Soul Steps 2

Soul Steps 2 reflects on the soul's transition through life, moving from the concrete to the ethereal. While we were in Japan, we spent a lot of time wandering through monasteries and their associated graveyards. I continued my obsession with stairs and the mystery as to where they might lead, how that reflects on the fact that we have no idea where our lives will lead us and what happens after life.

This painting, a view in a Japanese cemetery, some stairs disappearing around an overgrown bend, perhaps lets us see the souls wandering, gives us a peek through the shimmering veil that separates dimensions. The Soul Steps paintings were started while I was recovering from a life threatening illness and just after our beloved cat was killed by some random dogs in the neighbourhood. So the veil seemed a much flimsier barrier than I normally believed.