Pam Johnson | 35 Drawings
OPEN STUDIO
Some drawings are still available!
Please contact Pam!
PRATYAHARA
In Sanskrit the word Pratyahara can mean direct perception with the senses; as in creating/retracting into an internal vision, it is one of the first energetic steps in preparing one's mind for meditation. Art making is ostensibly an energetic perception of the sense of one's inner vision; recharging it into form and matter for the universe to witness.
I mostly worked in series and was passionate about this haptically physical expressions on paper. I constantly challenged myself to master the tools, often combining materials such as conte, pastel, charcoal, ink, Prisma colors and balsa wood to form biomorphic shapes, medieval medicinal botanicals, and symbiotic hybrid drawings that I call Spirit Prints.
It's not too much different on the Yoga mat these days as I continue to challenge my body, breath, and mind to manifest and shape a more energetic internal and external perception of myself.
FROM DRAWING TO YOGA
I used to be a full time visual artist, it was my life's passion for decades, I was dedicated to a daily practice of creating drawings, sculptures and installation-based artworks in my downtown Houston warehouse studio.
My work was exhibited in professional art galleries and museums, and several of my works were purchased by museums and private and corporate collectors for their permanent collections.
I established Heights School of Yoga in 2007. After several years of practicing and teaching Yoga it was clear that I had found a new creative and fulfilling calling, so I made the difficult decision to sell most of my art inventory and dedicate myself to working with the Art of Yoga. I did however retain a carefully curated selection of some of my best and most meaningful drawings. I am excited now to open up this portfolio of 35 inspired works on paper to find new homes!
Please join me for the Open Studio event on Sunday, September 18 to view these unframed works on paper, for purchase in my yoga studio at 1547 Rutland | Houston, TX 77008 .