Be your own source of light

"Light your own lamp."

Acrylic painting on canvas.

The use of gold leaf in this work creates a unique visual diversity in response to changes in light in the space.

Calligraphy and painting inspired by a poem by Rumi:

"Do not say that everyone is fighting and that your peace cannot help You are not one in a thousand, light your own lamp For one lit lamp is better than a thousand dead men A beautiful body is better than a thousand hunched bodies.... » Rumi (the poem is available on request.)