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MICHAEL MURPHENKO
 

Serenity Paintings

 

Two Flowers
2008

oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm
47.2 x 39.4 inches

A thought caught in the moment that lasts for eternity.

 

 

 

 

     
 

Serenity
2008

oil on canvas
150 x 100 cm
69.1 x 39.4 inches

To be true to love is all one needs to find sense.

 

 

 

     

 

Towards the Sun
2008

oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm
47.2 x 39.4 inches

No matter how beautiful the World is, we come not to stay still but to have a direction and a meaning.

 

 

 

     
 

White Burst
2008

oil on canvas
90 x 70 cm
35,4 x 27,6 inches

The soul is a flower. It will bear a seed; its beauty is a prize in itself.

 

 

 

     

 

Poet
2008

oil on canvas
150 x 100 cm
69.1 x 39.4 inches

Distant and near in all the meanings of Reality.

 

 

 

     

 

Breeze
2008

oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm
47.2 x 39.4 inches

To overcome fear, to let go of the rocks.

 

 

 

     

 

Yellow Orchid
2008

oil on canvas
100 x 120 cm
39.4 x 47.2 inches

Life is too concrete to not notice its edges.


 

 

 

     

 

A Night Like This
2008

oil on canvas
150 x 100 cm
69.1 x 39.4 inches

“It goes deep
 It goes deeper still”

 

 

 

     

 

Two Kalas
2008

oil on cardboard
50 x 30 cm
19,7 x 11,8 inches

Beauty glowing clears the mind and soul.

 

 

 

     

 

Anima and Animus
2008

oil on canvas
100 x 150 cm
39,4 x 59 inches

Look into your own eyes and see yourself in them truly.

 

 

 

     

 

Les Bonnes
2008

oil on canvas
100 x 120 cm
39.4 x 47.2 inches

“Forgive me, but tonight Madame will wear the red velour dress.” (Jean Genet, The Maids)

 

 

 

     

 

Nut
2008

oil on canvas
30 x 20 cm
11,8 x 7,9 inches

An angel in your heart is the seed waiting for the sun’s calling.

 

 

 

     

 

Kalas
2008

oil on canvas
150 x 200 cm
59.1 x 78.7 inches

Kalas are magic of today that will bring us tomorrow.

 

 

 

     

 

Forest
2008

oil on canvas
150 x 150 cm
59 x 59 inches

A forest is no more than a tree. Find yourself.

 

 

 

     

 

Green Tara
2008

oil on canvas
200 x 100 cm
78,7 x 39,4 inches

The Female Buddha of mercy and enlightened activity.

 

 

 

   

 

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Artist Statement:
Serenity Awaits
 

 

 

Art Works:
Paintings
 
 
 

Exhibitions:

August 1 – 15, 2008
Randolph Gallery
Edinburgh, UK

 

 

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