Peter Teekamp as the Reincarnation of
Artist Paul
Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was
a leading French
Post-Impressionist artist
recognized for his experimental
use of colors and
Synthetist style that were
distinguishably different from
Impressionism. His work was
influential to the French
avant-garde and many modern
artists, such as
Pablo Picasso and
Henri Matisse. Gauguin was
also friends with Vincent van
Gogh. Gauguin was an important
figure in the
Symbolist movement as a
painter, sculptor and writer.
His bold experimentation with
coloring led directly to the
style of modern art, while his
expression of the inherent
meaning of the subjects in his
paintings, under the influence
of the
cloisonnist style, paved the
way to
Primitivism and the return
to the pastoral. This article
presents convincing evidence of
Paul Gauguin's reincarnation as
the artist Peter Teekamp whose
art can be enjoyed at
at
www.muralsbypeter.com.
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1. An Introduction of the Artist Peter
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Peter Teekamp is an artist and
near-death experiencer living in
Washington state who accidentally
discovered a drawing that might be worth
millions of dollars. He believes the
drawing to be an original artwork by the
famous 19th century post-impressionist
artist Paul Gauguin (see
www.paul-gauguin.net). Teekamp
discovered the drawing hanging on the
wall of a restaurant which he visited by
pure chance. Coincidentally, Teekamp
happened to be writing a book about
Gauguin at the time. Having studied
Gauguin for many years, Teekamp knew a
Gauguin when he saw one. Eventually he
bought the drawing from its owner for
$5,000. After further examination and an
ugly court battle with its previous
owner, Teekamp gathered evidence to
support the claim that it is indeed an
original Gauguin. Forensic experts are
needed to prove the age of the drawing
and examine the evidence.
The paranormal
aspect to this discovery is not just the
remarkable coincidences surrounding the
drawing's discovery; but also the
multitude of remarkable coincidences
Teekamp has experienced throughout his
life concerning Gauguin. These
coincidences (i.e., synchronicity) are
so strong and compelling that Teekamp
believes he may be the reincarnation of
Gauguin. Gauguin himself was also a
believer in reincarnation. An analysis
of
the similarities between Paul Gaugin and
Peter Teekamp and their wives is
quite remarkable.
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Many
times in Teekamp's life, unusual
events would occur which would
reinforce his connection with
Gauguin. For example, many times
a book would fall open right to
a page about Gauguin. Total
strangers would walk up to
Teekamp to tell him about his
resemblance to Gauguin. But it
wasn't until someone actually
told him that he is the
reincarnation of Gauguin that
Teekamp began to seriously study
Gauguin's life and art in a way
no one ever had. It was then
that he discovered some amazing
parallels between himself and
Gauguin. One of the discoveries
is a hidden "signature" within
the artworks of Paul Gauguin
which had never been known
before. The remarkable thing
about it is that Teekamp had
been doing the same thing with
the same letters in his own
artworks years before he
discovered that Gauguin did the
same. Both artists would hide an
identical signature within their
artwork. But this is only one of
the pieces to the puzzle. Here
are the others:
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2. Paul Gauguin and Peter Teekamp |
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3. Assessing the Art of Peter Teekamp |
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 Peter
Teekamp is a self-taught artist and for
30 years has enjoyed painting visions,
symbols and ideas that translate
feelings about the wonders and mysteries
of life. When he paints people he does
not paint them as you and I see them in
their daily life but in what he sees as
their "spiritual essence."
In assessing
the art of the artist, Peter Teekamp,
it's important to describe some of the
early experiences that helped to create
his views on art, life, afterlife, and
religion.
It is well
documented that in the majority of cases
where people have had near-death
experiences their entire life takes on
dramatic changes. Their philosophies
regarding religion, God and the purpose
of life can be seen by many as in total
contrast to their beliefs prior to their
experience. This is the case when
near-death experiences happen closer to
adulthood and their beliefs can be
compared and analyzed. However, as in
the case of artist Peter Teekamp, his
experience was as an infant before any
such belief system was in place or could
be studied. As an adult, Peter does not
classify himself into any one theology
but respects all world religions.
What follows
is now is an artist's conception of
another side of life. Perhaps an
artist's inspiration to paint the
childhood memory of an eyewitness
account of heaven, spirits and angels.
We hope you enjoy the view!
