08/10/2022
This page is dedicated to exhibiting my artwork, which can also be found on my website, Aranya.org. I have been a professional painter and a Zen Buddhist priest for over twenty years. In the spirit of Zen, my artwork is dedicated to the beauty of life and love.
By its nature Zen painting dictates no content, not even the famous Zen content of no-content. In Zen painting you will encounter things as rich and varied as you find in the world around you, your mind, or your imagination. There is no difference. My work is richly varied. In Zen-fashion, it goes deep beneath the surface, uncovering difficult issues which people are afraid to look at, admit, or contend with. The nature works are bright and delightfully gay, and the figurative works are intensely honest.
Follow this page to keep track of upcoming shows and new artwork. Feel free to reach out and make an offer if you see anything you like!
Peace, Love, and Light 💛
Gwendalin Aranya
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In your light I learn how to love.
In your beauty, how to make poems.
You dance inside my chest
where no one sees you,
But sometimes I do,
and that sight becomes this art
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Rumi
