Painting is an act of alchemy.

Painting is therefore an exchange of energy.

Painting, to me, is about energy, force, and value. Everything has its own value.

This begins with the medium and form. I believe oil has higher energy compared to acrylics because of the exchange of value when manufacturing the paint. There is no need for choice when it comes to value and energy. You always pick the one that is higher. Same goes for the canvas and brushes.

But all of this is simply just the preparation for the image itself. It is the base.

The beginning of the painted image has always been a ritual, an image of God. That is the tradition. I believe art is always spiritual, even if it’s unintentional.

The act of painting is magickal, the same way a prayer is.

I do not think that this point of view is limiting, simply because God is in everything.

But there are levels to being. On the tree of life, we find ourselves in Malkuth, where we have to submit to laws of existence. The higher we go, the less laws we have and the closer to God we get. I believe a painting made with pure intention and intuition can act like a portal between the nodes of the tree of life. Through art that is useless for survival we can see that there is something beyond survival.