Art inspired by ancient Zen poetry.
Art inspired by the ancient poetry of Taoist mountain hermits and the Zen monks of old Japan. Artist Roderick MacIver has published 16 books on the human search for meaning, creativity, the human connection to the natural world and, most recently, the Tao Te Ching. That most recent book features his art, poetry, reflections on that poetry and journaling questions.
Roderick MacIver’s impressionistic and abstract art weaves together three different influences: the long periods of time he’s spent, mostly alone, in North American wilderness, and Zen and Taoist principles of minimalism and simplicity.
Over his thirty years as a full time artist and book author, he’s painted and sold thousands of nature watercolors and acrylic ink paintings. They range from realistic depictions of bird and animal life to abstract Sumi brush work. His work can be found in numerous private collections, on the covers of many books and in the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Oregon.
He has donated hundreds of prints to numerous wilderness protection groups for use in their fundraisers, as donor thank you gifts and as illustrations for their publications.
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