Portfolios-Artwork > 2002-2016 Eight Limbs

8. Samadhi (meditative absorption) – deep realization and inner union
8. Samadhi (meditative absorption) – deep realization and inner union
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
7. Dhyana (meditation) – moving beyond the mind
7. Dhyana (meditation) – moving beyond the mind
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
6. Dharana (concentration) – how we relate to our mind
6. Dharana (concentration) – how we relate to our mind
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
5. Pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) – how we relate to our sense organs
5. Pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) – how we relate to our sense organs
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
4. Pranayma (breath extension) – how we relate to our breath or spirit
4. Pranayma (breath extension) – how we relate to our breath or spirit
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
3. Asana (posture) – how we relate to our body
3. Asana (posture) – how we relate to our body
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
2. Niyama (observances) – how we relate to ourselves
2. Niyama (observances) – how we relate to ourselves
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200
1. Yama (moral restraints) – how we relate to others
1. Yama (moral restraints) – how we relate to others
oil on acrylic on pencil on wood panel
36 x 36 x 2"
2016
$5200

In this body of work's title, "Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, a Series Summing up 14 Years of My Studio Life and 30 Years of My Yoga Practice", I make an art historical reference to Courbet's famous 1855 "The Artist's Studio, a Real Allegory Summing up Seven Years of My Artistic and Moral Life". In my imagery, I focus on my life's passions of yoga and art...nodding specifically to the 2nd chapter of the yoga sutras of patanjali, to yantra painting, to western pop art...especially to Robert Indiana's work.