New Paintings: Begging Bowls

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In 1987, I was studying with a philosophical teacher. He quoted an ancient Taoist script that read, "Come before the divine with a bowl, an empty bowl, a beggars bowl." The begging bowl is, for me, an artistic metaphor for receptivity and acceptance. Since that time, I have painted the begging bowls that come to me in dreams, meditation or reverie.

Study for Begging Bowl #68
Begging Bowl #63
Study for Begging Bowl #70
Begging Bowl #70
Study for Begging Bowl #71a
Study for Begging Bowl #71b
Study for Begging Bowl #72
Begging Bowl #72
Sublime Unity