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Below on Feb. 15, I said this “Curved Sky” was still in the making. These “enigmatic vertical bars of dark brown” are what I’ve added. Just wait for my future posts to see what I’m going to do — “Curved … Continue reading →

I seem to like suites or series of paintings, and I am working on a new 4-piece suite, titled “Flowers of Hours”. Here is Stage 1 (just begun) of Piece 1 of that Suite — “Flower of the Dawn”. You … Continue reading →

  So, this is done! Piece 4 of the four-piece suite, “Angels of the Elements”. I know the angel’s left hand is disproportionately large — you know, to control air, the hand should be large and powerful! “Angel of Wind”, … Continue reading →

    My poor camera is unable to capture the whole picture, so here I show you the painting in two overlapping portions, left and right. Some of you might think this oil-on-tempera-on-paper is done now. Actually, no. Please wait … Continue reading →

So, “Angel of Wind” is in progress — the last piece of the four-piece suite, “Angels of the Elements”. Please ignore the “black belt” on the right — my scanner does not fit this painting’s size right and this empty … Continue reading →

I joined a croquis session again on Feb. 9. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. The model, a Caucasian male, carried some atmosphere of introspection — somehow attracting the space around him into his inside. I tried to depict … Continue reading →

So, the last piece, Piece 4, of the Suite, “Angels of the Elements” — “Angel of Wind”. Just begun. το πνευμα οπου θελει πνει (Gospel of John 3:8, to pneuma hopou thelei pnei, “The wind blows where it wills”) I … Continue reading →

  Actually, this painting went through Stages 3 and 4 in its making. Yet allow me to skip them, since I wouldn’t want to post similar images with small changes in sequence here. This is the final. It is done. … Continue reading →

While working on the current “four-piece suite” of “Angels of the Elements”, I’m making thumbnails for my next “suite” as well. Titled “Flowers of Hours”, the coming suite is to consist of four pieces: Flowers of the Dawn Flowers of … Continue reading →

So, here is Stage 2 of “Angel of Earth”, Piece 3 of the four-piece Suite, “Angels of the Elements”. You see, if you compare this with “just begun” shown just below, a painter can apply multiple layers of oil pastel … Continue reading →