PASSAGE TO THE SUN

Aug 22, 2024

A view from inside a ruined abbey. A transparent sphere containing a single flame floats past a rough stone doorway, up a set of stairs, and out to open air beyond. The ground cover in the foreground is lush grass with a sprinkling of white wildflowers. A high wall obscures the view to the right as the low wall opposite gives way to a violet clouded sky with the warm tint of sunset. The stone is rougher—less uniform in size with more structural erosion—around the arch of the doorway lending a contrast to smoother stone blocks leading up to it. — PASSAGE TO THE SUN (2006), Acrylic on Panel - 10" x 8"

The first of my Portals paintings, which can be considered a subset of my Passage works. They visualize what it takes to overcome or bypass obstacles in the search for truth and ultimate knowledge, via intuitive experience.

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LEFT: Detail from PASSAGE TO THE SUN featuring the wall of a ruined abbey and the patch of grass leading to a rough stone doorway. RIGHT: Detail from PASSAGE TO THE SUN featuring a view through the rough stone doorway. A transparent sphere floats up stairs, the shiny surface reflecting golden light filtering through lavender skies. — Details from PASSAGE TO THE SUN

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