Painting, for me, is a means
of universally communicating the idea of “namaste”, a
Sanskrit word which is a reverent greeting. Many of you are
already familiar with this word if you take yoga. It is also
accompanied by a gesture of hands meeting at your core.
Loosely translated it means, “I greet that place where you
and I are one”, or “I bow to the divine in you.”
“The light in me
recognizes the light in you”
is my favorite translation, because as an artist we seek the
light, and the presence or absence of it creates the very
forms we paint.
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