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4. Peter Teekamp's Near-Death Experience |
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"Old Man and Baby" |
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Peter Teekamp |
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"My
first early life memory is
looking down from above and
seeing myself as a baby,
floating about one foot below
the surface of the water. I'm in
a blue wool outfit and I can see
myself just floating there.
After a few moments I hear a
scream as my sister calls for
our mother. The next sensation I
feel is that of being pulled out
of the water. I remember being
dried off by my mother and
everything looked very normal as
if nothing had happened. In my
opinion, I saw my physical form
drown while my spirit was
looking down.
"Perhaps
that's why I understand clearly,
that we are spirits with a body.
You carry your body just for
awhile in that form and you will
get many forms along your
journey. I will go so far as to
say that's what I've painted for
25 years. (See countless
examples in my paintings). I
can't forget that when I was a
child, my interests were always
life after death, reincarnation,
UFOs, etc., while my friends
would play outside. It felt like
I knew something they didn't and
that I should keep it to myself.
Death to me was a celebration,
the most significant event any
human can experience, with no
fear but with excitement that it
will go on forever, life after
life, a never ending cycle. I
feel my childhood experience
reflects my belief system and/or
was created by it!"
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5. A Summary of Peter Teekamp's Book
"Pass It On, Art HIStory" |
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Secrets from
the Past, Revelations of the Future |
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"Seven Faces" |
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Peter Teekamp |
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Whatever your belief (or
non-belief) regarding life after
death, and whichever term you
apply: reincarnation, life after
life, everlasting life, "Pass It
On" is a story of two artists
from two different centuries
with striking parallels, amazing
coincidences, and humorous
ironies linking them together.
The story has all the attributes
of a great fiction classic, but
it's a true story and even the
authors can't claim creative
rights over it. Technically,
history already wrote this
story, the authors are simply
passing it on.
Along
with the series of parallels
linking the two artists together
after more than 100 years, Peter
Teekamp claims to have come face
to face with evidence that gives
him an understanding into
Gauguin's art that no one has
ever written about. The evidence
stems from a series of
coincidences that also led Peter
to a discovery within Gauguin's
artworks.
Paul
Gauguin once wrote, "Perhaps one
day, after my art has opened
everybody's eyes, some
enthusiastic soul will rescue me
from the gutter." Peter Teekamp
knows that he himself is that
"enthusiastic soul" Gauguin
referred to. Teekamp claims a
unique insight into the
mysterious world and hidden
meanings of the art and life of
the famous and controversial
French artist.
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Teekamp believes
Gauguin was misunderstood and remained
an enigma throughout his life and even
in death. Gauguin continues to be a
mystery as books with various views on
his art continue to be published. There
are more than 160 titles written about
him, but his philosophies and art are
being interpreted and presented by
Teekamp in a way never before
considered.
A lifetime of
recurring themes of coincidence
connecting him to Gauguin, from the
simple occurrence of a book falling open
to pages about the artist (not just
once, but too many times to write off as
mere coincidence), to strangers walking
up to him and announcing his connection
to Gauguin, there was one final event
that caused Teekamp to study the French
artist in a way no one ever had. The
serious study began years into Teekamp's
own art career when he was actually
accused of being the spirit of Paul
Gauguin reincarnated. This was a claim
he was not sure he wished to believe but
even more difficult for him to ignore.
For numerous
reasons this caused Teekamp great
distress. At that time the little
knowledge he had of Gauguin was not
necessarily positive. In fact, Gauguin
was regarded with contempt by some for
leaving his wife and family behind in
search of his artists' paradise of
primitive man and unspoiled nature.
(This is certainly not the only version.
It is said that Mette Gauguin fully
supported her husband and understood his
need to explore a different environment
to fulfill his creative passions. It was
Gauguin's hope to be successful and it
was Mrs. Gauguin's hope and intention to
promote and sell the works he sent
home.)
Now, with a
bombardment of coincidence, Teekamp was
no longer able to pass off this mystery
as simple irony. He had to find out what
the connections and parallels to Gauguin
were telling him. He knew there was
something there that needed further
study. He began to look closer at
Gauguin's life and art and found some
amazing parallels and a startling
discovery. The discovery refers to a
hidden secret within the artworks of
Paul Gauguin that has not been exposed
in more than 100 years - a secret
clearly revealed to Peter Teekamp and
found in his own artworks years before
the parallels were ever researched. This
is just one of the pieces to a puzzle,
more events concerning the clues that
led to Peter's discovery fall into place
years after this information was
assembled.
