Made in https://highdimensionapps.github.io/Akasha-Visions

Not entirely convinced this piece works as a whole, but it feels like an interesting departure from the work I’ve been making lately.

Acrylic and mixed media on recycled cardboard

19 x 24 cm

2026

It's that moment after breathing in when it feels like you're floating and time disappears

I had the title Lake Shore Dreams for this piece in mind before I had any idea what I was going to sketch out as a concept. I knew I wanted to play on Chicago’s infamous Lake Shore Drive with the title, and I knew I wanted it to feel dreamy and surreal. I later thought what’s more surreal than big blue whales soaring through the clouds? The answer I found was whales soaring through the clouds and surrounded by sky scrapers. But even that wasn’t dreamy enough for me. Incorporating Pokemon into this piece added to the dreamy element but with all of the dreaminess I also wanted to speak on some reality as well. I wanted to shine light on my Palestinian heritage and my support for Gaza. The placement of the flag was important. The posture of the kid in the painting was also important. Is he asleep or is his head down in anguish? You tell me.

mercurial mind. 18''x24''. graphite on paper. adam sturch

"As you get very high on acid, that’s when you get to experience oneness. You see the whole universe reflected in all the other people that you look at."

- Tim Scully, The Sunshine Makers (2015)

Stanislav Grof, play. p@

Stanislav Grof. The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness.

paintings and drawings by adam sturch

thank you.

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HD youtube link.

https://youtu.be/gmgWR1zv6Nw

This is acrylic on wood, 12”x16”

This is 30 x 40 and quite a journey to complete