Near Death Experience - Who you really are - You are ALL Powerful - NDE Drew Brophy 2022-11-24 | 🌟A talk I gave in Costa Rica about my Near Death Experience (NDE) last year while hospitalized for nearly 5 months, on a ventilator for 70 days, in a medically induced coma for 4 weeks. I saw that we are so much more than just these bodies, that we are more powerful than we know and that death is a seamless journey from this earthly body to all-that-is.This was my first public talk about the experience; to a group of musicians, artists and innovators during a private Art, Music and Healing retreat in Nov, 2022. During the retreat my wife and I did a plant medicine journey - the experience was very much like my NDE. This was one year after being admitted to the hospital on Nov 14, 2021, where my difficult journey began. I hope this video inspires you and reminds you how powerful you really are. Your thoughts, your prayers and your will are immensely impactful. Your intentions mean something.🌟 Leave me a comment if this moved you. If you also experienced an NDE, please share in the comments below as well.🌟PLEASE SHARE with someone who needs to hear this message 🌟Life is Good, Drew🌟 Instagram: instagram.com/drewbrophy🌟 Website: drewbrophyart.com🌟HIT SUBSCRIBE🌟 LEAVE A COMMENT 🌟 SHARE!
Croatia Cruise 2025 - Creating a Life Worth Living 🇭🇷☀️🚢 Drew Brophy 2024-08-26 | Cruise with Maria and I along the Croatian 🇭🇷 Coast in summer 2025. Details here: heaventoearthcruises.com/a-life-worth-living
COSTA RICA DREAMS - Custom Painting Commission by Artist Drew Brophy on a Gerry Lopez surfboard Drew Brophy 2024-08-24 | COSTA RICA DREAMS is a commissioned painting by Drew Brophy on a Gerry Lopez Pipeline Gun-shape surfboard. See more here: drewbrophyart.comThe art collector wanted a painting that captured what he and his family loves about their new home in Costa Rica. In this video Drew describes the process for a commissioned artwork on a surfboard.Instagram: instagram.com/drewbrophyLinktree: https://linktr.ee/drewbrophy
Behind the Scenes of a limited edition art drop - Winter wave Skull art #surfart #surfboards Drew Brophy 2024-06-01 | ...
WINTER WAVE SKULL. Timelapse of Drew Brophy painting it. Drew Brophy 2024-05-30 | WINTER WAVE SKULL painting timelapse. Prints: drewbrophyart.com/products/winter-wave-skull This was a Collab painting with Matt Biolos of Lost Surfboards, for a LibTech Snowboard.
Tutorial- How to hang Your Decorative Drew Brophy Surfboard Art Pieces Drew Brophy 2024-04-14 | A tutorial: How to hang my decorative surfboard art.drewbrophyart.com/collections/decorative-surfboardsI designed these surfboards as fine art wall art pieces. In the back of each one, I have a plug installed so that it’s easily hung while protecting the board.The first half of the video shows how to hang the vertical surfboards. And the second half shows how to hang the horizontal boards.Drop 👇🏽a comment with any questions!And if you want to see all of the surfboards I have in my gallery, click drewbrophyart.com/collections/surfboardsConnect with me:🌟 Instagram: instagram.com/drewbrophy🌟 Online Art Gallery: drewbrophyart.com🌟HIT SUBSCRIBE🌟 LEAVE A COMMENT 🌟 SHARE!
Flame wave surfboard painting Timelapse on a Lost Surfboard using Posca paint pens Drew Brophy 2023-12-24 | ...
Brophy Art Gallery walkthrough San Clemente, California 2023 Drew Brophy 2023-12-16 | Take a walk through the Brophy Art Gallery in downtown San Clemente, California. Video captured by: Farias.vdon
Pulling the tape on a surfboard painting in progress. With my wife Maria. Drew Brophy 2023-12-11 | ...
There’s value in the suffering. Here I’m talking to friends about my near death experience Drew Brophy 2023-11-25 | ...
Signing my art printed on Liquid Force Wakeboards before shipping to a museum in Hong Kong. Drew Brophy 2023-11-21 | ...
Painting these Gerry Lopez shaped surfboards for my next two painting projects. One is a commission. Drew Brophy 2023-11-18 | ...
Ocean Ohana surfboard art on a Gerry Lopez shape. Finished and now in the Brophy Art Gallery 🔥 Drew Brophy 2023-11-13 | ...
