The Zen Absurdist.
PAINTINGS & OBJECTS · THE ZEN ABSURDIST

Another way
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Modern Bardo Cave Art.

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storm. A dark blue rain cloud and yellow lightning hang above a row of tiny houses against a peach sky.

storm

Acrylic on canvas · 20 × 20 in

$125

Debate. Overlapping outlines of tall and short human figures in muted red, blue, green, and gold, surrounded by a light mat and gold frame.

Debate

Framed acrylic on paper · 13 × 10 in

$135

House Call. A black vintage doctor’s bag painted with a blue eye, white rays, and the words EXQVIRE VERVM.

House Call

Acrylic on a vintage doctor’s bag

$245

The Search Continues. A large golden eye above three white figures, flanked by yellow birds and red hearts on a black background.

The Search Continues

Acrylic on canvas · 18 × 24 in

$165

Refuge. A purple house with a keyhole doorway, red hearts, a yellow bird, and a crescent moon against a dark green sky.

Refuge

Acrylic on canvas · 16 × 16 in

$145

47 Trips. Small yellow outlined figures scattered across a tall, dark, textured field.

47 Trips

Acrylic on canvas · 30 × 40 in

$215

Third Eye Arrives. A large blue eye floats above a white figure with a green spine, between yellow birds beneath a sun and crescent moon.

Third Eye Arrives

Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 36 in

$215

Neighbors. Colorful houses and clusters of outlined human figures fill a warm brown background.

Neighbors

Acrylic on canvas · 20 × 20 in

$115

Postcards — Series 1. Nine hand-painted postcards arranged in a grid, featuring houses, figures, hearts, birds, and short handwritten messages.

Postcards — Series 1

Hand-painted stock with clear glaze · 4 × 6 in

$13 per postcard

It Takes a Village. Yellow and orange houses surrounded by groups of multicolored outlined figures on a pale background.

It Takes a Village

Acrylic on paper · 18 × 24 in

$115

Painted vintage ceramic. A turquoise ceramic vase decorated with yellow lines and circles, photographed holding pale yellow flowers.

Painted vintage ceramic

Acrylic on vintage ceramic

$85

Sugar Water. A dense orange and yellow flower-like shape rises above thin green stems and red circles on a blue background.

Sugar Water

Paper · 18 × 24 in

$115

Demands. Large, overlapping outlines of human figures in blue, red, orange, and green across a pale textured surface.

Demands

Acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in

$450

Magick Toolbox. An open blue metal toolbox painted with a yellow bird and outlined figures; the lid reads “Who looks outside, dreams” with a Jung attribution.

Magick Toolbox

Acrylic and mixed media on a vintage metal toolbox

$225

consensus. White human figures of different heights spaced across a dark brown background.

consensus

Acrylic on canvas · 30 × 30 in

$150

Inner Worlds. A large white figure with red heart-shaped eyes and a purple spiral torso, surrounded by symbols against a blue and gray background.

Inner Worlds

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in

$375

Love Boxquets. Upright wooden pieces painted with stylized flowers in vases and the word love.

Love Boxquets

Acrylic on vintage boxes

$35–$45 each

Shared Lines. A skateboard deck covered with overlapping yellow and green human figures on a dark background.

Shared Lines

Wood stain and acrylic on a skateboard

$225

Temples of the Absurd. Three small white house-shaped objects decorated with an eye, a green winding symbol, red hearts, and other painted marks.

Temples of the Absurd

Acrylic on ceramic

$65 for the set of three

Gather. A row of overlapping outlined figures in blue, green, red, white, and black on a pink-gray horizontal canvas.

Gather

Canvas · 10 × 20 in

$115

EXQVIRE VERVRM. A tall outlined figure with a golden halo and red heart on a narrow brown canvas.

EXQVIRE VERVRM

Canvas · 12 × 36 in

$165

No. 105. A haloed figure with a red heart rises from a blue vessel, with green curling lines against orange stripes.

No. 105

Canvas · 16 × 20 in

$85

No. 104. An orange building topped by two raised hands, wrapped in a dark green snake-like line against a mottled pink and blue background.

No. 104

Canvas · 30 × 40 in

$225

No. 103. A large gray oval face with yellow eyes, a green spiral, and three small white figures, surrounded by red hearts on black.

No. 103

Canvas · 18 × 24 in

$165

No War but Class War. A white oval face with round black eyes and a jagged mouth, encircled by a green snake and yellow lightning bolts on black.

No War but Class War

Canvas · 24 × 36 in

$155

AVAVAOX. Three white figures beside a black house and yellow bird beneath a spiral and yellow zigzag on a smoky gray background.

AVAVAOX

Canvas · 16 × 20 in

$125

No. 99. Two slender figures with golden halos and red hearts on pale paper, displayed in a dark green mat and black frame.

No. 99

Paper · 14 × 17 in

$135

No. 97. Three golden figures beneath a small oval eye, with geometric marks on a brown and black background.

