I guess that it is not accidental that I picked up brushes out of blue on August 18, 2015, and since then painting has become my new found passion. It is the voice from above telling me that I need to think differently, see the world differently, from the way that I was used to, which is very linear and logical. Painting is a training for me in order to experience the magical side of the world. Also painting is a tool to express my inner feelings which I cannot describe in words.
I do not have a goal, nor a desire to become an artist, I do believe that shapes and colors have energy, so do the copper geometric models I made (not shown here). Just as the subtle energy from crystals and rocks, those from paintings and copper geometric models have subtle influence on us, too. My best wish is for myself to become a better person through painting and other related work, and with the ultimate intention that my work will do no harm, but for the best of all human beings, animals, plants, rocks, crystals, etc. And I have great joy when painting. My very first two paintings Painted after the agate slab and the malachite egg. Jazz It Up!
Many years ago when I was at my low in my life, well, sort of, there was a guitarist who played and sang in the subway station where I got on and off every day. Occasionally I would put one dollar in his hat on the ground but never really thought much more, always minding my own misery until one day, as usual, I stepped in to the station, walking towards the platform, he called me from behind, I stopped and turned to him, he said, "This is for you!" Then he started to sing "Lean On Me"
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain, we all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
......
I walked over and gave him a big hug. Tears in my eyes......
That day, I learned a lesson. Flamingo! Painted after the two ceramic cats my dear friend Nachama made and gave to me. May she rest in peace. I miss you dearly, Nachama. My cat Lena Calico Cat Self Portrait. Looks like an American Indian, right? Study. Painted after R. C. Gorman. My imaginary childhood Palette knife painting Winter Trees. Inspired by Sharon Schumann's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Sharon! Road Home Painted after my dear friend Liu Yang's photograph. Thank you! Inspired by my dear friend Liu Yang's wonderful photographs. Thank you, Liu Yang! Inspired by my dear friend Liu Yang's wonderful photographs. Thank you, Liu Yang! Inspired by my dear friend Liu Yang's wonderful photographs. Thank you, Liu Yang! Maui Sunset. Inspired by Janruss' wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Janruss! Country Road. Painted after Terry Decker's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Terry! George Washington Bridge Lone Pine. Inspired by Patricia Matranga's beautiful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Patricia! Palette knife painting Backyard Forest. Palette knife painting. Palette knife painting Palette knife painting Autumn Bridge. Palette knife painting. Inspired by Steve Lyndon's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Steve! Palette knife painting. Inspired by Robyn Lovelock's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Ro! Pounding Sea. Inspired by Margaret Battye's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Margaret! Pounding Wave. Palette knife painting. Inspired by Margaret Battye's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Margaret! Saguaro & Rainbow. Inspired by Amelia's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Amelia! Kotel In Me Painted after Robyn Lovelock's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Ro! Gum Trees. Inspired by Robyn Lovelock's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Ro! Our Mailbox Devil's Marbles. Painted after Robyn Lovelock's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, To! Stonehenge. Inspired by many photographers' magnificent photographs of this mystical site, especially Ruth Archer's. Thank you, Ruth!
I had the urge to paint the Stonehenge and just couldn't get rid of the thought, so finally I decided to have a try. For this one the orientation and direction matter so I did some research on it and eventually I thought that I had a pretty good idea of how the stones sit, and thus I knew that I could more or less get the light and shadow right. Though I did not have the skill to paint something like this but that didn't deter me. I believe that if you think you are a rock then you can paint a rock. And this was exactly what happened.
I hope that one day I could visit this site in person. Margot's Waterfall --- living on. Inspired by Margot's beautiful photograph shared by Robyn Lovelock at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Margot and Ro! Glacial Valley. Painted after Amelia's magnificent photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Amelia!
This was one of the times that emotions accumulated inside wanted to rush out when I was painting. They were so strong that I felt like crying. Pathway To Tetons Creek. Inspired by. Michelle Long's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Michelle! Spring Song (1) Spring Song (2) Secret Garden To The Two Trees. Inspired by Dana Critchlow's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Dana! Unbearable Lightness Of Being. Inspired by Steve Lyndon's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Steve! Sentry. Painted after Terry Decker's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Terry! She Who Walks With Wind. Inspired by a charactor in a book written by Lynn Andrews. The character's name is She Who Walks With Wind. She taught me about death. I've read most of Lynn Andrews' books and love them all. Mount Rainier Over Clouds. Painted after my dear friend Christine Heyes magnificent photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Christine! I Am --- Beat The Drum! Moon Rock. Painted after Terry Decker's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Terry! Study. לכבוד שבת Windy Beach. Inspired by Suresh Kulkarni's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Suresh! Raise Me Up When I Fall Desert Trio Study On Top Of The World. Inspired by Craig C. Johnson's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Craig! Autumn Song. The bird is Eastern Bluebird, the New York state bird.
Inspired by Marilyn Lentz's wonderful photographs of Post and Red Cherries and Linda Anderson's Male Bluebird. Thank you Marilyn and Linda! Painted after Craig C. Johnson's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Craig! Serenity. Painted after Craig C. Johnson's wonderful photograph at Pmp-art.com. Thank you, Craig! Study Laundry Day In Venice. Inspired by Ruth Archer's and Lori Lee's wonderful photographs of this same place in Venice. Thank you, Ruth and Lori! Gate Mediterranean View. Painted after Malgeryd's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Malgeryd! Inspired by Sylvia Sanders Colter's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Sylvia! Painted after Craig C. Johnson's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Craig! Gummies. Painted after Robyn Lovelock's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Ro! Beijing 胡同. Inspired by Lori Lee's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Lori! Xi An. Inspired by Michael Yates' wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Michael! She Who Walks With Wolf Road To Heaven (1) Inspired by my dear friend Wang Zhanfeng's fabulous photographs of 终南山 and the book, Road To Heaven --- Encounters with Chinese Hermits, by Bill Porter.. Thank you, my friend! One of my cats Lena was peeing everywhere due to a medical condition. I love her from the bottom of my heart. But one day I felt like screaming after cleaning after her numerous times. Here it is, Edvard Munch's Scream. Going To The City Study Study We Are Made From Stars And To The Stars We Must Return Striding Edge. Painted after Gary Jones' wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Gary! Harvest Moon. Painted after Craig C. Johnson's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Craig! First Light. Inspired by Craig C. Johnson's wonderful photograph at pmp-art.com. Thank you, Craig! Fire Water Earth Air Hot spring in Yellowstone. Inspired by my dear friend 发财同学's fabulous photographs. Thank you, 发财同学！ Waterfall at Yellowstone. Painted after my friend 发财同学's fabulous photograph. Thank you, 发财同学！ Hudson River. Beat The Devil Out Of Me. Palette knife painting. Bella