New Works….in progress…

Partial Image from New Series

“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.”   – Isaac Newton

“Attentive to this mystery, the heart can open to directly experience the emptiness which gives birth to all things.” – Jack Kornfeld

Diving into Mystery- a continuation of the Feral experiences.

As an artist I feel it is my work to be an explorer and to share my experiences with others.  It is my passion to play an explorer and adventurer of not only the outer but also the inner terrain.  Most of my early years have been spent seeking new experience in the outer world, orienting myself to the outer world, not only by  traveling to other continents, flying in the air, sleeping in caves, and diving into oceans but also by looking to the outside for validation, recognition, admiration, acceptance.   I also now see my need to explore the inner terrain.   Until now, I never knew how vast the inner landscape could be.  Who knew that we each contain the vastness of the cosmos within each of us?  Walt Whitman did when he wrote, “I am large.  I contain multitudes.”  Sometimes this inner journey feels light, wondrous, and joyful and other times treacherous, lonely, and challenging.  As I continue to dive in, I find ever expanding and wondrous new places and new possibilities. It is only through this inner exploration and awareness that my outer world has transformed in the most beautiful and mysterious ways.

The Paintings

These new pieces are developing very slowly and gradually, one brushstroke at a time.  I watch my own delight and discomfort in the mystery.  I truly do not know where this new series is heading…..

Here are some sneak peaks.  I am only revealing small portions of the new pieces in progress.  In a few months we will have another show where we will unveil the new series in its entirety.

~ by pamelasukhum on September 11, 2008.