INTO THE MYSTIC 40"X60" contemporary art pressing us back into the

pressing us back into the ground

Original abstract encaustic painting on cradled wood panel created with beeswax

overwhelming force

Let us reach out and extend our hands to those who are drowning

a subtle reminder that art

INTO THE MYSTIC 40"X60" contemporary art pressing us back into theThis painting is and exploration of journey, mystery, and surrender. Working in a monochromatic palette, I embraced fog, softened forms, and waxed over textures to evoke the sense of not fully knowing mirroring the spiritual essence of Van Morrisons's "Into the Mystic." There is no clear path, no defined edges; instead, the painting invites the viewer to linger in the space between clarity and uncertainty, where the journey itself becomes the point.