Camping beneath the Stars [oil on wood board 25x35cm © Omay Lee 2022]
周天非以氣作主,以心到為妙訣。 仰觀乎天,三百六十五度,刻刻變遷,而斗柄終古不動,吾心亦猶是 也。 心即璇璣,氣即眾星。吾身之氣, 四肢百體,原是貫通,不要十分著力。 於此鍛煉識神, 斷除妄見, 然後藥生, 藥非有形之物, 此性光也。 The means of obtaining wholeness does not come from pursuit of spirit energy,Rather, the secret comes from the place of the heart (mind). Raise your head to see the heavens,through…
Alchemical Midnight [oil on wood board 25x35cm © Omay Lee 2022]
日月原是一物.其曰中之暗處,是真胶精,月窟不在月而在曰,所謂月之窟也,不然自言月足矣。月中之白處,是真曰之光,曰光反在月中,所謂天之根也,不然自言天足矣。日月分閙,不成全體矣。 The sun and moon originated together. In the centre of the sun resides a shadow place,Which belongs to the true essence of the moon,Thus the moon cavern is not on the moon but within the sun.This is therefore called the…
The darkness of war [oil on board 25x35cm © Omay Lee 2022]
Untitled [acrylic on wood panel 20x27cm © Omay Lee 2022]
Foraging by Twilight [Oil on Canvas 16×20 inch] © Omay Lee 2022
Witley Common, Godalming
Artemis [Oil on Canvas 16×20 inch] © Omay Lee 2022
Spirit of the Gorges [Oil on Canvas 16×20 Inch] © Omay Lee 2022
日照香炉生紫烟,遥看瀑布挂前川。飞流直下三千尺,疑是银河落九天。~ 李白 Burning incense of the sun penetrates through purple mist,The waterfall, draped like imperial silk across the mountainIts robe rises and falls thousands of feet beneath the heavens,Like the deities above they descend upon us mere mortals.~ Li Bai…
Rex and Regina [Oil on Canvas 16×20 Inch] O Lee
Aurum nostrum non est aurum vulgi The philosophic gold is an embodiment of psyche and spirit, both of which signify ‘life-spirit’ ~ Mysterium Coniunctionis CG Jung
Beginnings [Oil on Canvas 16×20 Inch] © Omay Lee 2021
乾 Qian: Hexagram 1 大哉乾元,萬物資始,乃統天。雲行雨施,品物流形。大明始終,六位時成,時乘六龍以御天 In the vast fields of Qian,All creatures have their beginnings,All as one family under one sky.Clouds pass and rains fall, Celestial heavens turn matter into form.From beginning to end,Six dragons ride each position,Thus the way forward…
Lost in the Wastelands [Oil on Canvas 16×20 inch] © Omay Lee 2021