Blue Fate Canvas Print

Awakening is dynamic, Constantly evolving in accordance with life's realties. Unfolding from ego self to compassionate self, from enclosed self to open self,
from foolish self to enlightened self. -T Tetsu Unno

I have spent my entire life drawing, sketching, painting, and lettering. I'm trained to make paper, grind ink, build brushes, cut quills, and frame finished art. My art comes from a passion within, one that speaks without words. I have been strongly influenced by an eclectic combination of old world scribes, traditional Chinese master artisans, and abstract expressionism including Kline, Pollack, Rothko and Motherwell. I create from my inner self, my soul, beginning from the nothing--the Enso--allowing the medium to tell me what must be done. I'm passionate about working with Asian materials: brushes, paper and pigments. They speak to me allowing for a better fusion between western written words and wash techniques in my fine art...