Spiritual Art: ever wondered why so much of today's entertainment embraces destruction? Like a sort of media-run Coliseum of countless deaths, the textures of decay. Granted, much naive sentimentality tends to masquerade as spiritual art. Yet spiritual art speaks of renewed hope in the core value of what makes us human. Spiritual art embraces creation and all the promise that a yet-to-be-born tomorrow can hold. Hotei, a maverick Zen monk on his path to spiritual fulfillment, surrenders his ego to become one with what transcends his mere self-interest. Benevolent in hand and soul, Hotei freely grants life the time to breath and be. Tonic Moment: Hotei, the 2001 drawing, served as the study for Postmodern Zen: Hotei, the 2005 painting, on the home page.