki Kozo 43g Natural Washi, 100% Japanese kozo fiber. 37.5"x23.5"...
- Feb 8, 2022
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Self-Portrait @58
It is a very vulnerable and humbling experience to draw the detail of your own face - retreading the journey of each crease, each line,...
- Feb 5, 2022
- 1 min
36th West Michigan Art Competition Selection - "Undercurrents"
"Undercurrents", has been selected by Bill Davis, Professor of Art at Western Michigan University's Gwen Frostic School of Art, to be...
- Jan 21, 2022
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Anything Goes!
Come and see the latest exhibition at the Gutman Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI. My piece, "Sutras On My Mind" has been jury-selected to be part...
- Dec 29, 2021
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Mountains In The Sky
As 2021 comes to a close, so does my first year living at the SokukoJi Buddhist Temple Monastery. I look back at the opportunities that...
- Nov 22, 2021
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Jukai Ceremony on December 1, 2021
For those who don't know, Jukai is the traditional Buddhist ceremony of receiving the precepts, and of entering and committing to the Zen...
- Nov 2, 2021
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A rush of new pieces
Having my first show in Ann Arbor has me inspired! Here are a few of my latest pieces - two of them commissions. It is really exciting...
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