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While visiting Japan, and touring Kyoto with an old friend, who is Japanese, I encountered this remarkable pond in the garden of a temple, and I knew that no moment would ever be the same as this moment, so I have named my painting Ima, or Now, in Japanese.
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A vibrant pink water lily radiates vital energy, in a colorful, slightly abstract composition of lily pad leaves and dark pond water.
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As an experiment, I painted this composition on a watercolor canvas board, rather than paper. It proves to be a different, and rather tricky experience, but satisfying. The original painting has been treated with an archival wax medium to protect the paint and surface area without the need for glass, and also maintain the original, fairly matte effect of the watercolor medium. I am presenting it in a somewhat ornate, gold frame chosen because the design also appears to feature waterlily type shapes.
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To me, making art is about the stopping of time, as are so many of the things I most love doing. I don't believe in time as we know it. When I become engaged in creating something, I no longer feel subject to time's constricting whims. That is why I am driven to create. I love the light touch and thrilling chemistry of watercolor painting, the bold strokes possible in pastel work, the patterns I can create with an ink drawing, and learning something new, always. Color thrills me. Texture delights. I hope with each work to retain the clarity of what I see, and bring that into view for others. I may not always achieve that, but the honest desire is present in each of my pieces. For those who enjoy facts; I am a signature member of...