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| Japan I, oil on canvas, 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm |
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| Japan II, oil on canvas, 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm |
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| Pois Verts, oil on canvas, 51 cm x 51 cm |
After very long periods of lockdowns in Melbourne, a burst of energy into painting as celebration emerges. May this continue endlessly. A new time in my life, of spring, renewal. May I ride the wave and see this through. In the spirit of joy and play, thank you to all.
Japan II is the second painting of 2 works that I was
inspired to paint after my very first trip to Japan a few years ago. I
travelled with my closest friend who is also a painter. We both share a love of
oriental culture and philosophy.
I particularly have always been drawn to Japanese poetry, architecture, in general the very refined culture and fine sense of artistic arrangement steeped in ancient philosophy and time worn wisdom.
I couldn’t resist the simple nature of the combination of objects, all Japanese, that are in this painting. The empty Japanese gin bottle, the simple yet elegant cups from the Japanese store Daiso, and the small but practical sake bottle that I bought from a tourist shop in Kyoto. Elegance doesn’t have to mean expensive, oh, and an apple, as a nod to nature and its essential healing, nourishing role in all of this. A ‘visual’ haiku in effect!
I particularly have always been drawn to Japanese poetry, architecture, in general the very refined culture and fine sense of artistic arrangement steeped in ancient philosophy and time worn wisdom.
I couldn’t resist the simple nature of the combination of objects, all Japanese, that are in this painting. The empty Japanese gin bottle, the simple yet elegant cups from the Japanese store Daiso, and the small but practical sake bottle that I bought from a tourist shop in Kyoto. Elegance doesn’t have to mean expensive, oh, and an apple, as a nod to nature and its essential healing, nourishing role in all of this. A ‘visual’ haiku in effect!
