Media: Micron Pens, and Colored Pencils

Unity of Opposites in the Moment. Sep 2021

I am very fond of this piece. I started out with an intent to set up four different quads, set roughly equidistant apart. It was intended to depict two sides, two opposite sides. I drew one side in Red and the other in Blue. These are my preferred colors to denote opposites, my palette for the black and white of the classic Yin Yang symbol. I even titled it originally “Red and Blue.” But because of my process to invert drawings in Photoshop, the Red and Blue, became Cyan and Orange. No matter, they are still effective as opposites and beautiful in their colors. If you are of the preference to not be told anything about the picture, and prefer to make your own interpretations, THEN STOP HERE – lest I spoil your take on it. The theme in a lot of my work is the tension of opposites and their reconciliation, their synthesis if you will to a harmony as a dynamic whole, however fleeting. The two sides if you look to the diamond in the middle, have sides, the cyan side and the orange side, depicted by the outer diamonds as part of the overall diamond segments. However, at the same time the two sides are moving towards each other, and that is denoted by the hemispheres emerging on the side of the diamonds of each side. The cyan side gains the two orange hemispheres and the orange side the cyan. I enjoy discovering shapes within the drawings that I then calve off into their own identities. These parts are in abundance in the work and they are kind of ambassadors to the other side, journeying over to have a look and join as they can. I have interpretations, characterizations of the four quads, and I will keep those for now to myself.

Unity of Opposites in the Moment is available as a metal giclée print and a fine art paper print. The metal giclée print is bonded to aluminum, with a hanging system attached to the back. The print surface is covered with a cleanable, scratch resist, polycarbonate film. Simply unpack and hang on your wall. The Fine art prints have a 1/2″ inch border on all sides and are an excellent choice if you are framing. Printed on 100% cotton, bright white, smooth texture, museum quality – 300 gsm bright White stock.