More Fish

 

 

 

1.  The one on top, "Nothing Matters" is in acrylic 16x20.
2.  In the one at the bottom,  I have painted 20+ coral fish in Gouache, 16x20.  You may find more, who knows.... let's call it "Look me up".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escape

This one is painted on a scroll, ink on rice paper, just a few simple brush stokes, that's all.

Strata

This painting came soon after the "Homestead".  It's a 24x36 in oil.  What I like about it is the simplicity of it, yet the depth and the layers of visual engagement are there too.  So I called it finished.

Btw, this one is coated with epoxy so it's shiny and looked polished, so cool!

My latest Finger Painting

It's very satisfying and rewarding to know that it is possible to paint with one's little finger and very little art supplies.
I only used a few drops of China Ink and my little pinkie and its nail, not even water, to paint this monochromatic painting.
Sooooooooo much fun!
Fell in love with the fisherman in the front, pushing through the water to get his boat, myself!

Homstead

This 36x24 painting -my latest- in oil, I call "Homestead" because of everything it represents.
The clolors red reprents my love and dedication.
The red shapes, lower right shows the structure of my home.
The flower in the red rectangle on the upper right is a symbol of life and happiness.
The fruit/food and drinks in the shape on the upper left represents my breakfast, lunch and dinner tables, healthy food and drinks.
The structure down on the lower left says all about my raising an educated daughter as an independent individual and setting her out to sail in search of her own life. 
The deal in the middle with roots and leaves shows my own roots and knowledge, every thing I leaned and taught, that helped me raise a family the way I knew how to.

Geometricals

When people look at my paintings I often hear comments like " how original"  or "you have the most versatile style".  True, and the reason is I paint the way I feel and that varies depending on where my brains or my thought process take me.  Even if I approach two paintings in the same day, they may appear differently depending on how I feel at the time.

 

 

 

I guess this one started in orange because of October and the Fall colors but how the geometrical came about?  Beats me.  I just get started, get involved and something like hunger or thirst makes me stop painting and then I look at it and I go: "did I just do that"?

Windows

People often ask me "what inspires you to paint a certain painting"?
To answer that question, "anything".

 

 

 

So the other day I was strolling around in an art store like a kid looking for candies and I came across this newly designed canvas with an inbuilt shadow box.  That became my inspiration right there and then to paint these two paintings:  Window I and Window II.  Both painted in oils borrowing plum and bamboo seasons.