The Obliq Ascent: Obliq Art’s New Chapter One year ago, the truck rolled north out of the Sonoran Desert carrying forty-five years of light, dust, and story. Obliq Art had taken root in Phoenix—gallery doors flung open every First Friday and Third Friday. Downtown Phoenix street corridors are waking up with music and tenants who…
Three Lens View In our journey through life, we each develop unique ways of perceiving and understanding the world. This journey is framed by three distinct yet interconnected lenses: the creative, the meaningful, and the spiritual. These perspectives shape my worldview and guide me toward forging relationships with those who embody a natural balance of…
Jesus is the Image of an Invisible God The portrait of Jesus stirred [something] within me, similar to an eerie spiritual encounter and an inspiration. I use AI in the images that illustrate the stories I write. This portrayal is [created] using advanced X-ray technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and one of the most enigmatic relics…
Contentment: A Creative’s Compass Some words blow through a man the way a mild breeze slips downriver—easy enough to feel, and just as easy to forget. And then there are the ones that stop you mid-stride and quietly rearrange the furniture of your life.For me, Matthew 5:5 from The Message did precisely that. I’d grown…
Are You Contemplating a New Journey? After 45 years in Phoenix, surrounded by the desert’s light, space, and stories, we made a move that surprised even us: we packed up our lives and headed for the mountains of Prescott. At first, it was not just for a change of scenery, but to say “yes” to something…
The artist is a shaman, hacker, builder, destroyer, mystic, and seer—each one plays a role in shaping the collective psyche of our time. Artists, in their relentless pursuit of meaning, often embody modern pantheons. Mythic personalities shaped by the forces of contemporary culture, history, and their own internal landscapes. The archetypes of ancient gods and legendary…
Jesus is the Image of an Invisible God The portrait of Jesus stirred [something] within me, similar to an eerie spiritual encounter and an inspiration. I use AI in the images that illustrate the stories I write. This portrayal is [created] using advanced X-ray technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and one of the most enigmatic relics…
Our Guide God guides the “loved ones” through the desert. We wrestle with our minds and then our hearts. The Promised Land: an Oasis or Mirage Our minds are containers full of memories of our journey. Every moment of life is captured, including the memories of discovering an Oasis or following a Mirage. ” My…
“Cease to Begin” is the compelling title for this series. The image captures a moment of both ending and inception, wrestling with nature’s cycles and celestial continuity. The imagery of a “Quiote”—the flowering stalk of an agave—emerges in spring under the first moon. The Quiote has medicinal properties and used in making certain type of…
Solitude “Solitude” captures an introspective moment set against a backdrop that wrestles with the boundaries of perception. Still, the underlying question of when solitude masks loneliness adds a profound complexity to the image. The clock, frozen at 10:10 pm, suggests a specific moment. This visual metaphor for balance and symmetry could imply a moment of…
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