The Meditation of Art and Tennis

Where does your focus lie? How do you cull correctly (pulling and pooling importance)? How do you know what matters and flows?

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“Not That Afraid of The Dark” - Only kind of afraid of the dark, though it stands so still. Only kind of afraid of the dark, but you know I will dive in, Dive In, DIVE IN, DIVE IN! into what I have no clue. But as Nietzsche once said: “if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you.” - 11” x 14” Paper, ink, graphic, and acrylic on canvas - #artbrut #surrealcollage #surrealmixedmedia #pdxartist #deathart #theartofeverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn25I2PvIeB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Transparent Lives” - For #secretrobin this month, the art hurdle I’m attempting to get over is finishing. Working consistently on all the pieces that have a little bit of potential in them, a shred of save-ability, and seeing them out and through. This is one of them. - 10” x 10” Paper, bee hive, ink, acrylic, found object, & tissue paper on found art - #artbrut #pdxartist #theartofeverything #TaoE #mixedmediacollage #foundobjectcollage #colorfulcollage @robinsealark #rawvisionmagazine (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUnX_JpRqR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Transparent Lives” - For #secretrobin this month, the art hurdle I’m attempting to get over is finishing. Working consistently on all the pieces that have a little bit of potential in them, a shred of save-ability, and seeing them out and through. This is one of them. - 10” x 10” Paper, bee hive, ink, acrylic, found object, & tissue paper on found art - #artbrut #pdxartist #theartofeverything #TaoE #mixedmediacollage #foundobjectcollage #colorfulcollage @robinsealark #rawvisionmagazine (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUnX_JpRqR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Drinking w/ children (webs on a hike)” 11” x 11” - Part of the ‘Black and White and Color’ series. - #surrealcollage #blackandwhiteandcolor #collageart #artbrut #pdxartist #theartofeverything #taoE (at Multnomah Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmU0kemSk9K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cutting out for a different piece, then later stumbling on spaces and combinations of stray bits. Involving unintention, accident, and happenstance, and maybe a little bit of magic, these accidental collages (collage by chance?) distill my art practice and philosophy down to its bare essence. I also really enjoy big boldly colored punctuation marks - #pdxartist #collagebychance #artaccidents #theartofeverything #taoe #accidentalcollage (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkzGYu7Psde/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Whimmishly decided to do #LastThursday on Alberta in NE tonight. Trying out something a bit new: simplifying and limiting choices - sort of paralleling my life! - #lastthursdaypdx #pdxartist #streetfair #streetfairsetup #printssetup #theartofeverything #taoe #figureart (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChtD-8Ar5EB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Hung(er)” —- We’re always striving, searching, for that next thing, the next person, accomplishment, drug, way of being in life, that will somehow make everything ok. Only then we can rest. —- We can rest right now. Chase and chase, get hung up again and again. Until we realize - there is no there. Just here. —- The hunger hangs you. And saves you. —- Part of the ‘One Word’ series. Paper and graphite on canvas board. 5” x 8” (Francis Bacon inspired mouth) —- #secretrobin #surrealcollage #baconart #mouthart #nooseart #pdxartist (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgXvDaPviat/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Giving my Abstract Placings their first showing in the wild tomorrow for Fridays on 13th, an event put on by #Urbanartnetwork for the next five Fridays. — If you’re in PDX, come on out - there’ll be art, food, fun. It’s 5-9p on NW 13th between Everett and Irving… — #pdxartist #abstractplacings #foundobjectart #figureart #foundobjectcollage #fridayson13th (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgTDevnLlNz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The clock has a lock on our time. Abandon hope, embrace nothing, (really, give it a hug) - - - highly suggested accompanying reading: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals - - - #foundobjectfigure #timemanagementformortals #oliverburkeman #clockhead #pdxartist #theartofeverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjNr9WLfQf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Pockets of Crushed and Broken Boredom” 9 w x 12 h inches - For the #secretrobin ‘Everyday Magic’ challenge, I had wild ambition to print out a bunch of pictures (3rd pic) and assemble them in some sort of meaningful way (2nd pic). - Alas, it did not come together, and so I started an Abstract Placing. It turned into a little lonely guy (or girl?) making their way in the world. Or trying to. But still whistling. - - #foundobjectart #foundobjectcollage #pdxartist #trashart #garbageart #foundobjects #foundobjectfigure #theartofeverything #Tao-E (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeR8FLHvPP7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Gettin walls ready for upcoming First Thursday in The Pearl. Still trying to stay somewhat on point w/ grouping like works - this month: The ‘Structure’ Series. - Come on out, it’s an awesome event with lots of great creatives putting their work out there! - - Thursday, June 2nd - NW Portland on 13th street between Hoyt and Kearney 5-9p - - - #firstthursdayportland #urbanartnetwork #houseart #foundobjectart #collagepainting #foundobjectcollage #theartofeverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeAUDy3rZZP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’ve been walking a lot lately (insert Nietzsche quote here *), & have come across a few unintentional sculptures. In order of appearance: “Abandoned Gummy” / “Sculpture of Necessity” / “Tires: Why?” / “Rubble Dragon Smells Like Burning” - These things may be some indication of my psyche lately - what do you notice in your day to day? - *”All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” - #foundart #foundsculpture #objectart #foundobjects #FoundSculpturesofPDX #pdxartist #foundobjectart #TheArtofEverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjPFysvHNh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Could not have asked for a better day for First Thursday Street Fair! A grande ole time in The Pearl with lots of great artists & vendors. And whether it was the weather, my new focus on series, or something altogether different, some of my Sea Series pieces found a new home. pdxfirstthursday #streetfair #pdxartist #oceanart #streetfairsetup #foundobjectart #seaseries #theartofeverything #taoe (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRuto7LAkt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Still Life with Dragon” - found objects and paint on found painting. - Something about this painting made me want to clown around a bit, in a serious way. And yes, that’s original dust. - Part of the ‘Other People’s Art’ series - #foundobjects #sadclownpainting #foundobjectpainting #foundart #foundobjectclown #pdxartist #theartofeverything #taoe #trashart (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbqu1tZpIW2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ain’t moss grand? #arteverywhere - #theartofeverything (and nothing) #TaoE #mossonroof #wallshadow https://www.instagram.com/p/CbOYhC3vjNc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Luckily, just caught a peek of presence in absence… then it was gone #arteverywhere - #foundart #pdxartist #branchshadows #TheArtofEverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbB--TwO0aJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Fascinated by the presence of absence… #arteverywhere - #theartofeverything #TaoE #usewhatsaroundtomakeart #foundart #foundobjectart #pdxartist (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca3ZDcELtR3/?utm_medium=tumblr