Whispering Cascades

When creating this body of artwork, I held a Kōan in my mind.

A Kōan is a question or statement used in Zen practice to provoke deeper understanding.
A Zen master might give his students this Kōan: “You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?”.

Making art is a contemplative act, in my process, I created my own Kōan.
What is it like for water to drop into a space where there is no sound? How does it feel to be in such a place?
I tried to glimpse the space, to feel the movement of the water and the different densities of color.
As the silent drops fall, they expand, moving out from within.
The space vibrates, and the colors have a quiet energy which transports me deeper into the space.
My artistic inner voice whispers to me, and I am seduced by the imagination. I externalize the color, its movement, and the timeless inner place of the canvas.