Evergreen Prayer
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 48”
2005

Just as the mandala is a visual representation of a mantra or sacred sound, a repetitious pattern can be equated to a chant used to induce a clear or receptive state of mind. Evergreen Prayer was inspired by the work of M.C. Escher, whose symmetrical, regular division of the plane gives visual expression to abstract concepts. Here we have the human form of the hand and the evergreen tree equally sharing a repeated space. Expressing the Green Man message, which reminds us of our oneness with nature, Evergreen Prayer, like a mantra, also puts forth the hope for future harmony.