ARTWORK GALLERIES > Gallery #1 -Enso

Pink Enso
oil on panel
18 inches x 18 inches (45cm x 45cm)
2022
$2000
Moon Enso #2 (SOLD)
Oil on wood
10 inches x 10 inches
2015
No-Self Enso
oil on wood
16 inches x 16 inches
2019
$1800
painting of night sky with stars moonlight shines bright over the water
oil on panel
10 x 10 inches
2010
Red Enso #2
Oil on wood
10 inches x 10 inches
2015
$1000
paintings of gardens trees forests branches with flowers circles of light shining through the trees
oil on panel
18 inches x 18 inches
2010
paintings images pictures of the blue sky with curtains veils blowing in the wind
oil on panel
36" x 36"
2012
$2200
circle image of red flowers nature in the dark dramatic color images
Oil on panel
16 inches x 16 inches
2011
paintings of colorful passionate reds and pinks light scattered amongst flowers and fog in gardens
Oil on panel
16 inches x 16 inches
2011
$1800
paintings of blue circles like the sky and clouds blended with the sun shining
Oil on panel
10 x 10 inches
2010
paintings of heaven abstract calm aqua sea sky blue circle image pictures
oil on panel
18 inches x 18 inches
2012
$1800

Artist Statement 2022

My creative processes are an exploration of impermanence and interconnectedness through a view of undifferentiated reality; the “Enso” is a symbol of emptiness and wholeness in Zen. These oil works are made by dispersing paint with different liquids; evaporation ensues, naturally leaving circles of residue. I then scratch and sand away like creating a palimpsest or new historical record. These activities address time, disintegration and the consequences of action or non-action on the environment.
Since 2020, my interests in zen, archetypal psychology, nature, and dreams started to inform one another. My research through mind-body associations like sensory practices and present-moment awareness practices in meditation, and studying where dreams and waking correspond became increasingly important. In the “Handworks”, tracing my hand repetitively, memories, and metaphoric imagery, expressed liminal experiences; these bloomed in the isolation of the pandemic. The watercolor works on paper are made of controlled circles drawn and filled by hand, and contrast the oil works which are made by uncontrolled dispersing of paint.
-Leslie Wagner