Miraculous Road to Recovery - Gratitude from Drew Brophy for all who helped (NDE) Drew Brophy 2023-07-01 | My wife Maria Brophy and I gave a live, intimate storytelling of my Near Death Experience from Covid and my miraculous recovery. We wanted to express our gratitude to all who contributed. (Video by Vdon Farias)Description of the event: "Drew was a healthy, robust athlete and successful entrepreneur when he was hospitalized with Covid Pneumonia in Nov 2021. He was put in an induced coma for 4 weeks, on a ventilator for 70 days and in the hospital for 112 days. He was not expected to live.When news broke out, family, friends and the surfing community around the world sprinted into action to help the Brophys survive the unimaginable. Donations of time, money, meals and healing services poured in. Prayer groups and circles formed by the thousands. Medical professionals and experienced advocates helped guide Maria to fight for healing therapies for Drew.While in a coma, Drew experienced a Near Death Experience (NDE). As Maria led the fight for him on the outside, he fought on the inside. And all those who loved him prayed and sent healing energies from around the globe.Drew beat all odds and survived the vent and came home in a wheelchair in March of 2022. His doctors said he would never breathe without the help of an oxygen concentrator in his nose 24-7.Now, 14 months later, Drew is working, surfing and breathing air on his own. His story is one of an absolute miracle."CONNECT WITH DREW and MARIA BROPHY Buy Drew's surfing and Visionary Sacred Geometry artwork: drewbrophyart.comDrew's Instagram: instagram.com/drewbrophyMaria's Instagram: instagram.com/mariabrophyBrophy Art Gallery Instagram: instagram.com/brophyartgalleryCollectible Skateboards: drewbrophyart.com/collections/skateboards
A Surfers Journey ART Unveiling and Storytelling with Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2023-05-28 | Watch LIVE as Drew Brophy unveils and talks story about his new art series A SURFER'S JOURNEY. You'll be "joining" him live in his art gallery in San Clemente, California.
Circle of 12 inspired by plant medicine journey. https://drewbrophyart.com/collections/only-once Drew Brophy 2023-02-17 | ...
Painting release Circle of Twelve - art inspired by plant medicine journey and near death NDE Drew Brophy 2023-02-15 | ...
The Circle of Twelve Painting - Inspired by my Near Death Experience and Plant Medicine Journey Drew Brophy 2023-02-12 | THE CIRCLE OF TWELVE is a painting I created, inspired by my Near Death Experience and a plant medicine journey a year later. drewbrophyart.com/collections/spiritual-artThe center figure is the sun, the energy, the all knowing consciousness. It is beating this energy out into the world in waves, exploring the Universe. I go deep into the explanation here. Enjoy.VIDEO ON MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE HERE: youtu.be/-3L9JLHEG34?si=O256eMGGji9C325uConnect with me on Instagram: instagram.com/drewbrophy*Thanks to my friend Rich who was a catalyst for the journey and my latest growth spurt. I'm forever grateful *
Drew Brophy Art Gallery in San Clemente, California - Drone Footage Drew Brophy 2023-02-11 | Drone footage of the Brophy Art Gallery in San Clemente, California. All artworks are available online at drewbrophyart.comThanks Vdon Farias for the video!
