Artwork Name: "Sunrise Sunset Contentment" - Original
Certification: ArtTrust Certified
Edition: Original
Medium: Acrylic on Gallery Stretched Archival and Acid-free Canvas
Technique: Paint Brush
Size: 36x36inch
Created: 2015
Description:
This piece is deeply personal to me. Sunrise Sunset Contentment was the first time I stepped beyond my small canvases and began expanding who I was as an artist. It was created as a reminder to myself that wanting is suffering. That the present moment is where our power actually lives. That we arrive with nothing and leave with nothing, and most of what we fear or chase is much smaller than the weight we give it.
In this painting, the Buddha sits above the clouds with nothing but his cup and beads. Nothing to prove. Nothing to protect. His smile is quiet. His posture is open. He isn’t surrounded by gold or opulence. He is surrounded by awareness. The message is simple. Contentment is a choice. Freedom comes from accepting what is, not from trying to control what isn’t. Presence turns anxiety into clarity and turns pressure into peace.
The colors here move between sunrise and sunset, because this state of being isn’t tied to time of day. It’s a way of moving through your entire life with a grounded center. A reminder to breathe. A reminder to return to yourself. A reminder that you can be powerful without forcing, and abundant without grasping.
I keep the original across from my bed because it resets me every morning and every night. It reminds me that the future isn’t here yet, and the past is already done. The only thing that is real is the moment you are in and the way you choose to hold it.
For the right collector, I am willing to let this original go, especially if the spirit of the piece speaks to where you are in your own journey. If it becomes a mirror for your own clarity, your own discipline, your own inner wealth, then you will understand why this painting means what it does.
Limited edition color prints are available. Only ten will ever be produced. They are created on front-mounted acrylic with metallic paper that brings a soft radiance to the warm tones and highlights the stillness of the Buddha’s form. Each print is ArtTrust certified with a bubble seal and Certificate of Authenticity. Once the edition is sold out, no more will be made.
This piece is not about religion. It is about consciousness. It is about choosing to rise above noise. It is about remembering who you are when everything else is stripped away. If this resonates with you, then the painting will meet you exactly where you are.