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 “Wisdom alone is not enough. It has to be practical.”

Shri Yogendra



 

 Zen Garden 01, created year 2000, 36H x 48W x 2D inches

Zen Garden 01, 36H x 48W x 2D inches, created year 2000 with mixed media: acrylics, dried geranium leaf, modeling paste, texture medium on canvas, gallery-wrapped sides textured, 32H x 44W inch main canvas inset, 4″ wide box-frame, gold and red crackle trim-frame.

 



 

 Prickly Pear Cactus, acrylics, pins around circumfrence of 36H x 48W x 2D inch inner canvas, plus 3 inch box-frame, Nov. 2000 - commission sold    Alpine Meadows, acrylics using palette knife on foreground flowers, 36H x 48W x 2D inch inner canvas plus 3 inch box-frame, Nov. 2000 - commission sold   The Evolution of Communication, 48 x 36 x 2 in. acrylics on canvas inner frame, computer keys and hand-made tiles in box-frame, 2000 - commission sold

 Prickly Pear Cactus, Alpine Meadows, The Evolution of Communication



 

The very first Zen Garden that inspired the ongoing series was created in 2000 as part of a four-painting commission for a 4-story office building. Three paintings represented main offices in Japan, Texas, and Europe. The fourth was a fun interpretation of the evolution of communication.

The ideas established in that set were a personal break-through that encouraged new routes and trying methods I hadn’t before. That set also utilized the “box frame” idea used on several other paintings since then, where a main central canvas is mounted on an extra 3 or 4-inch-wide wood platform, which is framed with narrow trim. Whereas some frames on paintings have the effect of abruptly ending a composition, the box-frame enables space for the subject to continue, softens the edges, and adds a unique overall impression. When related items are placed in that area, it adds dimension not just in the physical sense, but also in conveying any abstract or symbolic stories beyond the presentation of the main painting inside. First Snow is an example of this box-frame idea applied to a future piece (2007), where the painting continued from the main central frame.

In Prickly Pear Cactus, 2005 acrylics and pins on 8 x 10 in. canvas, sold but will take commissions for other versionsPrickly Pear Cactus, part of the commissioned set above, pins were nailed around the main central frame, then painted. The smaller canvas painting done in 2005, left, borrowed this technique. In Alpine Meadows, I used all the qualities that acrylic paints offer, like watering down the consistency for the distant mountains, then sculpting thicker paint textures of flowers and grasses with a palette knife on the lower portion. The theme of The Evolution of Communication displays computer keys decoupaged with ancient symbols. I’d like to try this idea again at some point.



Zen Garden 02, 18H x 36W x 1D inches mixed media on wrapped canvas    
     
Zen Garden 02, 18H x 36W x 1D inches mixed media on wrapped canvas. Frame unnecessary.    
Sold but a similar one can be recreated.    
Special Order, please allow up to 14 days to create before being shipped.    
$550.00 + $50 shipping in the US only   Buy Now Using PayPal

4 different orientations of “Zen Garden 02” are possible. A new replication would not be exact, but certainly in the same spirit as the original.



Zen Garden 03, 16H x 20W x 1D inch canvas, mixed media continued onto smaller incorporated canvas, frame unnecessary.    
     
Zen Garden 03, 16H x 20W x 1D inch canvas and smaller incorporated canvas    
$150.00 + $25 shipping in the US only   Buy Now Using PayPal



Zen Garden 04, 12H x 12W x 1D inches mixed media on Masonite, attached small 2 x 2 x 1 canvas and wood frame with crackle finish    
     
Zen Garden 04, 12H x 12W x 1D inches with inner smaller canvas, mixed media on Masonite, with wood frame with crackle finish.    
$150.00 + $50 shipping in the US only   Buy Now Using PayPal
     



Zen Garden 05, 18H x 36W x1D inches mixed media on canvas, frame unnecessary    
     
Zen Garden 05 orientations    
     
Zen Garden 05, 18H x 36W x 1D inches. Sold.    
$550.00 special order + $50 shipping in the US only.   Buy Now Using PayPal
     

Many paintings in this series are wired to hang vertically, horizontally, or can be flipped upside down for a choice of different orientation hanging options. Sold, but a new piece can be replicated; please allow up to 14 days to create by special order.



