Across the history of art, the creation of an epic cycle of paintings is an exceptionally rare undertaking. Of those, from historical-religious-propaganda cycles like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling or Rubens’ Marie de’ Medici cycle to Alphonse Mucha’s ethno-nationalistic The Slav Epic, all required external institutional or patron support to come about.
By contrast, my Space Series of secular gods and nebulae (each 64×48″, oil on linen, its theme the shadowed self as transparent and the stuff of the universe, while it is the light that defines them/us) approaches its eighteenth of twenty-four paintings over four years of work. This comes after five and a half decades and more than 1,800 works, painted on my own initiative out of love. That puts the Space Series in an even rarer framing.
It is also a great honor that poet, Trudi Nicola, composed a piece for each of them.
In dark and night and shadow
Through flame and fire and light
A subtle, glimmering half glow
Evolves through pure delight
Each shimmering vibration
Attracts another force
On pathways of elation
Desire, through aeons, course
No end and no beginning
No boundaries, no shame
Raw beauty underpinning
As Gods ignite the flame
One collision in one moment
One explosion beyond time
One creation, one conception
Manifesting sparks divine
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Magnificent work! I can’t decide which one is my favorite so far. So much emotion and passion in each of these paintings. Your artwork is one that I would love to study; I may not know how to paint or even draw a stick figure, but studying art is a love that I always go back too. Can’t wait to see more :D
Thank you so much, Lina, about six more are planned. : )
Absolutely magnificent work! I would choose to live with any one of them and wish I had the funds to give you to continue to amaze, delight and inspire all who have the eyes to recognize the brilliant work you have brought to fruition in our time! Rock on brother!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🌺
What a great compliment from such a great artist as yourself, Martine. Honored, thank you!