Northcoast Artists Gallery is holding its Annual Sale now through January 26th!

I am delighted to feature my oil painting, “Lotus,” as part of the sale. This piece is set on a 12″ x 36″ gallery wrap canvas and is currently on display at the gallery.

The lotus is one of my favorite flowers—it is just so gorgeous and elegant. I came across this beautiful sentiment that expresses my love for it perfectly:

Thought go as being like a gentle person who keeps him/herself clean, alive and healthy in a dirty environment, the lotus flower represents creative power and purity amidst adverse surroundings.

Chinese poets use the lotus flower to inspire people to continue striving through difficulties and show their best to the world no matter how had the circumstances maybe, just ad the lotus brings beauty and light from the murky darkness at the bottom of the pond.

This is the same lotus as the Sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, which is an important spiritual symbol in Eastern religions.

It represents purity, divine wisdom, and the individual’s progress from the Lowest state of consciousness to the highest. 

It acts as a reminder of the miracle of beauty, light and life.

All parts of the lotus plant are used in Chinese medicine: the seeds most commonly to nourish the Heart and calm the Spirit.

All parts of the plant are also edible.

The world is beautiful if you let it be.