Fall Where they May | 48 x 48 × 1.5 | oil on canvas | 6900 | available
This elliptical shape, that can look like a leaf, a raindrop or an eye, is a powerful symbol that bridges geometry, spirituality and many different cultures. Its form encapsulates fundamental geometric truths while simultaneously reflecting concepts about creation, duality, transformation, and the harmonious union of different realms of existence. Often referred to as a Vesica Piscis, the shape is drawn from the overlap of 2 same diameter circles. As a symbol, it often serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of the physical and spiritual, the human and the divine, and the profound mysteries that these intersections hold. This shape is commonly seen like an aura around images of saints and deities, signifying a special status.
To me, repeating this shape is like a visual mantra. It is a secret code that carries a blessing for all who view it. If you look through most of the paintings I have made in the last several years, you will likely find variations on the Vesica Piscis, drawn in, on, under and with the paint. Perhaps they will remind you that you are blessed.
current paintings (available and sold)
Plethora | oil and mixed media on canvas | 30 × 48 × 1.5
$4800
Walking Among the Trees | oil on canvas | 48 x 60 x 1.5
$7500
Proliferation 3 | oil on canvas | 48 x 48 x 1.5
SOLD
Emotional Cartography II | oil on canvas | 36 x 36 x 1.5
$3800
Magical InterludeI | oil on canvas | 30 x 48 x 1.5
SOLD
Broadcast | oil and mixed media on canvas | 30 × 48 × 1.5
$4800
Lotus | oil and mixed media on canvas | 60 x 48 x 1.5
$7500
Ties that Bind | oil and mixed media on claybord | 48 x 60 x 2
Ties that Bind | oil and mixed media on claybord | 48 x 60 x 2
Flutter | oil and mixed media on canvas | 36 x 36 x 21.5
$3800
Methodical Spontanaeity | oil and mixed media on canvas | 58 x 84 x 1.5
SOLD
Non-objective Narrative | oil and mixed media on canvas | 48 x 60 x 2
SOLD
House Blessing 3 | oil and mixed media on canvas | 58 x 84 x 1.5
SOLD
Emotional Cartography III | oil and mixed media on canvas | 36 x 36 x 1.5
$3800
City Math | oil and mixed media on canvas | 30 x 48 x 1.5
SOLD
Manifest | oil and mixed media on canvas | 30 × 48 × 1.5
$4800
Stars Align | oil on canvas | 48 x 48 x 1.5
$6900
Plant Wisdon | oil on canvas | 48 x 48 x 1.5
$6900
Plant Wisdon | oil on canvas | 36 × 36 x 1.5
$3900
Paint is, for me, an ointment, which I use to mediate the space between sets of potentially oppositional considerations, like body and imagination, or past and present.
My practice is built around process; mark making, repetition, accumulation, erasure and the viscosity of the paint itself. I’m also concerned with my physical relationship to paint, including the motions inherent in the process of mark making, and the many references this mark making makes towards writing and reading.
As the mark making becomes deconstructed into lines, language is referenced but the meaning is left unclear. This circles around the idea of asemic writing, which utilizes the formal elements and structure of written language. In my current work, meanings emerge, repeat, and then forget themselves back into the paint. There is a melding here, between the meaning-making activity in the brain and the visceral sensations in the body.
The practice of laying down multiple layers of media, drawing between and on the layers, and repeating the procedure, makes physical the thought process itself, as the paint glues ideas and experiences together. This tension between decipherment and embodiment informs and inspires my inquiry.
My current work includes symbols that carry meaning from cultures and religions throughout history, in an effort to make sense of chaos through visual linguistics.
Blair Vaughn-Gruler
Santa Fe, NM
2024
Quatro | mixed media on claybord | 20 x 10 x 2
$850
Graffito | Oil and mixed media on claybord | 20 x 16 x 2
$1050
small work
Diagramical | oil and mixed media on claybord | 20 x 16 x 2 |
SOLD
Counting by Moons diptych | oil on claybord | 16 x 24 |
SOLD
Drip Stitch II | oil and mixed media on claybord | 16 x 12 x 1
SOLD
Etymology | oil and mixed media on claybord | 24 x 18 x 2
$1500
why collect art?
Art transcends decoration; it transforms spaces and emotions. Owning art invites contemplation and inspiration into daily life.
Artwork can also communicate feelings and ideas that are hard to articulate. Basking in a sea of shape and hue that carry meaning beyond what we understand with our intellect can be rejuvenating for the spirit.
I invite you to elevate your surroundings with the transformative power of original art. I’d love to assist you in finding the perfect piece to enrich your space. Commissions are accepted.
Personal Witchcraft | 58 x 58 | oil on canvas | $8900.