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Phoenix Rising
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x36"
$1500.00

I really like this piece. I might have to keep it for myself :)

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Lisa poured out The Thin Places for all to see. And in her hand the bending spree, in wistful, flowing, calming traumic interface, the witness be. Thinness of distinction. Thinness of discrepancy. The space between, the space unseen, the space where the twilight and the knowing sheen, find in each other the harmonic mean.

Spices emanating upward from the nestled mandala-savory-space, lubricating the nostrils with memories chased from deeper places sight unseen. Light and scent (!), we enter the scene, diving in towards the hidden seam. Paintings cast in measured care, with wildness constrained by just the bare mounts in the frames ringing evenly the room, holding in each a lingering tune, of the place where spirit and thisness meet.

A lozenge for the eyes and mind. Symmetries nestled in fun-filled calling mysteries bind. Pneuma. Anasazi. Darknesses, incomplete, faint, whistling memories that you barely taste again. The deeper reaches of the mind, trickling away in kind. Lingering whispers haunting so, bartered through the colors claimed in Ka and Bardo, the journey from each piece to another bringing with it a glancing blow. A living, feeling, beautiful, explosion inward away from the evening glow.

Linearity in Lil, shocking still, organized and regal. Containment stressed on that thinness undressed thoroughly saturating the acrylic finesse of boundary and order on yet another sinking beckoning regress. Moving me back and out and around, to touch and caress, the space, the place, my girl’s soft press. The art, for me, is a seeping, see, from hand and thought outward, and in to me. The expressions from you are a simple plea, for a return, a dance, some part of me.

Art that inspires, art that plants a seed, art that pushes and bleeds.
-Cameron Thrash

Transformation

24" x 36"

$1300

KA (SOLD)

Thin Places

36" x 36"

2 1/2" Deep Canvas

$2000

“A thin place,” “is a place where the boundary between heaven and earth is especially thin. It’s a place where we can sense the divine more readily."

Prana

24" x 36"

2 1/2 Deep Canvas

$1500

Prana means

Energy, Breath, Life force

Wabi Sabi (SOLD)

Wu Wei

24" x 36'

$1300

A key principle in realizing our oneness with the Tao is that of wu-wei, or "non-doing." Wu-wei refers to behavior that arises from a sense of oneself as connected to others and to one's environment. It is not motivated by a sense of separateness. It is action that is spontaneous and effortless. At the same time it is not to be considered inertia, laziness, or mere passivity. Rather, it is the experience of going with the grain or swimming with the current. Our contemporary expression, "going with the flow," is a direct expression of this fundamental Taoist principle, which in its most basic form refers to behavior occurring in response to the flow of the Tao

Griffen

24' x 36"

$1500

I exhibited this one at the LA art walk. I had several comments saying that it was the best piece that they had seen the whole evening

E-mail me at lisarasmussen08@gmail. com for inquiries.

Super! I sold another piece

Wabi Sabi II has just sold. My art is in the perfect place at Room Art Gallery in San Raphael, CA.



Thanks Danielle.

Latest works that have SOLD!

I am very happy to say I just sold two more works at the the Room Art Gallery in San Raphael, CA.


Wabi-sabi "if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi.[Wabi-sabi] nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect."


Shen
This dictionary entry for shen lists early usage examples, and many of these 11 meanings were well attested prior to the Han Dynasty. Chinese classic texts use shen in meanings 1 "spirit; god", 2 "spirit, mind; attention", 3 "expression; state of mind", 5 "supernatural", and meaning 6 "esteem

A big thank you to Danielle for making this happen.

My Collectors, their Art ,and their Stories.

Chaos and Order
Acrylic on Canvas
36" X36"

My art is a metaphysical journey of discovery. Ever since childhood I have been fascinated with the liminal ---- the neither here nor there, the betwixt or the in-between. I found it to be a realm of pure possibility. The ancient Celts called this state Caol ‘ait or “thin places”, were the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds merge. I have found that through my creative process I can pass through a type of threshold that allows me to enter this realm of consciousness, where one can explore the interflow between soul and matter and between time and eternity.
This allure with “thin places” has also led me to explore transpersonal psychology and my own personal shadow through dream work and Jungian analysis. My art is a recorded event of my deep interest in mysticism and the natural world, as well as a passageway into my own mythical inversion of reality. It is my deep exploration into non-ordinary reality and the mysteries of the unknown.
A key element in my process is the study and travel to ancient cultures and sacred sites whose shamanistic worldview encompassed a belief in a magical Other World. My paintings or portals are visual archives that penetrate my unconscious. My surfaces are painted over layers of symbols and forms, recalling cave walls and ritual chambers. While creating I employ my two mental allies, instinct and intuition, to create a canvas of chaos and order

Collector: Richard(Rico) Bacon, actually was visiting John F Kennedy University for graduate school Fate would have it that my Solo Exhibition Caol A'it filled the A&C Gallery the whole installation connected with Rico's journey at that moment in time. He had an affinity with my work Chaos and Order and acquired it that very day that he had walked into the gallery.

My Collectors, their Art ,and their Stories.

Mystery
Acrylic on Canvas
3'x5'

This was a painting that I did from a powerful dream. It was very strange dream about this mysterious hybrid creature, that just kept on staring at me from various vantage points. The hybrid looked like the white being on the canvas. I still today have no idea what he was or what was his meaning. All I do know is I was driven to draw a series of eight works on paper of this hybrid character in various scenes. Below is one image from the series.

As I was preparing for my solo exhibition Caol A'it, I intuitively decided to paint this hybrid creature life size. Jais Booth fell in love with this mysterious image and she added it to her collection.
Collector: Jais Booth says about her own work, "My practice as an artist is inextricably linked with my 38 years of discipline and study in both eastern and western forms of alchemy – the alchemy of personal growth and transformation" Also, in August 2008, Jais and I with twelve other artist opened the Red Door Gallery and Collective in the Art Murmur district of downtown Oakland. The Red Door was a collective with a vision of art to transform both individuals and communities. Our studio gallery exhibited art from various community service organizations, while our main gallery showcased transformative artists from around the country.
Jais and I also co-curated together two critically acclaimed exhibitions at the Red Door Gallery and Collective, Art and the Body Poltick, (with Lauren Odell Usher ) which was a follow-up show from Art Hazelwoods, Art of Democracy prestigious exhibition.As well we co-curated Myth, Magic, and Mystery, (with Cheja)which Jais documented in an Art catalogue.

My Collectors, their Art ,and their Stories.

Nordic Cross
Caol 'Ait Graduate Exhibition
Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 18" x 18"

This piece was inspired from an amazing journey in 2007, when my sister Tara and I visited the sacred sites of Ireland, primarily those that exist in the County of Slane. We had an amazing time driving through the beautiful country side visiting the powerful hubs of New Grange, Knowth, and the Hill of Tara. Also, we took an spectacular road trip up to the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland.This adventure took me back to my ancestral roots as I am both Irish and Scandinavian.
When I returned home I started creating this work. It was a beautiful combination of layers upon layers of color. In my whole meditative process I used a lot of water to make the paint flow on its own accord.
JJ actually acquired this work for his wife Megan. He also wrote an amazing review of my whole solo exhibition Caol A'it. I think this work went to beautiful home. JJ and Megan love sacred sites and shamanism.

Collector: "Art made of, about and for the Earth and our spiritual connection to it has been integral to humanity since art-making first began. I find solace, teaching and identity in the natural and supernatural worlds, and I feel that it is my responsibility to share this experience with others through my art "
JJ Levin