30W x 24H
 $3150.00 framed $2900.00 unframed
 
Original Available prints available
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On Top of the Mesa explores the landscape as a living system of movement, connection, and awareness. Inspired by the expansive canyonlands of the Southwest, the painting combines luminous color, flowing forms, and layered patterns to express the energy and interconnected rhythms of the natural world. Influenced by ideas of interconnected consciousness and panpsychism - the belief that awareness may be woven into all matter and living systems, and that consciousness is a basic property of the universe - the work imagines the landscape not as passive scenery, but as an active presence alive with relationship, perception, and exchange. The horses stand quietly within the scene, becoming part of the environment rather than separate from it - witnesses to the vastness, resilience, and subtle intelligence of the land. The winding road and open sky invite the viewer into a contemplative space where geology, light, plants, and atmosphere feel interconnected and alive. Through expressive gesture and color, the painting reflects on the relationship between presence, perception, and our emotional connection to the living world.