HAVE NO FEAR Surfboard Painting Collab with Gerry Lopez, Phil Roberts, Brad Basham, Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2022-12-03 | This painting on a Lopez Pipeline Surfboard is called HAVE NO FEAR. The inspiration behind my portion of the art came from my Near Death Experience (see video describing that here: youtu.be/-3L9JLHEG34 ). When I think of all the energy and expertise that has gone into this surfboard I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Gerry, Brad, and Phil have all had huge impacts on my life.To have this project interrupted by my journey to the other side must have been my destiny. The insight passed on to me through the experience is difficult to articulate. I instantly felt part of everything and everyone. We all are pure energy and creative potential, never dying. We are all connected to some kind of universal mind exploring every potential for the experience itself. There is no good or bad, there is no one to save, each unique experience is for the whole. We seek Contrast. Have joy when you see it in others, feel inspired when you see someone achieve greatness, and have compassion when you see someone going through something horrible.Everything is the mind, so be ultra present, strive to tap into this collective mind. The clarity is liberating and the peace is blissful. Riding Waves forces you to be ultra present, it is like riding raw energy, the heart beat of the planet.Surfing Pipeline, famous for its giant tubes is like being One with the Universe, for a brief moment time slows down to crawl and you can see every drop of water falling over you.The miracle of the human body and mind to navigate such immense amounts of energy so beautifully was the closest I had ever come to God. Until my near death experience...where I was shown that I am not separate from the energy, I am part of it. We all are. You are never alone, there is no darkness, there is nothing to fear.We are the light.ABOUT THE SURFBOARD COLLABORATION:Shaped by Gerry Lopez, known as Mr. Pipeline, is an absolute legend in the surfing world for both shaping and surfing (he's also an accomplished actor and author). There is a long waiting list for a surfboard shaped by Gerry Lopez.Portrait of Drew surfing in the center is painted by Phil Roberts, the "Da Vinci" of fine art in the surfing world. Phil has designed and painted the Pipeline Masters Surfboard Trophies for decades. His work is collected by the who's who of surfing, including Kelly Slater.Color Laminated by Brad Basham, a master craftsman and the founder of Basham's Surf Shop. He remains an iconic figure in the San Clemente Surf Community. He died suddenly and tragically in March 2022, leaving us with a big loss in the surf world.This work of art is a collaboration between Phil Roberts and Drew Brophy on a Pipeline Gun shaped board by Gerry Lopez, color laminated by Brad Basham.The center of the painting is a Phil Robert's portrait of Drew Brophy surfing Pipeline (taken from a photo reference of Drew surfing in the late 1990's). The top and bottom of the deck was painted by Drew Brophy, illustrating Drew's near-death experience when in a 4 week coma, on a ventilator in late 2021 and early 2022.DROP a comment if you love this surfboard!Original Paintings: drewbrophyart.com/collections/original-artHAVE NO FEAR: drewbrophyart.com/collections/original-art/products/havae-no-fear-drew-brophy-collab-with-phil-roberts-and-gerry-lopez-pipeline-gun-shaped-surfboardINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/drewbrophyArt Prints: drewbrophyart.com
Art in Progress in Costa Rica - we are all the same energy expressing itself Drew Brophy 2022-11-17 | ...
A sincere THANK YOU to all who helped me come back from the dead Drew Brophy 2022-08-30 | Have no fear, when all you see is darkness, remember that you are still the light. (Please leave a comment 👇 below)I have great news and I wanted to proclaim my deepest gratitude to all who have supported my family and I during this impossible journey. After 4-1/2 months in the hospital, coming home in a wheelchair on oxygen 24-7 and learning to eat, talk and walk again, I am humbled by the vast number of people it took to save my life. I am empowered by the strength and integrity of my community, friends and fans. I am most impressed by my wife Maria, who valiantly stood over me like a guardian angel. I've been home from the hospital for 5 months and I'm walking and finally surfing again (and off all meds and oxygen!), but I still have a LONG way to go before I am fully recovered.Think of me as strong again; it will drive me to total recovery. The video is long but there are many people to thank. There were so many, that I couldn't possibly name everyone. If I didn't name you, please know that you are appreciated for your prayers and help. I couldn't have survived without you.Life is Good DrewCheck out my Art Store: drewbrophyart.comInstagram: instagram.com/drewbrophyFacebook: facebook.com/DrewBrophyArtSign up for my INNER CIRCLE Newsletter: us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=93640bf89bc625572f1eb8b77&id=bf92d2bb6c
Drew Brophy Return from the Dead - Speech at Boardriders Benefit Brophy Art Gallery Drew Brophy 2022-06-18 | April 2022 - Drew Brophy survived impossible odds from nearly dying from Covid, on a ventilator for 70 days and paralyzed and in the hospital for 112 days. The SC Boardriders Club put on a benefit for Drew and his family at the Brophy Art Gallery in San Clemente, CA. Drew was very ill still at this time, but made a 10 minute appearance to show appreciation to the crowd.This is part of that speech. Enjoy.Follow Drew on instagram here: instagram.com/drewbrophySee Drew's Art, Original & Prints & Skate decks, etc here: drewbrophyart.com
Pray for Drew Brophy - Messages of LOVE and HOPE Drew Brophy 2021-12-12 | The locals share their messages of love and hope for Drew Brophy. This video was made by Brian Bott (Fake Leg Photography) for Drew Brophy as he fights for his life in the hospital for over a month. For updates on Drew's battle, go here: gofundme.com/f/drew-brophy-needs-your-help-to-heal-and-be-healthyTo help Drew's wife keep the business alive while he's out, please shop drewbrophyart.comCheck out Drew's art on Instagram instagram.com/drewbrophyCheck out Fake leg Photography instagram.com/fakelegphotographyTake a moment to visualize Drew being healthy and fully recovered, surfing his favorite spots at Lowers and the Pier in San Clemente.Thank you for your well wishes, you can leave Drew positive messages for him to read when he is able.
