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Path of the Mystic Lover

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I made 84 drawings to illustrate 84 songs by the Tantric minstrel sect, the Bauls of Bengal, translated in The Path of the Mystic Lover (1993). Some years prior to doing the illustrations I had a powerful mystical experience listening to their music and so I wanted to give something to them by illustrating and supporting this book. The drawings were done to combine with the writing on the page in the mode of the illuminated manuscript.

  • The Way of the Bauls

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • The Ocean of Love

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • Be Like a Woman

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • The Mosquitoes of Passion

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • Give Him the Helm

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • Light from a Jewel

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • A River Flows Through the Cosmos

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

  • The Spiraling Tube

    Pencil on paper 9.5 x 12 inches 1993

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