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Doug Westendorp
Contemplative Art
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  • The Biomorph Series, 2023- 24
  • Square Mandalas
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    • The Overspray Series
  • Gallery of Past Work
    • The Remnant Series >
      • New Remnants
      • Early Remnants
    • Oil Pastel and Oil Stick
    • Geometric Designs >
      • The "Scythe" series
      • The "Whisper" Series
      • Lattice Windows
      • "Ghost" Geometry
      • Panel Paintings
    • Graph Paper Drawings >
      • Pencil, 2014
      • Pencil, 2015
      • Pencil, March 2016
      • Pencil, June 2016
      • Pencil, October 2016
      • Pencil, 2018 and 2019
      • Pencil 7.5 x 7.5
      • Pencil 2020-22
    • Stone Poems
    • Disappearing Journal Series
    • Early Still Life Work >
      • Oil Stick on Paper
    • Themed Sketchbooks >
      • Monoliths, 2022
      • Feathers, 2019
      • Geometry, 2019
      • Geometry, 2015
      • The Crucifix Book, 2012
    • Installation Views
  • Self Published Books
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    • Book Design
    • Illustrations >
      • Brother Samuel's Journal
      • The Hermitage
      • The Sphere of Life
      • Dreamscapes
The 2025 El Camino de Dios series is now complete. 
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6 x 8
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328 - 6 x 8
The square mandala drawings.
Mandala drawings on graph paper. All 7 x 7 inches.
Contemplative Art in Disquieting Times
Anything, visible or invisible, may be contemplated. However, some things tend to draw the contemplative eye more closely than others. My artwork, and this website, are created with this in mind, out of a meditative intention for all viewers. You will find here both visual work and poetry. 
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Teninch four. 10 x 10 inch cut paper mounted on pinewood panel. 2021
https://www.dougwestendorp.com/ten-inch-squares.htm
PictureSquare Mandala, cut paper on board, 7 x 7 inches, 2021
Square Mandala series: https://www.dougwestendorp.com/square-mandalas.htm

“Sight is the most piercing of the bodily senses.” – Plato

​"Poetry, music and art have something in common with the contemplative experience." - Thomas Merton
Three small examples of the biomorphic series.
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5 x 7 ballpoint pen
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5 x 7 ballpoint pen
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5 x 7 ballpoint pen
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