Nature is Never Spent, 40" x 30"

Acrylic on Canvas. 40 x 30 inches.

Artwork will be shipped directly from the artist's studio based in Portland, OR.

Nature is Never Spent takes its title and spirit from Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem God’s Grandeur, which affirms that despite human strain and destruction, “nature is never spent… there lives the dearest freshness deep down things.” In this painting, fields of luminous reds, pinks, and golds pulse with an almost volcanic vitality, while darker marks arc across the surface like scars, gestures of disruption. Yet, within the tension of shadow and blaze, renewal insists on itself. 

"Before becoming a full-time artist, I served as a pastor, a path that shaped my way of listening, attending to silence, and seeking the sacred in the ordinary. My painting practice began with a deep recognition in abstract art—works by Rothko, Mitchell, Kline, and Twombly felt like prayer in visual form. Today, I translate silence and presence into gesture, texture, and form, creating works that invite quiet attention and inner reflection. Rooted in both contemplative practice and theatrical training in “Viewpoints,” my process blends mysticism with embodied discovery, offering abstract paintings as spaces of encounter, stillness, and love."

Chad Glazener is a contemplative abstract artist and writer based in Portland, OR. As an unconventionally-taught artist, Chad’s work explores the expressive power of gesture and the possibilities of wordless communion. His work has been featured in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest, regional and international exhibitions, and in a growing number of private collections.