RENTAI CAROLINE MABY

This painted act is not an answer to horror — none exists.

In the Zen lineage in which I studied — that of Kobun Chino Roshi — we receive two names.

Hanayama is born of this same stance — the conviction that nature is an inexhaustible field of emergence, and that the time has come to dedicate a place of listening to it.

Amitabha here refers to a quality of luminous presence: openness, clarity, and compassion understood as perceptual dynamics.

Travel Journal in Bhutan — Autumn 2025: An organic blend of notes, photographs, and impressions…

As part of the Elovution association, I will travel to Nepal in April 2026 to launch the first stage of the new Art Therapy program designed for Tsoknyi Gechak School (Kathmandu).

What does that mean? Do we have a "wild Nature" within us? What is it? By our "wild Nature," should we understand raw instinct or original impulse freed from social and cultural conditioning?

My new Substack page ~ Beyond the Visible is built from traces that bear witness to all that inspires me and becomes — or does not become — material in the studio.

The twists and turns of a journey leading from a Hobie Cat to Fine Art printing, including Tsuki Cat and other things with no (apparent) coherence.

« We need the tonic of wildness. At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature. » [ ~ Henry David Thoreau, Walden ]

I was very honored to realize this unique 102 x 26 in. creation (mixed technique: inks, collages, watercolor, drawing...) for the superb AVRIL boutique (organic cosmetics) from Saint-Malo.

Of the five colors of Tibetan prayer flags, we know that each is associated with an element:

How can we mobilize the forces of Art and loving kindness in the service of Peace and a viable future for humanity?

Now opens up an opportunity to discuss your new project and envision its realization in the shorter term.

A series of snapshots reappears today on an old Mac, they seem outdated* and yet the views are eternal.

Beyond being markers of our history, fractures and their healing are initiations.

When I go to recharge my batteries at the little fisherman's house, my phone goes into Edge mode.

From my little haven of peace in Saint-Cast (Brittany) — the second studio — I contemplate Cézembre* and the " Grand Jardin " lighthouse.

You know, ELOVUTION... it's my little witty plane when I'm not in the Studio, my "happy place".

I have been very honored to realize about ten decorative panels to adorn the main altar of SokukoJi Zen Buddhist Monastery, Michigan, USA.

This thangka comes directly from my fundamental interest in NATURE and BIODIVERSITY, even from a gentle “Artivist” aspiration.

During the summer of 2024, I channeled notes which filled a notebook and allowed me to precise my commitment as a painter driven by Dharma.

'Art Medicine Woman', Aviva Gold was the creator of the method 'Painting From The Source'.

The studio has a few mantras. "Nature as a muse " is the most essential.