THE GREAT YEAR by Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2021-10-31 | THE GREAT YEAR is a painting I started a few years ago. It's a passion project based on my fascination and study of the Precession of the Equinox and how ancient people tracked the cycles of the solar system and it's impact on us today.In this LIVE EVENT, I share the deep inner workings of THE GREAT YEAR, the Taurid Meteor Shower and the True Origins of Halloween. Share with friends and Let me know in the comments what interested you most or any takeaways you had from the video!Enjoy,Drew Brophy
Painting a Surfboard for Tag Heuer with Kai Lenny at South Coast Plaza Drew Brophy 2021-08-01 | Tag Heuer is celebrating the opening of their first store in California and I was honored to be commissioned to paint a surfboard for it. I painted part of it LIVE at their VIP opening event. There are many steps required to created a custom painted surfboard. I had to use multiple disciplines that I learned over the years (including my favorite, Posca). Surfboards are still hand made and hand painted, they are celebrations of craftsmanship and artistry. I am thankful to my teachers from all over the world who taught me subtle techniques and tricks to create boards like this. I started with a beautiful 7’6” light blue resin tinted, twin fin, retro cruiser shaped by Chris Christenson. That’s Kai Lenny in the painting; he’s a Tag Heuer ambassador and was their honored guest at the grand opening event. He even added a little paint to the board, just for fun. This was a great project; I love working with brands and people that are excited to allow me to do my best, quality work. I take on only 12 fine art surfboard paintings a year. Call or text my gallery at 949-678-8133 if you want one of them to be yours! See some others here: drewbrophy.com/portfolio/surfboard-art VIDEO by Gian Bernini
Tribute to Rick Griffin Painting on Surfboard by Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2020-11-18 | Drew Brophy's painting titled TRIBUTE TO RICK GRIFFIN painted on a Gerry Lopez shape made by Ron House. See Drew's Original Paintings here: store.drewbrophy.com/original-artSurfboard Painting Medium: Posca Paint Pens
Time lapse of Drew Brophy surfboard painting Drew Brophy 2020-05-05 | Painting titled “Forgive and you shall see the light” by Drew Brophy on a Mayhem Lost Surfboard. FREE How to Paint a Surfboard E-Course with Drew Brophy: https://mailchi.mp/drewbrophy/surfboard
Ready to shred - Metallica surfboard quiver for Griffin Colapinto Drew Brophy 2020-03-25 | Epic day painting surfboards for Griffin Colapinto during Pipe Masters 2019. The waves were huge and we were all jamming to Metallica, every board was inspired by Metallica artist which was perfect for the bone crushing tubes! FREE How to Paint a Surfboard E-Course with me: https://mailchi.mp/drewbrophy/surfboard
Painting surfboards with Posca pens with Mason Ho and friends. Drew Brophy 2020-03-25 | It is so fun creating surfboard art with Posca pens, these were created at the Rocky Point House. The best part was stoking out Mason Ho and the boys and watching them surf and destroy them in following days. FREE How to Paint a Surfboard E-Course with me: https://mailchi.mp/drewbrophy/surfboard
Drew Brophy Painting Metallica inspired Lost Surfboards at the Pipeline Masters 2019 on North Shore Drew Brophy 2020-03-12 | Painting Metallica inspired Lost Surfboards at the Pipeline Masters - video by Gian. This was a fun surfboard painting project for surfer Griffin Colapinto and Lost Surfboards. Thanks for the video, Gian! FREE How to Paint a Surfboard E-Course with me: https://mailchi.mp/drewbrophy/surfboard
Flame Wave Painting on a surfboard TIMELAPSE Drew Brophy 2019-09-13 | Painting a Flame on a surfboard - Learn How with your own surfboard panting online course: brophyartacademy.com/store/posca-surfboard-painting-kit-with-online-courseor FREE How to Paint a Surfboard E-Course with Drew Brophy: https://mailchi.mp/drewbrophy/surfboard
How to paint with POSCA - Drew Brophys courses Drew Brophy 2019-06-30 | A peek into a Posca painting class with Drew Brophy. See Drew's online POSCA courses brophyartacademy.com/store/beginner-posca-courseThe ART BOXES are available here: brophyartacademy.com/store/beginner-posca-courseA portion of Brophy Art Academy proceeds are donated to the Brophy Art Project, where we make art supplies available for those in need.
