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Wood on wood

My first experiment painting with acrylic on a wooden painting panel. The inspiration is from the tall eucalyptus trees I see during my weekend hikes. The hardest part was deciding in what style to paint. Drip style, abstract, or palette knife. I started with drip style but the watercolorist in my head overtook even thoughContinue reading “Wood on wood”

Nostalgia

‘Cause in my head, There’s a Greyhound station, Where I send my thoughts to far-off destinations, So they may have a chance of finding a place, Where they are far more suited than here. These are lines from the song “Soul meets body” by Death Cab for Cutie. Needless to say, I find inspirations fromContinue reading “Nostalgia”

Take a pause to look deeper

With our busy lives and plethora of stimulation from innumerable sources its normal to skim the surface. I wanted to paint something that’s about taking a pause and looking deeper. To that effect picked this composition from my imagination. On the surface are some water lilies floating, below them are some koi fishes and theyContinue reading “Take a pause to look deeper”

Hydrangeas

Or “Being Stubborn” is what call this in my head, and here’s why. I took the photo below in July 2017 while strolling along in Carmel, California. Looking back, this was a hard one for several reasons. I attempted this atleast 20 times. While most of them ended up in the recycle bin, my daughterContinue reading “Hydrangeas”