Something Is Being Released

I have been working on these paintings  for quite a while. The four you see were done over a period of months in 2014 and not exactly in sequenced formate that you see .  One day as I was looking at them I realized that they were telling me a story of what was happening with the mountains of Cachor Peru and at the same time was happening inside of me. Some thing was stirring and trying to set itself free.  what is that stirring the wanting to lift off, to be free?? I am still meditating on that and catch glimpses of that out of the corner of my eye.  What do you see, what do you think is being set free?

 I would like some responses as to what you, the viewer sees, if you like.

I will add the individually so that you can get a closer look.

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Just a reminder that for the last year 2014 I have been translating the sumi ink paintings. A series of the Cachor peruvian mountains into color paintings on to canvas.

This is a 4 panel painting of the mountains of Cachora  Peru.  Cahora is in the mountains near cusco Peru.This painting is a culmination of about 15 paintings,about 20 sumi ink drawings and 20 sketches.  It is my attempt to show in a semi abstract manner the power of this place, the spiritual presence of the mountains and my connection to them. The Chinese speak of their mountains as 'mountains and water' and here you can see in this painting the same image of the earth/mountain--water. The sketches I made and the photographs I took while there on a shamanic retreat served as the basis for the paintings that I have been inspired to do for the past 2 years.  My experiences during ceremony brought me closer into communion with the surrounding landscape and mountains. 

New york trip also took me to the met for a wonderful chinese album show. small images but lovely.  This one is by the artist Shitao from the early Ching dynasty. I loved that the poems that went with the image were translated deepening the viewing of it.

While in NYC my friend and I went to the Rubin Museum of Tibetan art. and there was a very interesting exhibit of Francesco Clemente's  paintings up stairs.  They were very archetypal & mythical as seen in this painting of the man eating the snake.  The works there were influenced by His many trips to India.  They were very refreshing and mysterious. they made me think of C.G. Jung's red book/\.