POSCA Paint Pens - HOW TO USE and why they will CHANGE YOUR LIFE - by Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2019-06-20 | Posca paint pens are the easiest way to learn to paint. I'll show you how: brophyartacademy.com/art-coursesIn this video I describe HOW to use Poscas, how well they BLEND and the VARIOUS COLORS AND TIPS. ALSO: using Posca paint pens allowed me to easily travel the world, painting for a living. I later went on to create illustrations have built a 30 year artist career painting with Poscas.For a detailed "Posca beginner course" with me, click here: brophyartacademy.com/art-coursesIf you want to learn how to paint with POSCAS sign up for our course info: http://eepurl.com/dgETyX
Kelp Killer Time Lapse Drew Brophy Surfboard Painting Drew Brophy 2019-06-13 | Painting a surfboard with Uni Posca paint pens - time lapse video. FREE How to Paint a Surfboard E-Course with me: https://mailchi.mp/drewbrophy/surfboard
From the ANCIENT OBSERVERS series: The Return of Viracocha, work in progress time Lapse painting. Drew Brophy 2019-01-22 | The return of Viracocha. He's emerging from the Gateway to the Sun. Medium: Posca paint pens on Fredrix Pro Canvas. It's the first of a series titled Ancient Observers. I'll be exhibiting them at Observing the Frontier conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 2019. Details on the conference here: spaceweathernews.com/otf
ANCIENT OBSERVERS: first paintings of 2019 inspired by surfing, ancient sites & The Great Year. Drew Brophy 2019-01-03 | Ancient Observers is a painting series I'm creating to exhibit at Observing the Frontier conference in Albuquerque in Feb 2019. The three main paintings are inspired by my travels surfing and exploring ancient sites throughout the world, they are:1 - THE SUN 2 - The Earth3 - The Great YearI'll be working on these paintings the next 6 weeks. Will post video of them when complete!Life is good - Drew
Custom surfboard finish described Drew Brophy 2018-04-27 | How a custom painted fine art surfboard painting is protected - described in this video for a new client, Jeff. All surfboard paintings are protected with either a gloss and polish or a clear spray. They are safe to take in the water - the paint will never come off (unless scratched against rocks or sharp objects). Click here to see some of my painted surfboards: http://drewbrophy.com/portfolio/surfboard-art
Pure Joy of Surf - Museum Retrospective Exhibit Myrtle Beach South Carolina - Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2018-04-21 | Yesterday an exciting thing happened - I got to see one of my favorite paintings for the first time in 17 years!The collector/owner delivered the painting to my gallery from Los Angeles. I hadn't seen PURE JOY since he bought it at the Surf Gallery in Laguna Beach in 2001.It was like welcoming an old friend back home. PURE JOY has become one of my most iconic paintings. It has been printed on magazine covers, many different products, and we've sold thousands of prints of it over the years, all over the world.PURE JOY is a very important piece in my museum exhibition this summer, as it marks the start of a change in my art from angry and edgy to love and joy. It's no coincidence that it was the same year my son Dylan was born. ABOUT THE MUSEUM EXHIBIT:I'm honored to be The Myrtle Beach Art Museum's featured artist of 2018. I am excited to exhibit over 30 years of my work in a museum, right in the town I grew up in.Preparing for an exhibit of this size is a huge task. Original paintings, sketches and surfboard paintings, ranging from my high school years to the present, will be displayed in a space of over 1700 square feet and in 7 different "gallery" rooms.I'm gathering over 70 pieces of art from collectors all over the country, most of which sold a long time ago.It feels surreal, going through all of my old sketches and works. Luckily, I saved almost everything going back to my high school days.In the early days, my art wasn't even that good. In the Retrospective exhibit, people will be able to see the progression of my work as they walk from room to room - all 7 rooms will represent a place in time.If you're near South Carolina this summer, consider coming to the exhibit. Maria and I will be there the first 2 weeks, giving personal tours and a Posca Paint Pen Workshop.EXHIBITION DETAILS:Franklin G. Burroughs • Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum Myrtle Beach3100 South Ocean BoulevardMyrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577 843-238-2510Opening Date: June 23, 2018Closing Date: September 16, 2018Opening Day Celebration: From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 23, 2018. Celebration will include live music, a hands-on-community mural painting project and surf-inspired workshops. Opening Day and all admission is FREE for the public.Tours with me personally and Posca Pen Workshop: Dates and times to be announced.For greater details on the exhibition, click HERE: http://drewbrophy.com/museum-exhibition-making-waves-drew-brophy-retrospective-june-23-september-16-2018Life is Good,DrewBROPHY ART GALLERY & DESIGN STUDIO139 GranadaSan Clemente, CA 92672949-678-8133
