fluff and jetsam
art for awakening
original
oil paintings and prints
by Aubrey CoonExploring consciousness and California on Instagram @fluffandjetsamNotes from the field on Substack at fluffandjetsam.substack.com
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NEUTRAL ZONE
Inner Space Series
Original Oil Painting
by Aubrey Coon
ORIGINAL AVAILABLE
Oil on Canvas
48” x 24”
Spring 2025
Made in South Lake Tahoe, California
$1152
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18” x 12”
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10” x 8”
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The third painting in my Inner Space series, “Neutral Zone” represents an inner refuge, far away from the chaos of the external world. It’s a place of neutrality, non-judgement and pure presence. Its form varies but usually looks like a white disk floating in a black space. Colors move around it but when I am seated on the disk, I float “above it all.”
I allow my body to detach from its sensory duties and I tune in to the sensations of my energy body. Being more present there than in my physical body, I feel my muscles, organs, glands and nerves relax deeply. A source of spiritual energy permeates my being, giving me a sense of utter calm.
The longer I stay in this neutral zone, detached from thoughts and emotions, the more at home I feel. Pain fades away, stress seems unimportant, my body is operating on its own, bringing itself back to homeostasis.
I believe the more I enter and exit this state, the better I’ll know the path to and from and the more I’ll be able to evoke a similar state in my waking life. This type of meditation works on a physical level, retraining the nervous system, suffusing the glands with renewed vigor and giving the mind a perspective shift wherein solutions are more apparent than problems.
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Neutral Zone
18” x 12”
$112
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10” x 8”
$44
Add to CartReproductions are printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm with a minimum one inch white border at the longest side.
Each print is titled and signed by hand on the back.
Intro
Aloha, I’m Aubrey, an artist exploring the wild west of consciousness and California, capturing the beauty I find in oil paintings.
I grew up in San Diego but I’m a wanderer so I’ve also lived in Boston, Paris, Salt Lake City, Denver, South Lake Tahoe, Lunenburg, Somerset, Colfax, the Big Island of Hawaii, and Nevada City, leaving pieces of my soul in each place.
I’m still traveling, collecting memories and soaking up all the living color I can find. I paint from life and from memory – not what others may see, but what I feel.
My Process
I use natural earth pigments and walnut oil to mix my own oil paints by hand, like the Old Masters did. It’s a time-consuming process but I enjoy knowing all the ingredients in my paint are biodegradable and not too far away from nature.
Some of my paintings are alla prima and completed in a single session. Others have two or three or more layers, each one dried and sometimes sanded before another is applied. The texture of these pieces is as unique as the finished composition.
Each painting is one-of-a-kind, imbued with my take on beauty and meant to be a transportive experience for the viewer.
Benediction
“Assert your right to be a chosen one.”
- Vadim Zeland, Reality Transurfing
Shipping
Paintings arrive wrapped in paper and nestled inside a custom fit box. Please allow up to 7 days for your painting to ship.
Prints arrive flat, secured to matte board with photo corners and protected with tissue paper.
Free Delivery in San Diego county! Please send a note to arrange for delivery.
Contact
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Location
San Diego, California
South Lake Tahoe, California