The Art of Yoga Book
How does an out of shape, forty-something, pop-culture-loving visual artist come to create yoga art? The answer might surprise you. It was at the intersection of Instagram, a daily art making practice, and the health and wellness community where these yoga portraits began. This book contains not only yoga art that was created during the course of two years of daily art making, but also the profiles and insights from sixteen strong women who are the very yoga practitioners and leaders that inspired the art. The resulting book, “The Art of Yoga”, is a platform for others to tell their stories and experiences alongside my art. This book is about more than yoga, it’s about community.
Please Note: There can be up to a 1-2 week delay on signed books being shipped.
Custom Yoga Art
Celebrate your yoga practice with a custom, one-of-a-kind yoga art piece. Imagine art of you and your poses hanging in your yoga studio or space. It would remind you of the hard work you have accomplished and encourage you to keep going! These works are created digitally, then paper of canvas prints are offered as the original art.
Honor and celebrate your yoga practice today!
You are purchasing one 8 x 10 yoga portrait print.
(Please note: you will not receive the portrait shown, you will receive a portrait from your photo).
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
1) Add this custom portrait to the shopping cart and purchase.
2) Email me at mike@mikebrennan.me, one quality photograph you would like me to paint. I may request additional photos if I need further visual clarity. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ORDER NUMBER AND NAME FOR REFERENCE IN THE EMAIL ALONG WITH YOUR PHOTO.
3) I will provide a digital proof for you to review within 7 business days (or sooner). Minor tweaks are welcome.
4) After proof approval, I will ship the final physical art print.
The entire process typically takes between 2 to 3 weeks. Canvas may require an extra 7 days to manufacture. Time may be longer during holidays.
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PRODUCT NOTES:
1) You are purchasing a physical art print on Luster photo quality paper with UltraChrome Hi-Gloss 2 archival ink.
2) If you require a faster turnaround time, please message me and we can discuss the potential to expedite service for a fee.
3) Due to the customized nature of commissions, I will only process cancellations prior to any work beginning. Once the painting process has started, there will be no refunds provided. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
You are purchasing one 11 x 14 Yoga portrait print.
(Please note: you will not receive the portrait shown, you will receive a portrait from your photo).
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
1) Add this custom portrait to the shopping cart and purchase.
2) Email me at mike@mikebrennan.me, one quality photograph you would like me to paint. I may request additional photos if I need further visual clarity. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ORDER NUMBER AND NAME FOR REFERENCE IN THE EMAIL ALONG WITH YOUR PHOTO.
3) I will provide a digital proof for you to review within 7 business days (or sooner). Minor tweaks are welcome.
4) After proof approval, I will ship the final physical art print.
The entire process typically takes between 2 to 3 weeks. Canvas may require an extra 7 days to manufacture. Time may be longer during holidays.
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PRODUCT NOTES:
1) You are purchasing a physical art print on Luster photo quality paper with UltraChrome Hi-Gloss 2 archival ink.
2) If you require a faster turnaround time, please message me and we can discuss the potential to expedite service for a fee.
3) Due to the customized nature of commissions, I will only process cancellations prior to any work beginning. Once the painting process has started, there will be no refunds provided. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
You are purchasing one 16 x 20 yoga portrait CANVAS.
(Please note: you will not receive the portrait shown, you will receive a portrait from your photo).
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
1) Add this custom portrait to the shopping cart and purchase.
2) Email me at mike@mikebrennan.me, one quality photograph you would like me to paint. I may request additional photos if I need further visual clarity. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ORDER NUMBER AND NAME FOR REFERENCE IN THE EMAIL ALONG WITH YOUR PHOTO.
3) I will provide a digital proof for you to review within 7 business days (or sooner). Minor tweaks are welcome.
4) After proof approval, I will ship the final physical art print.
The entire process typically takes between 2 to 3 weeks. Canvas may require an extra 7 days to manufacture. Time may be longer during holidays.
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PRODUCT NOTES:
1) You are purchasing a physical art canvas print on ready to hang, heavyweight poly cotton genuine artist quality canvas.
2) If you require a faster turnaround time, please message me and we can discuss the potential to expedite service for a fee.