  Pebbles Mosaic 04 - Set of four 8 x 10 x 1 inch hand-made tiles on wrapped canvas.  Acrylics, varnish,  sides painted to continue mosaic look, frames unnecessary, many hanging orientations possible   Pebbles Mosaic 03 - Set of four 8 x 10 x 1 inch hand-made tiles on wrapped canvas.  Acrylics, varnish,  sides painted to continue mosaic look, frames unnecessary, many hanging orientations possible    
           
  Pebbles Mosaic 02 - Set of four 8 x 10 x 1 inch hand-made tiles on wrapped canvas.  Acrylics, varnish,  sides painted to continue mosaic look, frames unnecessary, many hanging orientations possible   Pebbles Mosaic 01 - Set of four 8 x 10 x 1 inch hand-made tiles on wrapped canvas.  Acrylics, varnish,  sides painted to continue mosaic look, frames unnecessary, many hanging orientations possible    
           
  Zen Garden 06 - Pebbles Mosaics.        
  Set of four 8 x 10 x 1 inches hand-made tiles on canvas.         
  $550.00   Buy Now Using PayPal    


“Pebbles Mosaics” is painted with acrylics, several coats of varnish, sides painted to continue the mosaic look. Frames unnecessary – a variety of hanging arrangement options: turned sideways or upside down, in any order, vertically, horizontally, or in a square formation.



Zen Garden 07, 17H x 19W x 1D mixed media, handmade tiles on masonite, crackle-finished wood frame    
     
Zen Garden 07, 17H x 19W x 1D mixed media and handmade tiles on Masonite, crackle-finished wood frame. Sold.    



 

 Zen Garden 08 day view, 24 x 24 x 1 inches woven canvas strips, acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary    Zen Garden 08 night view, 24 x 24 x 1 inches woven canvas strips, acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary.

Part of the fun of this series is experimenting and changing the format. Zen Garden 08, 24 x 24 x 1 inches is created with woven canvas strips, acrylics on canvas, string of lights in the back, hung as square or diagonal. Sold.



Four Corners 16 x 20 inches mixed media on canvas    
     
Four Corners, 16 x 20 inches mixed media on canvas    
$250.00   Buy Now Using PayPal
     


The piece “Four Corners” integrates the iron-rich sandy soil from the Four Corners region of United States. The texture is built up in the four corners of the frame. I’ve collected quite a few samples of sands and soils while travelling and plan to use them in traditional style paintings as well.



Zen Garden 09, 48 x 21 x 3 inches mixed media on canvas, wrapped sides also textured    
     
Zen Garden 09, 48 x 21 x 3 inches mixed media on canvas, wrapped sides also textured.    
$750.00 + $125 shipping with the US only   Buy Now Using PayPal
     



Zen Garden 10, 40H x 60W x 3D inches mixed media on canvas, wrapped sides also textured    
     
Zen Garden 10, 40H x 60W x 3D inches mixed media on canvas, wrapped sides also textured    
$950.00   Buy Now Using PayPal



Zen Garden 11, 30H x 15W x 1D inches mixed media on canvas. Sold.    
     
Zen Garden 11, 18H x 24W x 1D inches mixed media on canvas. Sold.    



 

Zen Garden 12, 18H x 24W x 1D inches mixed media on canvas, a smaller version of ZG 10    
     
Zen Garden 12, 18H x 24W x 1D inches mixed media on canvas    
$150.00 + $50 shipping in the US only   Buy Now Using PayPal
     



     
Zen Garden 13, 18L x 24W x ID inches mixed media on wrapped canvas    
     
Zen Garden 13, 18L x 24W x ID inches mixed media on wrapped canvas    
$150.00 + $50 shipping in the US only   Buy Now Using PayPal
     



     
Zen Garden 14, 15H x 30W x 1 inches, a smaller version of ZG 02. Sold.    
     
Zen Garden 14, 15H x 30W x 1 inches. Sold.