Open Heart

I just finished another special request Open Heart... It turned out nice I thought.  And the patron seemed very pleased...  I think I will make some more Open Hearts!  

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SEASONS OF THE SOUL - the story

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When I was a small child, my mother would give me pencil and paper to keep me occupied. I began teaching myself to draw about same time I was learning to walk and talk.

One day, years ago, I was in my early twenties at the time, and I picked up a sketch book of mine and flipped through the pages.  I noticed several little stick figure doodles scattered throughout the pages.  They seemed to be connected somehow.  So I drew them again together in a line and I was amazed by what I saw.  They seemed to be telling a story.  At the time there were ten figures.  Each one appeared to represent a different emotional stage in a process.  Somehow I knew there needed to be at least one more figure.  I did not know what that figures or figures would be.  But I knew I could not force it.  I had to let it come to me just like the rest of the figure symbols in the progression.  I happened to be watching a television program one day and there was a dancer in motion.  When she struck a particular pose for an instant, that image crystallized in my mind's eye.  That led me to creating the final figure in the artwork I later titled, SEASONS OF THE SOUL.

SEASONS OF THE SOUL came to me during a time of personal crisis and transformation.  Through my pain and confusion, I was somehow allowed to connect to the wellspring of the human soul... to create something with universal meaning yet as intimately personal as one's own heartbeat.

Over the years since it was published as a hand signed lithograph, Seasons of the Soul has touched the lives of thousands of people who have experienced their own personal struggles and challenges.

The print is available for $40 with free shipping.  Please contact me by email and I will send you a paypal funds request.  Also, I can personalize it, "For _____" when I sign it.



Click HERE to view SEASONS OF THE SOUL video slideshow