Meditational Artist

Goddess of Mercy

Richard Kirsten Daiensai: Seattle artist, painter, printmaker, sculptor, and Zen Buddhist priest has spent several months each year for the past 49 years wandering through Japan and Korea. All his paintings and prints are done in the quiet and solitude of these retreats, thus creating art that reflects the divine energy that exists in all things. Often, the spiritual quality of his work is tempered with a sense of cosmic joy and warm humor.

Note: Daiensai enjoys hearing from his many friends.
You can contact Daiensai directly at:
Richard Kirsten-Daiensai
14900 - 1st Avenue NE #105
Shoreline, WA USA 98155-6810

Next Daiensai show coming in April 2010
Opening reception at Kirsten Gallery
Sunday April 11, 2-4 PM
View elected work from Daiensai's 2010 show
as a Slide Show

Earlier work by Daiensai


The Six Stone Saints


Sermon (ca 1960) A/P image size 11" x 8½"


  Calling Bird
Bronze - ca 1960 - Height 36in - Sold.


  Song of Faith


  Love / Happiness

"To know without knowing, to see without seeing, to work without
working, to create without thinking, is the work of divine forces."
Daiensai

Additional Work by Daiensai
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Original Prints by Daiensai
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Here are some samples of work from Daiensai's
most recent previous shows. A few of these pieces
may still be available, or a print may be available.

Spring 2009: Richard Kirsten Daiensai - Zen Fury
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May 2008: Daiensai and Friends
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March-April 2007 Show
Eternal Dreams & Rapture Born from the Heart
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December 2005 show of minature paintings
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May 2005 show of paintings and sculpture
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Daiensai's 2003 show
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All images copyright by the artist