Derek K. Nielsen'sD

Ascension Series

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"When I come to a commissioned painting I am sometimes hesitant to put paint on a prepared board for my client because of all the energy invested to it to get it to that point. So much work has been done to bring me to stare at the virgin that I know that one move can screw it all up. I also know that I only screw up a painting when I am hesitant, so I bring myself continually to my breath and focus on what is the only thing real: this moment. Then I jump into the painting and let it create itself." - Nielsen

Rays Of Healing Light
24" x 48"
Acrylic on Masonite
Created 2005