Gauguin claimed an understanding of his
past lives and believed in
reincarnation. Teekamp's near-fatal
birth and first-life memory of a
near-death drowning are facts that he
suggests made him keenly aware at an
early age that we are Spirits first.
Teekamp's belief in reincarnation also
caused him to study and delve into past
life regression therapy. This research
brought even more information to the
surface about Gauguin, a man that some
called the "Father of Modern Art."
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"Indian Chief" |
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Peter Teekamp |
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Gauguin often reflected on a
close connection with the
"Indian in himself" as he put
it. In the artworks of Teekamp,
the Indian Spirit has always
been a theme that intensely
interested him for reasons he
was never able to explain.
Numerous paintings with the
subject of the Indian Spirit
fill his walls.
In the
artworks of Teekamp as far back
as 1969, a unique "signature"
was placed in his work and he
enjoyed its discovery by
friends. In the artworks of
Gauguin, he hid the identical
"signature" and letters quoting
Gauguin himself point to their
ultimate discovery. This
discovery has little mention in
all the titles written. Teekamp
believes he was meant to share
that aspect of the late artist's
work and give him the closer
look Gauguin always felt his
work deserved.
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In 1997, after
keeping the information private for
nearly twenty years, Teekamp decided he
should share what he called the "good
news" about Paul Gauguin. He and his
partner, co-author Michelle Moshay,
prepared the first manuscript in January
of 1998. That month, coincidentally
again, a luxury cruise liner was
launched and christened the M/S Paul
Gauguin and set sail to Gauguin's
beloved Tahiti and the South Seas where
the artist lived and died. The final
chapter of "Pass It On" was to be a
return to Tahiti and the sudden
emergence of Gauguin's namesake ship
seemed meant-to-be for Teekamp's
announcement. The pair began working on
a lecture and slide presentation
outlining the hidden secrets and
philosophies within Gauguin's art,
wanting to share it aboard the M/S Paul
Gauguin, meanwhile seeking a publisher
for the manuscript.
From the South
Seas, Paul Gaguin once wrote, "For the
majority, I shall always remain an
enigma, I realize people will understand
me less and less ... No matter what
happens, I assure you that I shall
achieve things of the first order. I can
feel it and we shall see."
The
information and samples of Gauguin's
work, the list of parallels and
coincidences within "Pass It On, Art
HIStory" give a new recognition to what
Teekamp and Moshay feel was a
misunderstood artist with a secret
message. The message is one of hope,
enlightenment and inspiration for every
living soul to study the clues around
them and discover their own true
destiny. It's information that will
rewrite the history books concerning the
art and life of Paul Gauguin and
finally, 100 years later, give him the
recognition and fame he strongly
believed would be his.
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6. Peter Teekamp Discovers an Authentic
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The following is
the news article that appeared in a
Bremerton, Washington, newspaper
concerning Peter Teekamp's discovery of
a sketch which may possibly be an
authentic Gauguin.
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A
Gauguin
in
Kitsap? |
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The
Sketch |
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"Maybe
this is
a
fantastic
plan
lined
up,"
Teekamp
later
said.
As a
student,
author
and, he
claims,
a
reincarnation
of
Gauguin,
he knew
what he
saw.
At
worst,
it was a
reproduction
of
Gauguin's
work.
At best,
it was
an
original
sketch
possibly
worth
millions
and a
valuable
addition
to the
art
world.
Then,
restaurant
owner
Melvin
Sablan
and a
sketch
told a
story
that put
the
drawing
closer
to at
best.
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The sketch apparently
took a long journey.
During World War II, the
Chamorro -- the native
people of Guam -- were
run out of their country
by Japanese troops.
They, including Sablan's
great-grandmother,
retreated into caves.
She rolled up the
sketch, a gift, during
the ordeal. After the
war, she tucked it away
in her attic for 33
years.
In 1978, she gave it to
her daughter, Sablan's
mother, who kept it in
her attic for nearly 25
years until Sablan
gained possession of it.
He brought it to America
in 1999, and, unwitting
of its possible
identity, hung it in his
Bremerton restaurant.
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Seven days later, after
Sablan researched it on
the Internet and was
shown books about
Gauguin by Teekamp, the
artist bought the sketch
for $5,000.
