painting & drawing

I traveled around the world to find you only to realize that you’ve always been here with me.

My child, let the stars guide you.

Follow the light,

not the paved path.

I’m no longer alone,

knowing you and I are one.

You see, it’s all a mirror.

If you want love, be loving.

When you understand that people in different frequencies simply cannot occupy the same space, you’ll know that there is no one and nothing to blame. Everyone and every situation is a mirror. All we need to focus on is our own vibration 🤍

Was that you at the museum? I used to see you everywhere. Not anymore. Not even in my dreams. But I know it was you the other day. Speaking to me through that painting. How long has it been already? 19 years. This is the first time I finally allow myself to look at your face closely again. Yup, nothing has changed in my heart.

[10.19.17]

"Either you care, or you don't. There's no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way."

- Stanley Kubrick

[03.27.17]

(2019)

Acrylic on canvas 24" x 24"

[2008]

"The beggar man and his mighty king are only diff'rent in name, 
For they are treated just the same by fate. 
Today a smile and tomorrow tears, 
We're never sure what's in store,
So learn your lesson before too late, so... 
Be like I, hold your head up high, 
Till you find a bluebird of happiness. 
You will find greater peace of mind, 
Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness."

[11.26.17]

[11.29.17]

[12.20.17]

Created for the California College of the Arts bi-ennial Faculty and Alumni show

[01.04.18]

[08.13.18]

[12.24.17]

[12.04.17]

(2019)

[10.22.18]

[2016]

[09.16.18]

[2016]

"A face without freckles is like a night without stars." [12.18.17]

To be seen only by the people you like and the people who like you.
[03.18.18]

It needs to be heard. 
[03.14.18]

[12.14.17]

I finally realize, all the heartaches and pain were to prepare me to help others go through theirs. [12.12.17]

Tribute to Joan Didion.

[11.22.17]

[11.09.17

"There are two kinds of suffering: the suffering that leads to more suffering and the suffering that leads to the end of suffering. If you are not willing to face the second kind of suffering, you will surely continue to experience the first."
- Achaan Chan <A Still Forest Pool>

[10.24.17]

[10.06.17]

[10.06.17]

“Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect any praise or reward. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end.” - Achaan Chah <A Still Forest Pool>

[10.08.17]

“At first, cling to the rules, make them a burden. Afterwards, you can carry them lightly. But you must experience the heaviness first, just as before one can go beyond suffering, one must experience suffering. One who is conscientious is at first like a freshwater fish in salt water — trying to keep rules, his eyes will burn and sting. Whereas one who is indifferent and negligent will not be disturbed but will also never learn to see.” - Achaan Chah <A Still Forest Pool>

[09.26.17]

"Constant mindfulness in all postures and activities will make the mind calm and clear. But this calm is not the end point of practice. Tranquil states give the mind a temporary rest, as eating will temporarily remove hunger, but that is not all there is to life. You must use the calmed mind to see things in a new light, the light of wisdom. When the heart becomes firm in this wisdom, you will not adhere to worldly standards of good and bad and will not be swayed by external conditions. With wisdom, dung can be used for fertilizer -- all our experiences become sources of insight."
- Achaan Chah, "A Still Forest Pool"

[09.20.17]

[05.07.17]

"If we are kind, it will be a kind world." - David
[05.24.17]

[04.06.17]

[05.03.17]