Zen Study 11x14

These black-and-white acrylic sketches are inspired by my visit to the Zen Buddhist temples of Japan. In Zen, painting is viewed as meditation — a practice of presence, where the value lies not in the outcome but in the act itself. I create these studies in the same spirit: quick, minimalist expressions that let me return to stillness and simplicity between larger works. They are intimate traces of my creative process — reminders to remain present, grounded, and open to whatever emerges in the moment.