He and Sablan hand-wrote
a deal that stipulated
Teekamp would keep it,
and, if he found it was
worth anything, would
split the proceeds 50/50
with Sablan, minus the
$5,000 and Teekamp's
expenses.
Moshay took pictures of
the two looking at a
book, smiling in front
of the sketch and
shaking hands.
Soon after, the legal
battle began and the
friendship dissolved.
Sablan and his lawyers
filed a lawsuit
contending Teekamp
coerced him into signing
the deal and that the
agreement was for
Teekamp to borrow it and
help him sell it.
The sketch went into
court custody. Though a
judge twice ordered that
Sablan pay a $5,000 bond
for the piece, he failed
to do so.
Eventually, Teekamp and
Moshay were granted
temporary custody of the
art.
They filed to have the
case dropped to avoid
appeals and for $50,000
in compensatory damages
because of lost work and
delayed publication of
their book.
Weeks before a judge was
to decide the sketch's
fate, Teekamp sat in a
chair in his North Bend
studio, surrounded by
his paintings, and said,
philosophically, that
ownership doesn't matter
to him.
"When you dig in your
garden, do you own the
flowers?" he asked.
But in the U.S. legal
system, ownership does
matter.
Moshay said legal
ownership is needed to
authenticate the sketch.
She and Teekamp have been
thorough in their
dealings, taking
pictures, documenting
meetings, recording
conversations and making
transcripts.
"I think we've got a
pretty strong case," she
said.
But on Friday, a judge
dismissed the case
without prejudice, a
twist that allows Sablan
and his lawyers to file
a lawsuit should they
choose to do so.
Ali Nakkour, who
represented Sablan, told
the judge that they
likely would. He refused
to comment to The Sun,
and referred questions
to Sablan's other
attorney. He did not
return a call Friday
evening.
Teekamp admitted the
legal battle, despite
its hardships, is a
great ending to his
first book, or a
beginning to his next.
"It's a wonderful story
with a bittersweet
ending," he said.
"Although we're very
hurt, Peter will still
honor what he wrote
down," Moshay said
Friday.
Meanwhile, the
painting's authenticity
remains unknown.
"Right now, I don't want
to know what it is,"
Teekamp said.
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Art
by Peter Teekamp
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"Pass It On"
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by Peter Teekamp
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The dove belongs to
the sky, the rose
belongs to the
Earth, and the fish
belongs to the
water. The dove is
the spiritual
messenger of peace.
The rose symbolizes
love with its human
face. The fish
symbolizes life. The
spirit brings love
to life.
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"White
Buffalo" |
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by Peter
Teekamp |
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The
prophecy
of the
White
Buffalo
has been
completed.
Wearing
the
eagle
feather
and
secret
stone,
surrounded
by
crystals
and
spirit
light. |
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"The
Gazebo" |
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by Peter
Teekamp |
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In
person,
she
gives
the
feeling
that she
might
have
some
ancient
wisdom
to
impart
to those
that
would
only
stop to
listen. |
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"Presentation
of
Creation" |
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by Peter
Teekamp |
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The
Father,
Son and
Holy
Spirit
compose
the
galaxies
with
stars
and
explosions
as in
the
beginning/end
of time.
While
the
Father
holds
the
glowing
sphere,
presenting
his son,
within
the
circle
you see
the Star
of
David,
the
pyramid,
the
golden
baby and
its aura
of
energy. |
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"The
Eyes of
Jesus" |
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by Peter
Teekamp |
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Some
people
see His
eyes
open,
some
people
see His
eyes
closed.
There is
a great
difference
in
glancing
at life
and
"looking"
at life.
If you
look
more
closely,
you will
see more
concerning
the
Truth in
your own
life. |
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"The
History
of
America" |
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by Peter
Teekamp |
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Life was
a circle
to the
native
Indian.
The
eagle
above
representing
spirit.
The
white
man came
with the
fire
stick,
and
overnight,
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Commissions are encouraged and
begin at $500 depending on size and detail. Commissions
can be done through the mail/email with photos. Prints
are available signed by the artist. Prints start at $50
and can be purchased at
www.muralsbypeter.com
Prices are subject to change. Please call or email
Michelle for more information.
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Art
by Paul Gauguin
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"Tahiti
Women" |
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by Paul
Gaguin |
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"The
Yellow
Christ" |
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by Paul
Gauguin |
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