These small oil paintings were created while I worked on larger pieces. They capture my daily moods and interests in a narrative format.
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JAN Show and Artist Q&A with Nahcotta Gallery
9x12” ( 22.8x30.4cm) Depth: 7/8" ( 2.2 cm). Acrylic on wood panel.
Describe your work in three words:
Quiet, movements, adventure.
Sometimes life can be very hectic. But it’s essential to seek beauty from a pause.
March 2020
‘Under the moon’ series was inspired by a Japanese author Natsume Soseki's story of saying “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” to express love in an implicit and poetic way.
The first 'Under' painting is about a night car ride to my kid's parents’ social. There were a couple of fuzzy clouds floating in front of a very large and bright full moon.
Update in process. Check the available paintings from this series here
Commission a painting like these ones please contact me.
Nahcotta - 110 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States.
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Nov. 21, 2018. Okotoks
Nov.11, Nov.12, 2018. Okotoks
Oct.1 to Oct 18, 2018. Okotoks
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Many years ago I visited the gardens in Suzhou, China. The gardens were built hundreds of years ago and were designed by famous artists of the time. Suzhou gardens were designed as many gardens combined together: to create a view of a series of meticulously composed scenes.
Everything in the gardens are beautiful and delicate but what I love the most are the Moon gates. They are circular openings in the garden walls that act as passageways and help air flow through the garden. Moon gates are also designed to capture the most beautiful scenes in the gardens. I miss the experience of looking at the quiet and peaceful green gardens through them, one after another. I hope my circle paintings translate the same experience I had in the Suzhou gardens.
On each of my paintings, there is a red stamp on the top right: 月 means moon and 洞 means hole. 月洞 is the traditional name for circular gate in Chinese. It was named after the moon because a full moon signifies happiness and good wishes.
This project began on April 22, 2017, and ended on April 21, 2018. I painted one small circular painting every day for a year. Here are some of the paintings from that year. Shop available paintings here.
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