I Ching Series

Yin Yang and the Ten Thousand Things

Information about the paintings

Diagram showing how the lines express the form

How the paintings evolved

Heaven

EarlierHeavenIMG00011
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Yin / Yang

Yin
Yang

4 Double Lines

GreaterYin GreaterYang LesserYin IMG0008

Bagua: 8 Trigrams

HEAVEN Earth1 TheAbysmalWater Thunder TheGentleWindWood ThejoyousLake1
FIRE IMG0628

I Ching: 64 Hexagrams

TheCreative TheReceptive DifficultyattheBeginning YouthfullFolly WaitingNourishment IMG00012 TheArmy HoldingTogether
item12 TreadingConduct Peace StagnationStandstill FellowshipWithMenJPG PossessioninGreatmeasure Modestt Enthuasiam
Following WorkonWhatHasBeenSpoiledDecay Approach ContemplationView BitingThrough Grace SplittingApart ReturnTheTurningPoint
Innocence TheTamingPoweroftheGreatJPG TheCornersoftheMouth PreponderanceoftheGreat TheAbysmalWater1 Fire Influence item14
Retreat ThePoweroftheGreat Progress DarkeningoftheLight TheFamilyTheClan Opposition Obstruction Deleverance
IMG0005 Increase Breakthrough ComingtoMeet GatheringTogetherMassing PushingUpward OpressionExhaustion TheWell
AbundanceFullness
RevolutionMolting TheCauldron TheArousingShockThunder KeepingStillMountain Development TheMarryingMaiden
IMG0003
TheGentlePenetratingWind TheJoyousLake DispersionDissolution1 Limitation InnerTruth PreponereanceoftheSmall AfterCompletion BeforeCompletion
EarlierHeavenIMG1

Earlier Heaven, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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LaterHeavenIMG1

Later Heaven, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Yin1

Yin, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Yang1

Yang, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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GreaterYin1

Greater Yin, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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GreaterYang1

Greater Yang, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" X 42"

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LesserYin1

Lesser Yin, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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IMG1

Lesser Yang, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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HEAVEN1

The Creative, Heaven, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Earth

The Receptive, Earth, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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FIRE1

The Clinging, Fire, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheAbysmalWater2

The Abysmal, Water, 2009 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Thunder1

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The Arousing, Shock, Thunder, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

IMG2

Keeping Still, Mountain, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheGentleWindWood1

The Gentle, Wind, Wood, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"
 

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ThejoyousLake

The Joyous, Lake, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheCreative1

1. The Creative, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheReceptive1

2. The Receptive, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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DifficultyattheBeginning1

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3. Difficulty at the Beginning, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

YouthfullFolly1

4. Youthful Folly, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42
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WaitingNourishment1

5. Waiting, (Nourishment), 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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IMG3

6. Conflict, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheArmy1

7. The Army, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42
"

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HoldingTogether1

8. Holding Together [Union], 2005 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheTamingPoweroftheSmall1

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9. The Taming Power of the Small, 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TreadingConduct1

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10. Treading [Conduct], 2007 - 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Peace1

11. Peace, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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StagnationStandstill1

12. Standstill [Stagnation], 2005 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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FellowshipWithMenJPG1

13. Fellowship with Men, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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PossessioninGreatmeasure1

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14. Possession in Great Measure, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Modestt1

15. Modesty, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Enthuasiam1

16. Enthusiasm, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Following1

17. Following, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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WorkonWhatHasBeenSpoiledDecay1

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18. Work on What Has Been Spoiled, [Decay], 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Approach1

19. Approach, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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ContemplationView1

20. Contemplation (View), 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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BitingThrough1

21. Biting Through, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Grace1

22. Grace, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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SplittingApart1

23. Splitting Apart, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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ReturnTheTurningPoint1

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24. Return (The Turning Point), 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Innocence1

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25. Innocence (The Unexpected), 2004
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheTamingPoweroftheGreatJPG1

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26. The Taming Power of the Great, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheCornersoftheMouth1

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27. The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment), 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

PreponderanceoftheGreat1

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28. Preponderance of the Great, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheAbysmalWater3

29. The Abysmal (Water), 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Fire1

30. The Clinging, Fire, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Influence1

31. Influence (Wooing), 2008 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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item18

32. Duration, 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Retreat1

33. Retreat, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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ThePoweroftheGreat1

34. The Power of the Great, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Progress1

35. Progress, 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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DarkeningoftheLight1

36. Darkening of the Light, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42
"

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TheFamilyTheClan1

37. The Family [The Clan], 2005 acrylic on canvas, 42'"x 42"

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Opposition1

38. Opposition, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42
"

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Obstruction1

39. Obstruction, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Deleverance1

40. Deliverance, 2007
acrylic on canvas. 42'"x 42"

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IMG4

41. Decrease, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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Increase1

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42. Increase, 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Breakthrough1

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43. Breakthrough (Resolution), 2005 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

ComingtoMeet1

44. Coming to Meet, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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GatheringTogetherMassing1

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45. Gathering Together [Massing], 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

PushingUpward1

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46. Pushing Upward, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

OpressionExhaustion1

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47. Oppression (Exhaustion), 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheWell1

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48. The Well, 2005
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

RevolutionMolting1

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49. Revolution (Molting), 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheCauldron1

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50. The Cauldron, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheArousingShockThunder1

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51. The Arousing (Shock, Thunder), 2009 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

KeepingStillMountain1

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52. Keeping Still, Mountain, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Development1

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53. Development (Gradual Progress), 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheMarryingMaiden1

54. The Marrying Maiden, 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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AbundanceFullness1

55. Abundance [Fullness], 2006
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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IMG5

56. The Wanderer, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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TheGentlePenetratingWind1

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57. The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind), 2009 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

TheJoyousLake1

58. The Joyous, Lake, 2009
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42
"

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DispersionDissolution

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59. Dispersion [Dissolution], 2005 acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Limitation1

60. Limitation, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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InnerTruth1

61. Inner Truth, 2005 - 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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PreponereanceoftheSmall1

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62. Preponderance of the Small, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

AfterCompletion1

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63. After Completion, 2008
acrylic on canvas, 42" X 42"

BeforeCompletion1

64. Before Completion, 2007
acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

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