3) Due to the customized nature of commissions, I will only process cancellations prior to any work beginning. Once the painting process has started, there will be no refunds provided. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
You are purchasing one 20 x 30 yoga portrait canvas.
(Please note: you will not receive the portrait shown, you will receive a portrait from your photo).
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
1) Add this custom digital pet portrait to the shopping cart and purchase.
2) Email me at mike@mikebrennan.me, one quality photograph of the pet you would like me to paint. I may request additional photos if I need further visual clarity. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ORDER NUMBER AND NAME FOR REFERENCE IN THE EMAIL ALONG WITH YOUR PHOTO.
3) I will provide a digital proof for you to review within 7 business days (or sooner). Minor tweaks are welcome.
4) After proof approval, I will ship the final physical art print.
The entire process typically takes between 2 to 3 weeks. Canvas may require an extra 7 days to manufacture. Time may be longer during holidays.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRODUCT NOTES:
1) You are purchasing a physical art canvas print on ready to hang, heavyweight poly cotton genuine artist quality canvas. 2) If you require a faster turnaround time, please message me and we can discuss the potential to expedite service for a fee. 3) Due to the customized nature of commissions, I will only process cancellations prior to any work beginning. Once the painting process has started, there will be no refunds provided. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
You are purchasing one 30 x 40 yoga portrait canvas.
(Please note: you will not receive the portrait shown, you will receive a portrait from your photo).
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
1) Add this custom digital pet portrait to the shopping cart and purchase.
2) Email me at mike@mikebrennan.me, one quality photograph you would like me to paint. I may request additional photos if I need further visual clarity. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ORDER NUMBER AND NAME FOR REFERENCE IN THE EMAIL ALONG WITH YOUR PHOTO.
3) I will provide a digital proof for you to review within 7 business days (or sooner). Minor tweaks are welcome.
4) After proof approval, I will ship the final physical art print.
The entire process typically takes between 2 to 3 weeks. Canvas may require an extra 7 days to manufacture. Time may be longer during holidays.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRODUCT NOTES:
1) You are purchasing a physical art canvas print on ready to hang, heavyweight poly cotton genuine artist quality canvas. 2) If you require a faster turnaround time, please message me and we can discuss the potential to expedite service for a fee. 3) Due to the customized nature of commissions, I will only process cancellations prior to any work beginning. Once the painting process has started, there will be no refunds provided. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
What people are saying:
“My husband gifted this beautiful yoga portrait as a Christmas gift. I was ecstatic! This pose reminds me of how still and calm I am while I’m on my mat. Mike’s style and grace as an artist captured it perfectly."
- Erz Ducker
The Art of Yoga Mixed Media Series
When mind, body and spirit connect, beauty can arise. There is beauty in the form, that only comes through stretching, pushing, quieting, practicing. It's from these places that I have found inspiration in the yoga practice of others.
You have the opportunity to bring the beauty into your home in these one-of-a-kind mixed media pieces. All works are original art. Many of these pieces were hung as part of the "The Art of Healthy Living' series at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa, Az.
"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others."
~ Peace Pilgrim
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
"Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path... exactly where you are meant to be right now... And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love."
~ Caroline Adams
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
"Every waking moment we talk to ourselves about the things we experience. Our self-talk, the thoughts we communicate to ourselves, in turn control the way we feel and act."
~ John Lembo
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
“Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.”
~ B.K. S Iyengar
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.
~ T. Guillemets
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory.
~ Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
When asked what gift he wanted for his birthday, the yogi replied: I wish no gifts, only presence.
~ Unknown
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
“Habits allow us to not think about what we’re doing . . . giving us the illusion of ease. When we are under the illusion of ease, not thinking about what we’re doing. Breathing the same old way, moving the same old way, thinking the same old way we check out of the present, out of happiness itself.”
~ Alex Levin
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
Yoga has a sly, clever way of short circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety.
~ Baxter Bell
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
~ Unknown
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
If I'm losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga.
~ T. Guillemets
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.
~ T. Guillemets
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
~ B.K.S. Iyengar
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
For me, yoga is not just a workout - it's about working on yourself.
~ Mary Glover
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.
Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God.
~ Krishnamacharya
Mixed Media on 9 x 12 140 lb Watercolor paper.