Art and thoughts by Roger Vincent Jasaitis

This Speaks My Mind

  • Shoveling Snow

      Shoveling Snow With Buddha In the usual iconography of the temple or the local Wok you would never see him doing such a thing, tossing the dry snow over a mountain of his bare, round shoulder, his hair tied in a knot, a model of concentration. Sitting is more his speed, if that is…

  • Thank You

        To start off the new year, first I have to look back to 2014 at the 12 paintings of Christmas celebration and say thank you all. Folks have been asking me how it worked out, so here are the facts; 834 views, 158 bids and 11 out of 12 paintings won! The event…

  • ¡HappyNewYear2015!

  • Yuletide Greetings

    Yuletide Greetings, Do you have a Christmas tree in your home? If so, then you are celebrating an ancient ritual called Yule or Jul, dating back to prehistoric Germanic and Celtic pagans. You are honoring  the Spirit in the trees. Isn’t it fascinating how Christianity absorbs and incorporates earlier pagan rituals into its celebration of Jesus’…

  • The 12 Paintings of Christmas #12

    The Twelve Days Paintings of Christmas Holiday Special! With this auction I am celebrating the twelve days of Christmas by auctioning 12 original oil paintings. This is painting #12   This original oil painting “Snowy Trail”  is inspired by a Christmas Eve hike down a winter trail in a gentle snowfall. The late afternoon light fading and the only sound…