Erik Pevernagie

Painting and Meditation according to Erik Pevernagie
The Inner Horizon: Meditation Reflected in Painting
How can paintings deepen meditation?
Can contemplating a work of art make us more attentive and aware?

Imprint: Independently published
AMAZON B0GCRBZ3XZ

Painting and Meditation according to Erik Pevernagie
The Inner Horizon: Meditation Reflected in Painting
How can paintings deepen meditation?
Can contemplating a work of art make us more attentive and aware?

ISBN: 9798261834335

AMAZON B0GCRBZ3XZ

Comment la peinture favorise-t-elle la méditation ?
Contempler une œuvre d’art peut-il nous rendre plus attentifs ?
Erik Pevernagie: l’art y devient une approche de la pleine conscience, de la perception et de la présence.

Can looking at art make us mindful?
How can a painting become a form of meditation?
Painting and Meditation explores the contemplative world of Erik Pevernagie. Art becomes an approach of mindfulness, perception, and presence.

“Even when we feel the sun
in our soul has died,
and the autumn storms of our life
have broken the glow in our eyes,
nothing must keep us from
swelling the river of our inner longing.
Let us create a new landscape
and colorize the chapters of the story
we want to embed.

— Erik Pevernagie

“In the hush between seeing and saying, we discover ourselves becoming.”
— Erik Pevernagie

"Let us find inner freedom in each lucky moment that we encounter, like a sun-basking butterfly that finds peace on a cherry blossom petal.”
*Erik Pevernagie*

When we decide to step out of the routine of our daily grind, we have room to discover the world of others who can revive our hidden desires and launch us into new adventures. -Erik Pevernagie

@filledesmangues.bsky.social “Let us not become prey to the pecking order, constrained to keep on loitering like panting cardboard characters turning into walking dead. Let us be us, authentic, genuine, and naked in front of the truth.” – Erik Pevernagie

"When is Happiness?" - "C’est quand le bonheur ?" - (100 x 80 cm) , by Erik Pevernagie .

Happiness is not a shame but an opportunity. Learning to enjoy life to the core without hindrance, suspicion, or culpability allows us to live in peace with ourselves and the world.

“Everybody wants what feels good; and if we wish a symphony of attention from a bunch of caring people and a harmony of happy sounds during our lifetime, we must not act like dark horses, saving up our emotions, but be bountiful to all significant others.”
Erik Pevernagie

“Happiness is living with humility, gratitude, and a continual appreciation for the beauty of life, nurturing our hopes without fear or constraint."
― Erik Pevernagie

"How sure can we be of the soundness of what we think? We see things through the filters of our minds. Our perception is a product of our mind's interpretive framework. What we perceive is an interpretation soaked in context, memory, and partiality.”
― Erik Pevernagie

Every so often, we see many people feel uncomfortable with facing the truth. The truth seems to be a brittle deer. We should, however, not fear the fragility of truth, for it creates openness to correction, learning, and growth. It fosters empathy, curiosity, and wisdom possible.
― Erik Pevernagie

“Let us not live life in abstractions but in concrete moments.
If we want to exist, we must exist “with”, and that “with” is most relevant when we live related. Living with others enlightens the existential significance of our presence in the world. "
― Erik Pevernagie

“Why may writing letters be so intriguing, defying, or challenging? Why can it be so painful or stressful sometimes? Letters can become mirrors of our human condition, reflecting on fragility, resilience, vulnerability, hope, and the misunderstandings in our life experiences.
― Erik Pevernagie

‪Erik Pevernagie‬
‪“Let us not be trapped by wishful thinking.

“Let us not be trapped by wishful thinking. Just as the mouse is attracted by bait, we may often be drawn into traps by desire, illusion, or compulsion. Let us anticipate the hidden cost of temptation, the mental machinery of the consequences. (”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Let us not be trapped by wishful thinking. Just as the mouse is attracted by bait, we may often be drawn into traps by desire, illusion, or compulsion. Let us anticipate the hidden cost of temptation, the mental machinery of the consequences. ”
― Erik Pevernagie@tonny3d.bsky.social

"A gap of silence", by Erik Pevernagie, (100 x 100 cm), Oil on canvas .xxx

When we want to let loose, silence can be a welcoming and hospitable partner. The flow of time can rouse a comforting wave of sound vibrations, gently opening the skyline.

. -Erik Pevernagie

When we encounter the spell of beauty, we can feel the wings of freedom. Beauty sets us free from the imprisonment of hideous tribulations and dreadful perceptions.
Erik Pevernagie

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"'Absence of Beauty is like Hell'" (100 x 100 cm) , by Erik Pevernagie

Marcel Proust and Erik Pevernagie on Art Channel YouTube video by Erik Pevernagie

youtu.be/i_uW0R3FmVI

“Love has the power to create an inviting space in the lives of people. But if daily routine kills dreamy or passionate thoughts, the constraint of the room may become oppressive and the emptiness unbearable. ”
― Erik Pevernagie

"Terra Incognita” by Erik Pevernagie (90 x 120cm), Oil and metal on canvas. xxx

“Since we crave reliable partnership and emotional reciprocity, we project human qualities onto machines and treat them as if they share our intentions. However, confronting our anthropomorphic conduct with technological reality may lead to significant frustration and alienation.
― Erik Pevernagie

"My computer does not understand me" , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas, 120 x 100cm

"The umbrella of our imagination" , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm .xxx

Our imagination can be an umbrella that does not stop the rain but allows us to walk through it. Imagination transforms the light in our eyes and shields our inner selves from blindness.