Artist: Lisa DeLong
Title: Wheel of Life
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Unframed Dimensions: 24 x 24 inches
Framed Dimensions: 28 x 28 inches
Price: $2800
Artist Statement: This painting is an abstracted representation of the world and all that is in it. The 10-fold design has the same symmetry as the seed arrangement hidden within an apple; the dance of the planet Venus as it dances in the heavens above the Earth; and the human DNA molecule which is the architecture of life itself. Within its fractal complexity is the “golden ratio,” a harmonious and infinitely generative proportion known for its fractal complexity. This particular composition is inspired by a design found crowning a dome in Istanbul.
Artist Bio: Lisa DeLong holds a PhD in Traditional Arts from the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, where her research focused on principles of geometric composition common to the Islamic and Western traditions. She joined the School’s International Outreach team in 2006, leading project teams developing and delivering educational programmes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, China, Pakistan, Qatar, and Uzbekistan.
After 22 years in London, she moved back to Utah. Lisa continues to work remotely and travels for the School of Traditional Arts. She joined UVU as an adjunct professor for the Architecture Department in 2024.
Lisa is the author of Curves: Flowers, Foliates and Flourishes in the Formal Decorative Arts (Wooden Books, 2013). She also presented “Geometry: Hidden in Plain Sight” at TEDx BYU and spoke at the 2025 Restore Conference. As a painter, she uses patterns and raw materials that reflect her research in geometric design and her travels with the School. She is represented by The Compass Gallery.
