Oil on canvas, 28" x 30" 2001
I seem to be on a roll. If I'm not painting, I'm writing either for the blogs or for the Examiner.com. It's fantastic to have such energy and I'm taking advantage of it while I can. I also uploaded four small new pieces up at my Flickr page (all 8 1/2 x 11"). They are all works on paper, either watercolor or pastel and Buddha themed. It's interesting to observe what works and what doesn't work as well.
I though that the stucco heads from Thailand would be more dramatic but maybe it's my treatment that makes them not stand out more. Still, I liked dotting the paper with the brush in a vigorous fashion and producing a rougher edged image.
The Kwan Yin/Chinese goddess is almost perfect but I want to push back the dark shadows outlining her eyes. The bust of the Buddha is almost the way I want it but then, I think that I control pastel better than watercolors, and, of course, that's the nature of watercolors -- to allow for the accident when color mixes with water.
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