Mirage

Zen Gallery's theme for the month of June is "Heroes".  I really have a lot of heroes and none in particular except for my father.  He was an amazing father, unique person, divine being whose wisdom and kindness I was blessed to receive as long as he was alive.
So I painted "Mirage", above, in acrylics in his honor.
Guess who's that little girl in her yellows and oranges!

I'm going to include in the show "Meditating on a Cliff", finger painting in China ink, because I see those Gurus as heroes too: they contribute immensely to our calm and peace and they often are not really aware of how influenced many others are by their existence.  Salute!

Also I'll be showing the figures above inspired by my daughter, I'm truly proud of her.

An opinion

I'm not a political activist or a radical or even interested in politics that much but sometimes it comes to a point that an idea gets enforced on people to the limit of oppression, then I start feeling people's hurt and frustration and then against my will (otherwise I try to show the positive side of things), I paint something like this one above (Chained Down).  A tribute to those who have to wear layers of dark clothing from top to toe in the 40oC heat against their will.  If it's truly their educated choice, then I don't feel that bad.

Four Seasons in Oils

More on borrowing ideas and applying them onto other media:
Plums, Orchids, Chrysanthemums and Bamboos are symbolic for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, respectively, according to Chinese or Japanese brush painting philosophy.
In the process of my translation of Eastern art into Western media, here's my version of 4 Seasons.