Journey of the Polynesians - Surfboard Painting by Drew Brophy Drew Brophy 2018-04-21 | “JOURNEY OF THE POLYNESIANS” is a Fine Art Painting By Drew Brophy On A 7'10″ Single Fin Swallow Tail Surfboard, Custom Shaped By Ron House.The surfboard itself is a fine example of craftsmanship; custom shaped by Ron House with a blue resin pigment on the bottom and rails; this is a fine art piece meant to display on the wall.The painting was inspired by the history of the Polynesian people. Every symbol in the painting has deep meaning and some are ancient concepts.The Polynesian's journey is one of bravery and adventure. They navigated thousands of miles of the Pacific. Historians aren't sure where they originally came from.This painting celebrates the journey of the Polynesians. They were master navigators of the sea by the stars. No one is quite sure where they came from or how they gained this amazing knowledge. Some speculate that they reached much further lands, like North and South America. They were the first surfers. Surfing is one of the few activities that was done just for pure joy, riding the ocean’s energy. The sky in the painting is a visual depiction of the Polynesian’s “mana.” In Polynesian culture, mana is a spiritual quality considered to have supernatural origin—a sacred impersonal force existing in the universe.Just like all indigenous people, they weren’t separate from the earth, they were a part of it. They were connected with nature and the Universe, which enabled them to read the skies and the waves.In the video, Drew describes some of the symbols in the painting and how he came to understand their meaning.Check out http://www.drewbrophy.com to see other work.Life is good!
Geometry of all living things - SACRED SPIRAL Painting Drew Brophy 2018-01-29 | All living things contain within it the seed of great potential. From the moment of conception, it already has everything it needs to reach that potential through the growing process.(Archival Prints: drewbrophyart.com/collections/spiritual-art )This painting was commissioned by Shane, a fellow Resonance Science Delegate. He wanted this painting to represent a nautilus shell and geometry that expresses the energy of living things.Below is my description of the painting, the meaning, and the process:The Sacred Spiral Nautilus painting was inspired by spin. This beautiful shape perfectly demonstrates how everything is growing from the field of energy that we cannot see.Elements in the painting have been applied in multiple overlays of transparent and pearlescent paints. My process is done with the intention of allowing the viewer to see through each layer, providing a 3D effect as the light catches it. As you move around the painting, it changes, allowing for multiple viewing experiences.The painting contains an underpainting of more than one hundred layers of paint, meticulously added over a period of six months. These layers express the flow of water, which is the key component to all living things.I chose to paint two nautilus shapes in both directions creating the toroidal shape of cyclones and galaxies.This shape is seen in many plants, air currents, and water. The shape itself is called the Fibonacci spiral.Its mathematical ratio is an articulation of the process: 1 and 1 make 2, 1 and 2 make 3, 2 and 3 make 5, and so on.The background of the painting is the Flower of Life pattern in overlapping circles.I imagine the flower of life background as the field of energy that we cannot see. It scales ever smaller and larger. It is everything from Galaxies to atoms. It seems to be a self organizing system or process that is constantly building everything we see. And it is beautiful.The geometry in this painting is built upon the Fruit of Life, one of the building blocks of the Flower of Life Pattern. The center of these circles, when connected in straight lines, creates Metatron’s Cube.This symbol, Metatron’s Cube, is called many things; The Star of David, Sign of Solomon, and the Merkaba. To me, this shape is an articulation of ever-expanding and contracting energy fields that create the patterns we see in nature and all matter. Metatron’s Cube shape contains all of the Platonic solids. One of the most difficult to create is the three dimensional Dodecahedron. To create this, you create a circle from one of the mid points of the triangles to the center, and continue along those midpoints until you have gone all the way around creating six circles.By connecting these points to all others you will reveal the three dimensional dodecahedron.The multiple layers of the painting encode interlocking concepts that have been passed down from Ancient times. Once you are aware, you begin to see them everywhere. They are beautiful to us because it is the order of the Universe.The water dripping throughout the painting represents the fluidity of energy in which all of this happens.My intention is that this painting will reveal a deeper understanding of what is happening in nature, all around us.To commission your own Sacred Geometry Painting, contact my Art Gallery at 949-678-8133 or visit my online gallery to view other paintings at drewbrophyart.comDrew Brophy, ArtistBrophy Art Gallery and StudioSan Clemente, CAAncient Wisdom-Modern Art
