Whether you want to bring calm or energy, joy or reflection into your space, the range of artwork in these collections offers something to match every mood and emotion. This online art gallery features over 150 paintings as well as prints and pastel drawings in 8 collections. This vibrant art will add color and positive energy to your business or home. The sense of infinite space, luminous and sensuous color, and allusions to landscape in these eight collections of abstract and figurative art visually express my belief in Buddhism. I’m trying to capture a fleeting moment which is also eternal. Color is the thread that runs through all my work. Click on the thumbnail to see the collection. My hope is that these paintings awaken in you the same awe, wonder, and aliveness I feel when creating them.
Curated painting
Each month I highlight a curated collection of paintings. This month's feature is from the collection "Light and Atmosphere" a group of abstract paintings that bring a sense of luminosity, spaciousness and exhilaration or quiet contemplation.
THE LIGHT OF DISTANT STARS
Have you ever felt the awe of standing beneath a vast starry sky—small, yet connected to something immense and radiant? The Light of Distant Stars brings that energy into your space. Stars, novas, galaxies, and eclipses have fascinated me since childhood. This collection of abstract paintings and hand-pulled screen prints is my attempt to capture their beauty, power, and energy. Each work is an exploration of cosmic forces, transformed into a visual experience that is both luminous and dynamic. The paint application ranges from thick impasto to thin, transparent glazes, allowing color itself to radiate and create a sense of glowing depth. Through these techniques, I hope to convey not just what the universe looks like, but how it feels—the wonder, vastness, and vibrant energy that has always captivated me. My hope is that these paintings bring a sense of awe and exhilaration to you, inviting you to feel the cosmic energy that connects us all.
faith like flowing water
If you’re drawn to the feeling of standing at the water’s edge—seeking clarity, movement, renewal, or the quiet steadiness that water brings—this collection is created to evoke those feelings in you. Living by a beautiful lake has inspired this series of paintings, Faith Like Flowing Water. A dream come true, here I can experience and witness Nature’s changing moods and the rhythm of the seasons. I love watching the shifting patterns, reflections, and the way light travels across the surface. Seeing this both excites and soothes me. Being near water allows me to feel fully present and alive. In my work I hope to interpret and convey these experiences. I am trying to capture a fleeting moment which is also eternal. These paintings can be enjoyed as a sensuous experience. For me, they are also a metaphor for my Buddhist practice. Water is essential to life, and I believe Buddha nature is inherent in and synonymous with all life. Ripples in water are like the ripples in our lives. By challenging the vicissitudes of life and striving to develop a never-give-up spirit, this is Faith Like Flowing Water. My hope is that these paintings offer you a moment of reflection and renewal—like pausing beside still or moving water and feeling your spirit lift, even just a little.
trees
Imagine the feeling of being surrounded by trees—the stillness, the rootedness, the subtle energy of growth. These paintings are created to bring that presence to you.
Living among trees and observing them through the seasons has shaped this series of paintings. Their ability to endure storms, stretch toward the light, and continually renew themselves reflects qualities I deeply admire and strive to cultivate in my own life and Buddhist practice. Each piece in this collection draws from the symbolism of trees—growth, change, perseverance, and the deep roots that anchor us.
In these paintings, the forms, colors, and rhythms of trees become a way to explore endurance and transformation. Some works capture the stillness of winter, others the vibrant energy of spring or the fullness of summer light. Together, they reflect the emotional and spiritual states we move through over time.
My hope is that these works bring a sense of strength, renewal, and grounded calm to you—much like standing quietly among trees and feeling supported by their steady, living presence.
Painted ladies
What do you see when someone presents themselves in full drag costume and makeup—flamboyant, confident, dazzling? Painted Ladies invites you to look beyond the surface, to the complex identities and humanity that lie beneath the persona. I love these drag performers—bold, theatrical, and endlessly inventive. Their art of illusion defies the strictures of biology, creating personas that are truly “Painted Ladies.” They embody a hyperbolic commentary on feminine beauty and seduction: perfectly arched brows, long lashes, full lips, defined cheekbones, glamorous attire, and lavish jewelry. Yet behind the glitter and performance lies vulnerability, playfulness, and a deeply human spirit. Their makeup and clothing transform them into living performance art, a serious play of identity and self-expression. As in traditional theater, the tragic and comic often intertwine. As Frank Browning notes in Persona, “Effervescent exuberance and abject desperation are so often intertwined in the drag dream.” These portraits amuse, confound, and provoke, reminding us that gender, identity, and beauty are fluid, performative, and multilayered. In their adornment and theatricality, they mirror the masks we all wear—inviting both recognition and reflection. My hope is that these paintings bring energy, joy, and color to you, while also inspiring empathy and connection with the rich, layered humanity behind every brilliant facade.
