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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. It is not a commercial site, but a portfolio site, as well as a forum for community discussion.
Below is the cover of my latest book, called Square Mandalas, which can be viewed in detail at the publisher: https://www.blurb.com/b/10891113-square-mandalas 
A book of 7 x 7 inch cut paper designs. 2021
Teninch four. 10 x 10 inch cut paper mounted on pinewood panel. 2021
BIOMORPHIC DRAWING, BALLPOINT PEN ON 8 1/2 X 11 SKETCH PAPER. C - 34
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"Poetry, music and art have something in common with the contemplative experience. But contemplation is beyond aesthetic intuition, beyond art, beyond poetry." - Thomas Merton
On this page you may see: a pencil drawing on graph paper, a Square Mandala, and examples of two series from 2021: the Ten Inch Square Mandalas and the Overspray series. Also featured are an entry from my latest sketchbook of biomorphic ballpoint drawings. You will find these under New Work, and examples of earlier work, in the Gallery of Visual Art. The header is from my "Feather" sketchbook, more of which can be found under "Themed Sketchbooks," where you can also find more of the biomorphic drawings.  Square Mandala, cut paper on board, 7 x 7 inches, 2021
 7 x 7 inches. Graphite on paper. 2022
These new drawings on graph paper are further explorations in symmetry.
"Keep your eyes clean and your ears quiet and your mind serene. Breathe God's air. Work, if you can, under his sky."
Thomas Merton New Seeds of Contemplation 
7 x 7 inch overspray. 2021
"Symmetry principles are characterized by a quietude, a stillness that is somehow beyond the bustling world; yet, in one way or another, they are almost always involved with transformation, disturbance, or movement." - David Wade Symmetry, the Ordering Principle
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