Because

Description: Acrylics,on canvas

Size: 30″ wide x 20″ tall. Unframed.

Based on a photo I took while visiting the Shaolin Temple in China. I was able to take my daughter to China in 2010. We visited many places of interest, and the Shaolin Temple was one of my favorite places on the trip. I took a photo of a large, laying Buddha while there and have been trying to find a way to make a painting of it ever since.

During the summer of 2022, I ran across marvelous graffiti on a building in Marion, Indiana. Combining photos of the laying Buddha with the graffiti was the creative inspiration I needed. Some concepts pull together for me in a matter of hours, others in years! This is one of those slow cookers.

The Urban Views Collection is inspired by the cities I have traveled to.