Another Painting Finished - Awakening

I just finished another painting - Awakening:



















Boy, am I working hard? Actually, it is only half true. Indeed, I just finished quite a few paintings lately, but they had been sitting in my studio for a long period, just waiting for the final touches, which in a rush, I was able to provide.

Now, I have only three or four, maybe five unfinished paintings to worry over.

In Good Company

Yesterday (5 June 2009), at the opening reception of the June show at City Art Gallery (San Francisco), someone mentioned that he'd seen my painting in the newspaper. I was much surprised by this pleasant news. It turned out that San Francisco Chronicle's Thursday 96Hours edition's art listing featured my painting Melancholy, on the page next to the advertisement for San Francisco Modern Art Museum's Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit.

What a great company I was in!

City Art Gallery June Show Opening Reception

The opening reception of the June show at City Art Gallery (San Francisco) was a really fun event. Delicious drink and snacks and beautiful people:

Cave Painting Is Finally Finished

On March 9, 2009, I posted six works-in-progress My Work In Progress.

Two of those six paintings were completed and posted on March 28th Two Newly Finished Paintings and one more on June 1st Two New Paintings.

Now, a fourth one is finished as well:

Now:

















and then:

1989.6.4

Two New Paintings

Recently I finished two paintings - though they started at various times, the finished works are in a very similar style and feelings. The influence of abstraction and Chinese water and ink paintings are very visible.