Print of original painting: Printed at High Desert Art in Santa Fe, NM on high quality fine art paper.

Dimensions of print: 16” x 13”

Dimensions of image: 14” x 11”

All prints are signed by the artist unless requested otherwise.

Original Painting: Black walnut ink on cotton fabric. 2018

55”x55”

Private collection

This painting is of my friend Kris. As she posed for this photo shoot, she moved her hands and arms around her like a slow meditative dance. She has this beautiful quality about her that mesmerizes me. She is playful and soft and sophisticated and wise all at the same time. It’s so beautiful. They say everyone in our life is a reflection of us and I have noticed in the portrait series that I have been making that I often see qualities in the women I’m painting that I want more of in myself. Or maybe they are deeply hidden qualities that I already have that are longing to come out and into the light. I do believe that we learn so much about ourselves through the people in our lives who grab our attention. For me, Kris is definitely one of those people.

The title of this painting, “You are the Whole Circle” is taken from a quote by spiritual teacher, Byron Katie.

“You’re not only the center, you’re the circumference. You’re the whole circle, and you’re everything outside the circumference too. Nothing can limit or circumscribe you. You’re all of it. You’re all that you can possibly imagine - inside, outside, up, down. Nothing exists that didn’t come out of you. Do you understand? If it doesn’t come out of you, it cannot exist.”

Thank you for being you Katie.