Journey to Peace

Journey to Peace1 and 2 : My landscape paintings are depicting diverse natural

environments, the beauty of nature of different states of US. These landscapes

represent vibrant energy of nature, based on a folk-art style form from India, using

paper collage with mixed media painting; the style is very simple and rustic. This

technique represents Shisha Work where Indian artisans in villages use broken mirrors,

sequins in their art works. I used brilliant colored sequins and other materials to

represent dazzling, alive, fresh life force energy of nature; in plants, water, stars, sun,

birds and raindrops to bring the dynamics of alive nature in my art. This series of

landscapes resonated in my heart as “Journey to peace”. They ignited the healing

energy of natural environments in my meditations of peace. As we moved to different

states of USA over time, I was amazed to observe and create these landscapes to

express the diversity of nature in different US states. Along with the process of art

making my inner journey of finding peace also evolved to help me integrate my inner

and outer quests.

These paintings are also representing the blending of cultural diversities of two different

but beautiful cultures – as I used colorful Indian folk art style (Shisha work) to depict the

beautiful nature of different states of USA. My meditations helped me to realize that

irrespective of all differences the true nature of inner peace is what we all are seeking in

our life.

The life force energy of nature depicted in these paintings is to bring the onlooker the

peace of nature as healing touch. The peace of nature is always vibrant with life force

energy that heals the inner disturbances of our mind. Meditation on these paintings may

help people to receive the peaceful energy of nature to heal stress from life.

Bhasweti Gewhas