Gateway
Oil on canvas 40” X 40”. Completed 1999.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one”
– Albert Einstein
It is so amazing how some paintings come into being and the effect they have on the unsuspecting viewer.
In 1997 I was painting with a group of like-minded artists for an upcoming exhibition. One of the artists was a beautiful soul by the name of Greg Grace. Greg was a good friend of mine whose work I greatly admired.
One day Greg was showing me some of his latest drawings and when I saw a sketch of the Gateway, I was blown away. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, affecting me very deeply. I wanted to take it home to look at, every day.
So I came up with a great solution, I would paint it! I approached Greg with the idea and much to my surprise he agreed. Greg liked the way I painted and felt that my style of painting would very much suit and enhance the powerful energy emanating from the mandala. He gave me the original drawing from which I worked.
I absolutely loved painting the mandala.
Painting the mandala in the dot style is the most effective and energetically powerful way of transmitting the essence of Gateway. The energy was so powerful at times that I could not work on the painting for more that a couple of hours a day.
The original drawing was only of the mandala; I added the cosmic background because that’s where the gateway existed.
When I look at the mandala in a meditative way I go through it to other dimensions. Intuitively, I sense that the Gateway exists within the middle star of the belt of Orion, and is the primary star-gate to multi- dimensional levels and universes.
Every one of my friends who came to look at Gateway had a unique experience.
Gateway belongs to the following groups:
Mandala and Spiritual Art Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Ilunia Felczer
outstanding work…very beautiful….
Jacqueline Fae
Thank you once again.
Lucindawind
this is gorgeous !
AtaAlishahi
I love the colors and very powerfull image :)
Alan Findlater
really good work great colouring well done
flipteez
Intricate & stunning in everyway!!!!
Lawrence Woods
for someone who has seen our work before I was very appreciative of experiencing it on Red Bubble. The Gateway stands as an outstanding piece of art in any format and to read your story again and view it electronically, privately, helped me to gain a even deeper appreciation. Your work is so unique and talent so rare. I will wait as long as it takes to see your next masterpiece complete but please Maya don’t keep us all waiting too long!!! With Deepest Appreciation, Lawrence Woods
Kate Miners
This is amazing…
earthangel
Maya that is just so beautiful. I find Mandalas compelling and meditative too. I also love celtic knotwork which has the same effect on me and I believe were used for spiritual contemplation centuries ago. I love the colours and technique.
Vasile Stan
This composition has a tremendous pulling force to me and all absorbing focusing properties inducive to real meditative states. It shows a clear way to transcendental experiences and state of being.
Wonderful!
Jeff Burns
Gorgeous work WOW
artlein
Perfect!
hollys1wedding
excellent work
Kim Roper
Wow! This is one amazing painting. Such incredible detail and the colours and design are superb!
KENDALL EUTEMEY
Beautiful!
micmac
Amazing work ,fantastic creation.
Helene Kippert
Wonderful work!
nkbellani
Hi Maya, great work indeed. to me this seems like our ‘navgraha yantra’,,,the sun in the center..then clockwise from top…venus, mars, rahu, saturn, ketu, guru (jupiter) and buddh (mercury)...the eight grahas spinning around the sun…the ancient code of…well…a long story perhaps…exquisitely done…Maya!!!
Neophytos
No wonder it took so long to finish Maya,it ‘so intricate so much details .it’s simply a creation of incredible beauty ,MACNIFICENT!!!!!!!!!!!
Verangel
wow this is so visually beautiful and energetically powerful… loads of energy coming out of it… the mandala itself is so captivating… and the background puts it in such a rich energy swirl… im having an experience here!!! Thank you for sharing this with us…. the colours are so enchanting and captivating… i can almost feel myself travelling far, far away….
Rosina Lamberti
Great image, well done.
Dawnsky2
Stunning, this is very spiritual, lots to see in it, and great colours :)
Deborah Dillehay
Maya, that mandala is amazing. Not only is it beautiful, but it does have the desired effect of transporting your consciousness! I had to favorite it. Tell your friend, Greg, thanks too.
Cathy Middleton
Absolutely stunning. I bet that was an empowering process. Fantastic.
Silvia Manuela
Powerful and transporting, excellent work again, Maya.
Andy Harris
great design and stunning creation!
CATNIPMEOW
I love it ! I painted one Mandala for a dear friend of mine in oil as well- I recently asked him to take a pic of it for me to add to my bubble but the pic was not very good :(
Have you ever seen the movie “the last mimzy” ? If you have not it is a cute movie….....that explores some cool spiritual concepts…...
Anthony Comella
Wonderful creation, you certainly have a steady hand and a wonderful eye!
Steven Agius
Excellent work !
Per E. Gunnarsen
Gorgeous artwork, love it!
Mark Peterson
Awesome! outstanding work!
Lam Tran
Stunning design my friend! Love the colors, patterns, composition! Love your story behind it too! Great work Maya!
liesbeth
Blown away by this creation. It feels as if i get sucked into the centre. Admire your patience, i can understand that you couldn’t work on it constantly and i think that while creating this you must have gone through a very worthwhile experience. Thank you for sharing.
Nira Dabush
TRULY FANTASTIC ,MAYA…STUNNING , IMPRESSIVE WORK OF ART..LOVE IT!
Mia1
SUPERB. Love the colours
Geir Floede
So very great compotion. So talented.
cherylc1
beautiful design- fantastic colors
S.I. Sheehan
I wish you ease as you journey….. May you discover the inner reaches with peace….. Beautiful image….. ~S
Al Neaimi
wow what a story and what an art work .. i also find myself travelling through .. thank you so much for sharing.
Al Neaimi
Love and light to you Maya.
SkyFox
This truly is wonderful – see why you choose it as your avatar!
cherylc1
awesome- love the colors
John Edwards
Beautifully crafted and outstanding
Cvail73
very very very very impressive ! :O
KazM
I have done some dot drawings but none on this level of complexity. Absolutely astounding. Hope your insirer was pleased
Steven Novak
Really outstanding work. I love it!
Wendy Slee
Maya, I find words fail me ….instead, a deep reverent silence fills me as I look into this….
thank you…..
Judi Taylor
I am completely fascinate with this piece … it’s origin and its power and energy. I would like to know more. I feel this is much more to this mandala. Thank you for writing how it came to be and your experience with it. I am enthralled to say the least!
dzf1z1
Thanks for the story behind the painting. It is stunning. Thanks.
dairygirl08
stunning, love the colours
tonilouise
Amazing piece Maya….
Irish
BEAUTIFUL
Stephen Permezel
Wow! Very cosmic and spiritual!
Ishtar Olivera
Dear Maya , thank you for your comments!
I like your work also very much!
Beautiful story by the way!
danita clark
Wow Maya.
Gateway is a stunning energetic mandala.
I admire your beautiful work!
Kate Purdy
This is truly incredible work! I love your story behind it! Wonderful that your friend trusted you and look what you did!!!! congratulations!
DaveBassett
I love the intricate design and the celestial background is amazing. A superb image.
JenLand
Maya- this is just fantastic. Total eye-candy! I love the colorful “cosmos” that surround this image.
DesignsByDeb
Beautiful work!
fluorideNoMore
Stunning colors.
A vibrant ‘alive’ work.
Many blessings!
photoloi
Absolutely beautiful!!! Words fail me toward such inspirations!
mariejean
The Gateway is outstanding! it would be amazing to see in real life! I too am captivated by Mandala’s…
Ralph Olsson
Outstanding…beautiful colours and concept:)
Adi Nugroho
beautiful!!
Maya - replied
Thank you Adi.