Joyous Spirit

Ink on carved basswood
Original 16″x20″
Original in African mahogany frame 17.75″x21.75″
Original available, please contact me here with your interest.

Unmatted, high quality reproductions available. Standard size 16″x20″ (to fit common frames.) Has .5″ white border.

This is an Advent piece. The grid-like patterns in Joyous Spirit are an enigma. Perhaps they represent the essence of the unknowable immensity of God, beyond human understanding. But the glee and joy of the Christmas season, that is carried throughout the year, burns bright like a bon fire that God’s creation dances around. This painting was carved, and paint inserted into the carved lines, and the wood was sanded in areas. Another technique is that it is actually burnt underneath layers of color. Jesus’ birth brings a Joyous Spirit! It was an incredible process for me to create this work.