Through painting the sky, I explore our mind’s innate luminosity; through painting the land and its beings I investigate our undeniable interdependence. For the last year, I have been living and working in Kathmandu, Nepal pursuing these two distinct bodies of work for my Fulbright Scholarship. Both bodies of work are highly influenced by my over ten-year study and practice of Vajrayana Buddhism. For the last five years, I have been working on a series of Sky Paintings exploring luminosity and spaciousness from direct observation/experience. This work is a way to engage in perceptual painting while not focusing on objects. These Sky Paintings explore the intersection between perceptual painting, abstract painting, and states of contemplation. While contemplating luminosity, I not only ponder limitless space but also how there are limitless beings. These Land Paintings investigate the place and its inhabitants through nonlinear sensibilities. In this work, imagination meets intuition informed by communion with the natural landscape. Although my Sky and Land Paintings may appear quite different they are indeed the form and formless aspect of the same investigation.