The Artisan's Mirror

An abstract painting titled "The Artisan's Mirror" set against a warm, golden-yellow background. A central, framed area depicts stylized, overlapping vases, a chalice, and fish in vibrant teals and magentas, overlaid with undulating lines. The outer edges are decorated with ancient, primitive-style symbols, including a pale sun face, a tribal mask, a blue lizard, and small fish motifs.

The Artisan’s Mirror is an artistic expression of reminiscence, in which I travel back in time with my thoughts to present an emotional rendition of metaphysical significance. This depiction of an artisan’s symbolic workspace in his ancient, primitive culture begins when I paint as if that vision had, at some point in eternity, been part of my life.

Scattered images surrounding the central theme purposely evoke a primitive mood; the lizard represents the Earth, the birds represent the air we breathe, and the fish represent water… all elements necessary for a culture to survive. The sun provides light to sustain life forms, and the mask at the top right of the artwork aims to convey the atmosphere of an indigenous people in the spirit of the painting. The colors are warm throughout, giving an earthy, basic feeling.
The interior aspect of the image is dressed in soft tones of violet and turquoise, intertwining seamlessly to evoke reminiscences flowing from a distant, long-gone, impalpable plane… a dim reflection left by the artisan's creative energy in front of the mirror.