Featured Painting - Weave

My small gouache painting Weave served as a little window to a bigger universe, literally and figuratively, opening to a vast expanse of sky and ocean, which emerged from alternating tall windows and hedges in the foreground. The painting is quite still, as it was dominated by the forlorn and hushed landscape; yet it was also dynamic, with the sky streaked with dark clouds, and blue ocean interrupted by light and dark waves, and the hedges grew wild and almost hallucinative, twisting their relationship to the windows and the outside world into optical confusion. One small relief was the disc of the sun floating atop, providing a counterpoint to the dissonance below, even though its presence, obscured somewhat by wisps of clouds, was rather bleached.


Wave
11” x 14”
Gouache on Paper
Completed in 2019


Originally published on matthewfelixsun.com


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Air Fight Between a Hawk and a Seagull

Two days ago, I witnessed an amazing air fight between a hawk and a seagull.

It was some fierce cries in the air called my attention to those two majestic birds, chasing and circling each other, but didn't escalate into bloody pecking and clawing. The fearless seagull really faced off its much bigger opponent and perhaps, through her bravery, saved her chicks from the praying bird.





Hawing was nothing unusual, but the prey's fighting back was exciting - now the hawk chased the seagull, and then the seagull chased the hawk:







Quite an unusual sighting in an urban setting.


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New Moon in the New Year

Last night, a sliver of orange hued new moon graced our evening sky. Here are s few snapshots of the lovely sight.














This is the first new moon in the new year. A comfort for people in the turbulent time.


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New Year's Greetings - Moon Rise and Sunset

Time to say goodbye to 2013 and hello to 2014.

I wish everyone a most happy, peaceful, prosperous and fulfilling new year, with these pictures of beautiful natural elements and phenomena:






























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