The Geometry of a Cannabis Leaf - A Sacred Geometry Painting Commission Drew Brophy 2017-11-09 | Sweet Leaf is a sacred geometry painting that was commissioned by employees of Doug Francis, the CEO of Weedmaps, for his birthday. When I get a commission, it's really important that I understand what the collector wants. In this case, they wanted a specific teal green color, sacred geometry and a very subtle leaf incorporated into it. (prints of it here: drewbrophyart.com/collections/music-inspired-art )This painting was designed to demonstrate the geometry of the leaf and to celebrate the beauty of how purely intelligent it is. I love how this painting turned out. It took a few months from beginning to end, and when it was finished, I was incredibly happy with it.Below is my description of the painting, the meaning and the process:Like all plants, the cannabis leaf is a beautiful representation of the intelligence of the Universe.The seed of the cannabis plant, before it is even put into the dirt, holds within it a blueprint of its magnificent potential.Water provides the seed with a trigger and the building blocks that enables the seed to grow. The seed grows leaves so that it can collect the light from the sun. The geometry of life is already there, and the water and the light conspire to allow it to fulfill its greatest potential.The measurements of the leaves very closely follow the Golden Number 1.618 and the Fibonacci Sequence. The leaves expand as if reaching for the light. It makes you wonder; how does it know what to do? When Shamans say "the plants talk to us," they are describing a vibrational message they pick up from the plants that will assist in healing. It's possible that the information being read is encoded in the shape and the fragrance of the leaf.This is a glorious thing that nature provides, giving us medicine and nutrients to enable us to also fulfill our own potential. GEOMETRY AND THE PROCESS OF PAINTING SWEET LEAF: Sweet Leaf is painted on a canvas sized 48” x 60”, using a proprietary mixed media process that I have developed.The artwork contains an underpainting of more than one hundred layers of paint, meticulously added over a period of months.I then laid down the flower of life pattern that served as a map representing the field in which everything is contained.The next step was to add the geometry with the simplest formula, which is radiating circles of 1.618, the Golden Ratio of Phi. The Golden Ratio is found in the design and beauty of nature, everywhere.Each circle is 1.618 larger than the circle it surrounds. What I found was that the cannabis leaf lays nearly perfect on the proportions of the Golden Number with each blade of the leaf matching the circles.Then I took the arcs of those circles and made intersecting points, finding that it was the basic blue print for the leaf itself, creating a beautiful geometry.Next, I painted in a ghost image of the actual leaf that floats within the geometry. All together it demonstrates the perfection of nature. It's a beautiful pattern, which is the fundamental building block of life as well as the building block of design.We have to wonder, why does this look appealing to us? The geometry, the leaf, the plant? Our minds find it beautiful because of these ratios and design elements that are taken from nature. We recognize it, sub-consciously, as divine.ABOUT THE GOLDEN RATIO AND THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE: In nature, all living things contain the 1.618 Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci Sequence. The Golden Ratio is an average of the growth rate of all living things. The Fibonacci Sequence is a ratio describing the same effect.Everything is spiraling out of nothing. It's as though light is growing. It is taking the light and the water and constructing something out of space, and builds at that rate, in balance.For example, in your hand, each one of your bones is 1.618 smaller or larger than the others. If you fold your fingers, you'll see that they curl in a spiral, much like the Fibonacci Sequence. Everything in nature is perfectly proportioned. In art, when you use these formulas, it is more beautiful to us because we subconsciously recognize the proportion that we know to be in all of nature. Nature is attempting to grow as efficiently as possible and just so happens that nature has figured it out. We are connected to all life forms and the Universe is just one big potential that we all are striving to access. We are a part of a connected Universe.drewbrophyart.com/collections/music-inspired-arthttp://www.drewbrophy.com