No. 97

Canvas · 36 × 36 in

$175

No. 95. Three white figures above a brown structure beside a winding green snake and a yellow bird on gray.

No. 95

Canvas · 22 × 28 in

$135

No. 94. A tall white figure with a spiral torso and yellow bird-like head against a narrow black background.

No. 94

Canvas · 12 × 36 in

$165

Daemon ii. Two large green profile-like forms face each other across a gold divide, with small white figures and yellow birds within them.

Daemon ii

Canvas · 40 × 30 in

$225

Daemon i. A large red rounded form with two pink circles and a tiny black doorway against a dark background.

Daemon i

Canvas · 36 × 24 in

$225

No. 91. A green snake winds around a tall golden tower, with a blue bird above and three white figures below.

No. 91

Canvas · 48 × 24 in

$185

No. 90. Three golden figures grouped on the right of a dark green textured canvas.

No. 90

Canvas · 36 × 36 in

$225

No. 88. A green snake loops above two large yellow circular forms surrounding small white figures on a dark red panel.

No. 88

Canvas · 36 × 48 in

$265

No. 87. A nearly black and deep blue square with subtle vertical texture and small reddish marks near the edges.

No. 87

Canvas · 14 × 14 in

$85

No. 85. A blue house-shaped structure filled with white figures, two black birds, circular symbols, and golden doorways on a dark background.

No. 85

Canvas · 48 × 36 in

$435

No. 84. White handwriting on black jokes that this might be the greatest painting, although two earlier paintings were painted over.

No. 84

Paper

$35

No. 83. White handwriting on black says the artist’s best painting is hidden beneath the black paint.

No. 83

Paper

$35

No. 79. Two reddish birds face inward above a pale blue pointed building and small white figures against a blue sky.

No. 79

Canvas · 24 × 20 in

$125

No. 78. A long green snake curls through a blue sky between two golden towers, with a yellow bird and white figures.

No. 78

Canvas · 24 × 36 in

$135

No. 76. Three small white figures and green curling lines above a yellow bird, beside large white curves on black.

No. 76

Canvas · 20 × 24 in

$115

No. 72. A dark house shape contains white rounded forms, a yellow bird, a small white figure, and winding green and yellow lines.

No. 72

Paper

$85

No. 71. Stacked pale rectangular compartments hold small figures, a black house, and a yellow bird on a rusty red background.

No. 71

Paper

$85

No. 70. A tall blue arched panel with a patterned border contains figures, a bird, a house, and geometric symbols.

No. 70

Canvas · 24 × 36 in

$225

No. 68. A green snake curls around a pale rectangular scene while a large yellow-green bird hovers at the upper right.

No. 68

Paper

$85

No. 63. A large outlined face with a zigzag mouth and tear-like marks floats above circular forms, with small figures and birds on pink.

No. 63

Paper

$85

No. 58. Three pale figures with dark spiral faces stand close together within a green outline.

No. 58

Paper

$45

No. 56. A yellow and black bird floats over a pale figure and small dark house, connected by a green line across an orange ground.

No. 56

Paper

$65

No. 55. Three pale blue figures with red spiral torsos stand inside a rounded red arch edged in green.

No. 55

Canvas · 24 × 30 in

$165

No. 54. A red arch encloses faint figures and a small doorway, surrounded by a green snake, crosses, blue zigzags, and a dark bird on turquoise.

No. 54

Canvas · 24 × 30 in

$125

No. 51. Broad abstract bands of peach, textured gold, white, and lavender.

No. 51

Paper

$65

No. 49. A pale skeletal figure with a red spiral torso and green outline beneath two yellow birds on blue.

No. 49

Canvas · 24 × 36 in

$165

No. 48. A pale figure with cross-like eyes and a spiral torso stands beneath two yellow birds on black.

No. 48

Paper

$65

No. 46. Three small pale figures rise from a red tapered form beneath a black bird, beside a winding golden path and a small blue building.

No. 46

Paper

$45

No. 43. A pale outlined figure with crossed eyes and a spiral torso amid rough black, white, and red brushwork.

No. 43

Paper

$45

No. 41. A pale figure with crossed eyes and a jagged mouth stands between black crosses against an orange-red background.

No. 41

Canvas

$125

No. 35. A large black bird with a white cross for an eye drops red marks above small symbolic shapes on blue.

No. 35

Canvas

$135

No. 34. Two yellow birds flank a white house with a branching green form beneath a yellow sky band.

No. 34

Canvas

$135

No. 29. Loose black lines, a white zigzag, and a small turquoise rectangular face float over a mottled blue and gold background.

No. 29

Paper

$65

No. 27. An orange outlined bird, white zigzags, pale blue blocks, and curved white lines on a dark textured surface.

No. 27

Paper

$65

No. 22. A large black outlined face with heart-shaped eyes and a jagged mouth, surrounded by handwritten words and star-like marks on red-orange.

No. 22

Paper

$65

All 62 artwork entries