The Burning Desire
The Burning Desire is an evolving body of work that was initiated after reading Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Informal Talks on Zen meditation and practice. This book and the beginning of this series was profoundly transformative - painting itself became meditation and the practice of painting, the destination. The Burning Desire continues to explore the dynamic harmonious interplay between art, nature and meditation.
“If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few.”
― Shunryu Suzuki
The Burning Desire (Transiency), 2021, Oil on Canvas, 140 x 120cm
The Burning Desire (Growth), 2023, Oil on Canvas, 105 x 95cm
The Burning Desire (Readiness), 2021, Oil on Canvas, 105 x 95cm
The Burning Desire (Above Shadows, Below Light), 2021, Oil on Canvas, 140 x 120cm
The Burning Desire (Naturalness), 2021, Oil on Canvas, 138 x 117cm
The Burning Desire (Breathe it in), 2021, Oil on Canvas, 121 x 115cm
Exhale ii, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 50cm
In Darkness it takes time to see, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 122 x 76cm
Exhale, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 50cm
Inhale II, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 50cm
Exhale V, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 50cm
Inhale iii, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 50cm
Above shadows below light, 2021, Ink and Cyanotype on Paper, 23 x 20cm
Naturalness, 2021, Ink and Cyanotype on Paper, 23 x 20cm
The Beholder, 2021, Ink and Cyanotype on Paper, 23 x 20cm
Natural, 2022, Ink and Cyanotype on Paper, 23 x 20cm
Harmony, 2022, Ink and Cyanotype on Paper, 23 x 20cm