Since I was home for less than a month last summer, I couldn't get a job... so this is what I did instead. My first collection consists of five pieces, all depicting Japanese scenes at temples and gardens in Tokyo and Kyoto. I tried my best not to just paint what I had seen, but to capture the unbelievable tranquility and vibrance - green, somehow, seems like a different color in Japan.
These three paintings are of Koishikawa Koen in in Iidabashi, Tokyo (if you read my
travel blog, this was the park I went to while I had terrible food poisoning.... it was gorgeous despite the pain!)
8' x 10'
18 x 24
18 x 24
These two are of Kyoto:
8 x 10
8 x 10
Several of these paintings (in particular the larger ones) are still available for purchase! I am working on finding them a temporary home in one of Ann Arbor's many excellent Japanese restaurants, where they will get a lot more exposure than they are currently getting in my house (although my family assures me that they are much appreciated).
I am planning on doing my biggest painting yet this break - a 24 x 36! Stay posted!
