Description: I created this piece several years ago, expressing my personal experience with sitting meditation and noticing, or accepting, impermanence, or forms of "death." Death doesn't always have to be physical. It could be death from a particular group of friends, death from a certain way of thinking, or the end of how you take care of your body. Since then, I have personally experienced all those scenarios and then some. That's life. Please be mindful of it. L'Andrae' Bradley
Description: Our minds conjure many exciting and dreadful ideas about ourselves and the world as soon as we develop consciousness. Every waking day of our existence, our minds are harmonizing and warring simultaneously with reality. As we age and mature, some ideas and fantasies become casualties of our mind war. Those cloud casualties may be a blessing in disguise. The evaporating thoughts are meant to cease somewhat so we can be more at peace with ourselves before exiting from this present world.
Description: I've been creating more space at my art studio to create more art. Sometimes, I come across unfinished art that I forget. During art fairs and festivals, I generally work on small art pieces to help my anxiety and help the time go by faster. I'm happy to share my creations with you all.
Description: When I participate in art festivals and pop-up exhibitions, I often prefer to carry a few items to create while sitting at my designated table. Two reasons are (1) It helps the time go by faster if we experience slow moments during the event, and (2) I find it recuperative to keep my anxiety and depression at bay. I'm not overthinking the event and can practice breathing exercises during the creative process.
Description: From late Spring through early Fall, I participate in art festivals, selling original art and my art on printed items. Every event I attend, I like to bring a pen and pad and doodle, zone out, and let my spirit take over the creative process. Creating art with just a Micron Pen was my first discovery from my former art professor, who encouraged me to further my art-building skills.
Description: Shamata roughly translates to "peaceful abiding." It is one of the terms you learn when learning the meditation tradition based on the Shambhala Meditation path, which Chogyam Trungpa laid the groundwork for. For me, the path of Shambhala was intended to be part of a group to meditate and release stress back in 2012 simply. Instead, I went through a rabbit hole of richness and wisdom and unintentionally recreated my overall self, so much so that it seeped through my art for a while.
Description: This is a story about...well..anything the viewer chooses it to be. During my personal creative process, I've learned that mindlessly creating pen and ink pictures can invoke some exciting images with little effort. It's a pleasure to employ a sense of randomness for the viewer to use his/her imagination to what it may entail.
Description: Our minds conjure many exciting and dreadful ideas about ourselves and the world as soon as we develop consciousness. Every waking day of our existence, our minds are harmonizing and warring simultaneously with reality. As we age and mature, some ideas and fantasies become casualties of our mind war. Those cloud casualties may be a blessing in disguise. The evaporating thoughts are meant to cease somewhat so we can be more at peace with ourselves before exiting from this present world.
Description: Gouache and watercolors bleed and clash, but this is not a conflict. Lines and patterns create boundaries, sometimes overlap, but no territory can be claimed. The unconscious being manifested on paper to create some identity for itself, but it's non-existence and changes often like clouds that pass through the open sky. The “Builder” suggests a moment’s pause and enjoy what is right in front of you.
