Salvia Dalinorum
Salvia Dalinorum
Description : 24" x 24" Oil on canvas 2006

'This painting symbolizes the endless theomorphic dream stream of the biosphere, the collective dance of it's animal and vegetative inhabitants converging harmonically in the Buddha-mind. It emerged from a very special experience I feel most fortunate to have had. In the summer of 2003, I had the extreme privilege to learn a 600 year old oil painting technique from master painter Robert Venosa in Salvador Dali's villa in Cadaques, Spain. Being immersed in Dali's morphogenetic creativity field for ten consecutive days played a major role in the graceful unfolding of this piece. It is partially about a direct translation of an experience with salvia divinorum, but also to do with a reference to the Maestro himself, whom has played a key role in my development as an artist.'