"I Am the Monsoon Rain that Nourishes Me [Summer 4]" Limited Edition, Giclee Canvas Print

Print Quality Details

These museum-quality giclée canvas and premium paper prints are crafted with premium, ethically sourced materials and archival, acid-free inks to ensure lasting beauty. From durable poplar wood stretcher bars to precision Epson printing, every piece reflects exceptional craftsmanship, delivering a timeless, elegant artwork made to the highest professional standards.

These are outstanding giclées or archival pigment prints where each one is hand proofed and signed by me.  Giclée printing is a fine art digital printing method using specialist archival pigment inks and acid-free papers; creating museum/gallery prints with excellent depth of colour, longevity and stability.

Studies have shown that Giclee Prints colour vividness can last in excess of 200 years with tests by independent bodies such as Wilhelm Research and printer manufacturers such as Epson. This gives assurance to collectors and art buyers of this type of printing method.

Canvas: We use Urth canvas, the world’s first solvent canvas with archival certification by the Fine Art Trade Guild. Manufactured by the leading canvas supplier of award-winning digital inkjet canvas, Breathing Color® uses breakthrough technology of agent-free Fluorescent Whitening and Chromata white to create a canvas free of optical brighteners while still producing canvas prints with bright whites and true vivid colors that will not fade or yellow over time. With OBA-free Urth canvas, your print can hang in direct sunlight and remain fade-resistant and as beautiful as the day it was printed. The canvas has a built-in coating, which makes it moisture and abrasion-resistant, with UV protection. The canvas is durable enough to withstand cleaning by taking a damp cloth to the surface to remove dust.

Inks: We use UltraChrome GS3 HD inks, which have a wide & rich color gamut range. The inks are sprayed upon canvas, hence the “giclee application,” with extreme detail and vibrancy, thus creating a stunningly sharp image. Tested by Wilhelm Research, these lightfast, archival inks are designed to last 100+ years.

Wood: The wood used to create the stretcher bars for your print is made from poplar trees, which are extremely strong and stable.

Printing Equipment: Printers include the Epson Surecolor S80600 and the 9900 Pro Series, which are state-of-the-art in the industry and print at astounding resolutions of 1440 ppi.

Artwork Description and Symbolism

“I Am the Monsoon Rain that Nourishes Me” is an image of interruption with purpose—the moment when intensity arrives not to overwhelm, but to restore what has been running dry. Within the broader arc of The Desert Abstraction Project, the Sonoran Desert is a living metaphor for the inner life: periods of scarcity sharpen awareness, and renewal often comes suddenly, demanding presence rather than permission. This piece reflects a core realization of the project—that spiritual nourishment is not passive or distant, but something we learn to receive when we stop resisting change and allow life to move through us.

The composition pulses with concentrated energy. Sharp, elongated spikes radiate outward in layered bursts, rendered in deep blues and piercing whites that feel cool, electric, and alive. Their crystalline repetition suggests rain striking parched ground from every direction at once—precise, forceful, and cleansing. Against this intensity, the background dissolves into a smoky, misted blur, creating a sense of depth and motion, as though the scene exists inside a storm cloud rather than beneath it. The tension between the hard-edged forms and the softened atmosphere mirrors the desert monsoon itself: fierce on the surface, profoundly life-giving at its core.

Seen through the project’s spiritual lens, the spikes are not threats—they are signals. They represent clarity, wakefulness, and the kind of disruption that breaks old patterns so something truer can take root. In this work, nourishment doesn’t arrive as comfort; it arrives as alignment. The rain comes when the ground is ready, and growth follows not by force, but by receptivity. If you’re drawn to art that carries momentum—art that re-energizes a space while reminding you that renewal often begins with courage—this piece is meant to live where you can return to it often. Bring it into your home or workspace now, and let it stand as a visual affirmation that what challenges you can also sustain you.

Accompanying Inspirational Exercise — “Receiving the Rain” (3–5 minutes, reflective)
Sit with the artwork and notice where your eye feels most pulled—toward the sharpest cluster, the brightest white, or the densest overlap. Let that area represent something in your life that feels intense right now. Ask yourself three questions, slowly: (1) What is pressing on me? (2) What might this be clearing away? (3) What is trying to nourish me through this experience? Write one short sentence for each. End by choosing one receptive action for the next 24 hours—not pushing, fixing, or forcing, but allowing: rest when you’d usually push, listen instead of explain, pause before deciding, or accept support without qualifying it. This practice mirrors the artwork’s teaching: nourishment doesn’t always arrive gently—but when you receive it consciously, it changes everything.