Painting by Brother Minh Niem
Inspired by a monastic outing to the Redwoods
"This painting is from our outing to the Redwoods this year, and I just had a photo of this view from when we were there.
It’s on the Smith River, and I had a bunch of photos, and it was in one of these moments where I just felt suddenly like I needed to create. The only reason I was doing that one was because I liked the curve of the river and the way the trees silhouetted against the sky.
And that was it, and I didn’t know what was going to happen with that, and I drew it probably four times before I decided, okay, this is actually something I want to paint. And it just kind of happened, and it happened very quickly and organically because it was all intuitive.
There was no judgment of it. All the mistakes are okay. I just do it for me, I’m not doing it for anyone else. And then it just manifests..."
Excerpt from the article, "Healing Perfectionism Through Paint: An Intimate Interview with Br. Minh Niệm"
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