Envisioned landscapes
What do you feel when a landscape seems to reflect your own inner world—its calm, its turbulence, its shifts in light and mood? Envisioned Landscapes invites you into those experiences, offering a visual mirror for the states of mind and being we all move through. These paintings are metaphors for emotional and spiritual conditions. Some are calm and uplifting; others are dark and turbulent. They are rooted in my faith and practice of Nichiren Buddhism, expressing the concept of the 10 worlds—or 10 conditions of life—from hell to enlightenment, which we experience dynamically from one moment to the next. Inspired by J.M.W. Turner’s atmospheric landscapes and seascapes, these works explore how light, color, and painterly gesture can express ideas and beliefs while remaining deeply sensual and aesthetic. The paintings can be enjoyed for their movement, color, and the feelings they evoke, as well as for the concepts they imbue. My hope is that these works give you a space to reflect, to feel, and to recognize the ebb and flow of your own inner landscapes—an invitation to experience the full spectrum of life through color, light, and atmosphere.
From the Wind and Other Acrylics
What do you feel when the wind is blowing—its invisible force shaping everything it touches? From the Wind and Other Acrylics seeks to capture that sense of movement, energy, and the changing rhythms of the seasons.
This collection of abstract paintings includes the From the Wind series, where I explore how to convey the feeling of wind on a flat, static surface. Acrylic paint is the primary medium, applied in ways that celebrate spontaneity and physicality. Most paintings were created on unstretched canvas laid flat on the floor. While brushes were sometimes used, I also worked with scrapers, squeeze bottles, sponges, and poured or dribbled paint, allowing the motion of my hands and arms to become part of the work. In this way, the process itself becomes visible — a form of action painting that embodies energy and immediacy.
Through these techniques, I hope the paintings bring the sensation of movement and the vitality of nature to you - an invitation to feel the wind, the season, and the expressive force of color in motion.
LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERE
If you're seeking artwork that brings a sense of luminosity, spaciousness, uplift, or quiet contemplation into your surroundings, this collection invites you into the radiant world created by light and color themselves.
My paintings, prints, and pastel drawings are based on my belief that inherent in all life—especially human life—is the potential for enlightenment, and that by realizing this potential, we can create a peaceful world. The light that emanates from these colorful works is a metaphor for this belief. They can be enjoyed simply as sensuous color or can be used as a vehicle of exploration and understanding for the viewer.
The painting process, a layering of thin glazes, relates to a layering and multiplicity of meanings. What interests me most is luminous color and atmospheric space. Color is used to create an atmospheric space that allows the viewer to dream, to contemplate, to feel inspired the way a sunset or a starry night creates a sense of wonder and awe.
My hope is that this art offer you a vehicle to experience beauty, possibility, and a sense of wonder and awe.
Works on Paper - Screen Prints and Pastels
Works on Paper - Screen Prints and Pastels:
SCREEN PRINTS
Working on paper has a different feeling for me than on canvas. It feels freer and more casual. In these hand-pulled screen prints I am fascinated by “Ombre” – how one color changes into another. Color is very important to me. Some of the prints have allusions to natural phenomena and others are the energy and interactions of colors. Where colors meet at a horizon is especially interesting to me.
These are very small editions of prints because the way the colors are placed on the screen only allows for a limited number before the screen gets saturated.
PASTELS
I love the intensity and directness of soft pastels – PURE COLOR. The interaction of color at a horizon line and the juxtaposition of colors is very important to me. The way that I created the pastels was by trying very small swatches of colors that I felt attracted to until the right combination spoke to me. Then I would begin the larger piece. Other color combinations are available.
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"My paintings, prints and pastel drawings are based on my belief that inherent in all life, especially human life, is the potential for enlightenment."
HARRIET ZABUSKY-ZAND ART
