8x8" Acrylic on CanvasWhen I have time off I like to explore my surroundings. I spotted this mystical creature along my travels. I saw not 1 but 2 foxes that fortunate day. Lucky for me they were very photogenic.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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Strength
I love doing these miniature paintings. They are 4x4x1.25". The combination of metallic paint and mixed media really make these feel more like jeweled ornaments than fine art.
Fragile
October Wind
Night Before October
Kyoto Girls
I took the liberty of making a lively and fun background behind these ladies who were walking down a street in Kyoto. The faces remind me of small porcelain dolls. If you look closely you'll notice that three of the ladies have highlighted hair to add a modern twist to the traditional attire.
Ocean Day
6x6" Acrrylic on Canvas Panel This painting was inspired by a young Japanese couple stopping to check out the menu selection. I like the glow of the lights with paper sea creatures hanging in the window. This piece has a fantastic warmth when you view it. Very refreshing after painting so many graveyard scenes. I also purposely simplified certain details to create an overall impression. This restaurant is located in Asakusa near Tokyo.
Late Bloomer
8x8' Acrylic on Canvas. The tree is Plumeria and gives off a beautiful floral fragrance. The flowers from these special trees are often used to string Aloha Leis.
Rose
8x8" Acrylic on Archival Canvas. I really love this painting. I find great comfort when I see this piece. If you look closely there is a slight figure in the upper right hand corner in the trees. Do you see it? It's a joy to have spooky things happen by chance. I did a geneolgy search on Rose Roque and found perhaps her granddaughter that lived in Hawaii from 1916-1984. I wonder if Rose came to Hawaii as a missonary... her name is not common for Hawaii, and the beautifully carved marble headstone would suggest she was a prominent woman in the community. This is Alae cemetary located in Papaiko, Big Island Hawaii.
Remember
Acrylic on canas 6x6". I titled this painting Remember for the loved ones who took the time to haul lava stones to make a caring marker for this grave. This family may not have had enough money for a carved tombstone but they indeed showed that they would Remember
Mauna Kea Moon
6x6" Acrylic on Canvas. This area is located in Waikoloa Hawaii on the Fairway. In the background is the Moon rising over Mauna Kea mountain currently dormant and world famous for its numerous telescopes atop the worlds tallest mountain.
In Time
This burial location reminds me of a fortified castle. This cemetary known as Alae has a number of overturned, sunken and shifting gravesites due to rainfall and earthquakes over the course of time. This person was aptly prepared like a soldier with his armor.
Sunlit Forest
Acrylic 8x8" This beautiful forrest is located in Hawaii on the way to Hilo. Since childhood I can recall being mesmerized by endless rows of forest while looking out the passenger window. Nothing has changed.
Eva Parker Cottage
Private Collection
12 comments:
Gloriously beautiful and such calmness stated for such a wild animal. Colors are perfect.
Wow! Reminiscent of Bev Dolittle's fine work. What is it like painting on Shark canvas?
Victoria, Thank you. It was an overcast day but I think that it helped to add a quiet element to the finished painting.
Sheila, While painting this I was thinking of an artist (whose name I had forgotten) that did these wonderful camouflage paintings. It's been over a decade, perhaps more since I've seen a Bev Doolittle image so I had to Google her today and WHOA she's the one. She has such a recognizable style. Being on a small island without an art store lead me to ebay where I found a company called Sharks Art Canvas. They make small canvas panels in different texture grades. I tried the EXTRA FINE Canvas texture and I am hooked. They hand make the panels themselves so I was even able to request sizes they didn't carry and now they are available in their Ebay Store. If you are a canvas painter you gotta have it. The tight canvas weave allows the brush strokes to pop and it photographs beautifully when compared to a larger woven canvas in the same small size. I only wish they were twice as thick. I may try making my own later on with a belgian portrait linen on top of masonite or ampersand gessobord.
Mz Alice your grasp of the art world is evident in your personal works because you are able to reach deep in your knowledge. What I'm saying is I didn't immediately connect this piece to you but your usual sensitivity to your subject is definitely present. Kudos on the subtle variations in the treatment of the needles. You managed to keep it from easily becoming monotone. Same goes for your fur he looks soft to the touch. I think this piece has more life to it than a Bev Doolittle. Thanks for the review on Shark Canvas, I've purchase some from Priscilla (I think it's her name), but they were small format ACEO and OSWOA that I haven't worked with in a while so I haven't test driven them yet.
Wow! Beautiful, Alice! The snow scene is excellent with this beautiful fox. I love it. I wish I were there to see those foxes.
Erika, Thank You. I was a little intimidated by my photographs and wondered if I should even paint this at all, but I am glad I did. You brought up a great point about this becoming easily monotone. Looking at this photo reference is just that. Isn't it great what a painter can do. Painting snow in shades of pink, lavenders and blues was also new to me.
Akiko, I wish you could be here too! I am almost finished with the second fox piece that definitely will show the Akiko Watanabe influence in my artistic growth.
Thanks for your comment on my struggle Alice! I also will check out this Shark canvas. You have me intrigued!
Alice, Despite not seeing all the pinks and lavenders, it still stopped me in my tracks.
To quote Ms. Watanabe, "Wow!" It is beautiful. -Bernard
Bernard, Thank you. I know exactly what you mean by not seeing the pinks and lavenders. Those colors have been almost impossible for me to make appear when I post a painting. I suppose it's a good thing in a way too. A photograph of a painting, no matter how good it may be can ever stand in place for the real thing.
Thanks for sharing, Alice!
Lots of little details with the grasses and twigs poking through the snow. Good job on that.
Lucky you, indeed!
-Dean
I wish I could see cool wildlife like this on Shelter Island! Nice work! And I really love your "Fish Stone"! Nice to see you again:)
ANoNY? Back on Shelter Island are you? I thought about you when I painted Constellation Aquila... always carrying Big Birds around the Hilton. The coolest wildlife on Shelter Island can be seen in the mirror. Go check it out sometime!
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