Richard K

Website: https://www.bodyofwaves.com

Country: USA

Ever since 9/11/2001 living near NYC, Richard has been awakened on his spiritual journey to produce artworks inspired by metaphysics and studies in The Tao and Energy work such as Qi Gong. Richard revels in capturing the beauty that exists all around us amidst seeming chaos by bringing the formless to form on canvas - pure creative force. Richard creates vibrant colorful abstracts producing layers and depth to his paintings. Many of his works depict sacred spirituality and natural forms like circles and spirals. He has coined his portfolio, "Body of Waves" to reflect that his works are bursts of energy influenced and seen by light (which is both a particle and a wave). Richard begins each work with a meditational awareness and then moves acrylics and oil pastels through time and space onto the blank canvas while listening to music to construct paintings which carry the seeds of creation on the canvas. He knows when a work is complete when his entire body seems to take a nice deep breath and exhale. It is his wish that each work be observed as if inhaling a full body breath bringing one into the present moment. In essence, Richard desires making pieces that reveal the beauty and harmony of life. Author and NY Art Juror, David Masello once summed up one of Richard's early Body of Wave's pieces by saying, " [T]here is a discernible energy .... [A]n abstract form, but something real and whole in the making."

Vision 2020, 2020 acrylic on canvas, 18"x24"

Phoenix Remembered a/k/a 9/11 NYC, 2007 oil pastel print on canvas, 32"x22"

Standing with Ukraine, 2022 acrylic on canvas, 18"x24"

Through, 2011 acrylic on canvas, 24"x24"

Inner Fertility, 2005 oil pastel on card stock, 5"x8"

Zen, 2016 acrylic on canvas, 18"x24"

Meditations on One, 2020 acrylic on canvas, 18"x24"

Pulsed, 2018 acrylic on canvas, 20'x20"