a description of the nature of my art

2. Prelude
Eugene Kovalenko
A Russian Folk Song “The Birch Tree”
and
Rachmaninov’s “I Am Not a Prophet”
The Heart of the Forest

3. Iconic Imagery
Doorways to the Sacred
The Wilderness Within
The goal of The Harp of the Spirit:
to establish and provide ongoing funding for a retirement center for people in need.

4. Iconography,
an ancient art form
made new
by the Harp of the Spirit…
iconography of the land
Walking Through Winter
The intent of the art of The Harp of the Spirit:
to reunite mankind with the sacredness of reality.

5. A scan of an
Eastern Orthodox icon –
Saint Dimitri of Rostov
The Harp of the Spirit
A 17th century hierarch

6. The Harp of the Spirit, LLC presents:
A Digital Artist’s Perspective
on the Natural World
Take heart,
and step through
the doorway
of lost desires
into the world
of light.

7. Spanish Broom
A doorway to renewal
opens softly
deep with the branches of this
Spanish Broom in full bloom.

8. Jemez Mountain Sunset
The air is stilled by music
from the harp of the spirit,
a celestial sound
heard in the distance,
as the scent of sanctity
permeates the land.

9. Sacred Reality
Be present
with the sacred
clouds, trees, and snow.
Walk into the wilderness
of the reality
within.

10. Between Earth and Sky
There is an interval
between earth and sky
where the flow of time abates,
and the sovereignty of silence
reigns supreme.

11. Cradle of the Purple Iris
If you look with your heart,
you will see
where the spirit of the iris
has spent the night.

12. Sacred Journey
Walk this road,
and make a sacred journey
with the trees
as your constant companions.

13. The Heart of Autumn
A pensive calm
pervades the high country
as a light fall breeze
blows through
the heart of autumn
into the forest beyond.

14. Mists of Autumn
When clouds swirl through the valleys
of the high country,
a wind sings of season’s change
and forms eddies in the tree tops.

15. The Spirit of the Lupin
The spirit of the lupin
reaches for morning,
and enters the space
between petal and sky.

16. Home of the Mountain Gods
The ancient ones dwell here…
where the contemplative
has found new life.

17. The Breath Celestial
A gust of wind
shakes a high branch
laden with snow,
and the conifer exhales
a crystal breath
colored by the filtered light of the forest.

18. Sunt Lacrimae Rerum
The soft voice of the twilight song,
here at the end of time,
inspires renewal
and a rising up
out of the ashes.

19. The Spirit of the Iris
In the silver time
just before dawn,
a ghostly movement
reveals the spirit of the iris
as it ascends like incense
from root to sky.

20. Mountain Mahogany
The rhythm of this journey,
from one time of life to another,
from fruiting body to husks carried by the wind,
is softly laid down
by the slow cadence of our dreams
and the deep sighing of our souls.

21. Early Morning Near Chimayó
A wilderness of scrub cedar
is the gateway
to a sacred and solitary excursion
across the wastelands
of heart and mind.

22. Awakening
Walk through the doorway
of sacred understanding
leaving
the world
of illusion
behind.

23. The Rio Grande
The light is soft,
and the sense of timeless is vast,
as the river flows past with a sigh,
brushing its banks with liquid dreams.

24. Cottonwood Arcade
It feels as if the filtered green light
has passed through stained glass windows.
A strong sense of the other world fills the air,
and the urge to breathe deeply
is an outward sign
of having become one
with this sacred land.

25. Fall in the Sangre de Cristos
Early October is a spectacular time
In the high country of northern New Mexico….
The last dance
before the long sleep of winter
is in full swing.

26. High Country Spring
Time stands still
while the doorway between the worlds
pushes open.
High country spring
enters the heart
and finds
a welcome home.

27. Voyage of the Golden Dream
The most magnificent koi in the pond
is known as the Golden Dream.
He is an ocean going vessel
who has never seen the sea.
He is a barge on the Nile,
transporting riches to Pharaoh.
He is a pleasure yacht,
chartered by the gods
to bear us to our destinies.
Sail on great golden one, sail on!

28. El Santuario de Chimayó
El Santuario de Chimayó is known as “the Lourdes of America”
because of the unexplained healings
that have taken place there.
The church and surrounding land
have a sense of existing in
another world and in another time.

29. The Golden Stream
Step into the forest otherworld,
where golden waters flow
and sacred trees
cross branches in a song.
Time surrenders
as a moment
of contemplation
becomes
eternity.

30. Contemplation
Turn inward,
and ride
the breath celestial.
Experience
the sanctified gift
of your sacred bond
with all the earth.

31. The Rio Grande Rift Valley
The low tones of a high desert wind
sigh across the rift valley of the Rio Grande River,
as the breadth and depth of this great pastel vale
pierce the senses and surround the spirit.

32. Night on the Rio Grande Rift
Just as day becomes night,
so dissolves the earth into the evening sky
after sundown.
The great divide is here,
blended indelibly into the shades of the natural world

33. The Spheres of Sun and Shade
The spheres of sun and shade
blend silently across the water
as the division between koi pond
and koi watcher blurs in the shifting light.

34. Postlude
Eugene Kovalenko
“God Is With Us”