Emerald Vision Abstract Oil Painting lyrical abstract Here are the comments of

Here are the comments of the juror (Keiko Tanabe) on this painting: "The surprising effect of granulating pigment is used - and clearly manipulated - with great sensitivity to create a compelling and atmospheric result

a maple and a cedar

The original mixed media painting is 16 x 20"/41 x 51cm on canvas and is ready to hang

They each go about their own business in the night sky

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Emerald Vision Abstract Oil Painting lyrical abstract Here are the comments ofBreaking through to higher realms how do you know when you are really ascending and when you are just kidding yourself? According to both Sufi and Hasidei Ashkenaz mysticism, you see something like sun gleams in green water. The mystic is advised not to be fooled if it looks like the water is rushing past it is really the mystic who is rising. The gleams are the sparks of the divine. This is referred to as the visio smaragdina in Sufism and a peculiar