A small painting from Musa's sketch book, approximately 12 x 9 in. Recently I paid a visit to the live/work space of Meer Musa in Ridgewood, Queens. Musa's expressionistic, deliberate paintings and mixed media drawings offer a bold, graphic punch that works well in tandem with sensitive, personal narratives. Subjects range from dreams and visions spurred by meditation to intimate and inward looking, quiet portraits in which the subjects are often surrounded by and merge with floral or other natural motifs. The half obscured subjects present a vulnerability and are as yet afraid to come out from behind their camouflage. In addition to his painting Meer is also co-director of Trans-cen-der Art Group . I hope you enjoy this photo essay of our visit. From the Artist's Website: Meer is inspired by spirituality, nature, and people, and the art he creates is deeply informed by these influences. His daily meditation practice motivates hi...