Monday, February 2, 2009

A Zen Piece


The cold weather dredged up memories of a warmer time and the tranquility of a koi pond.

After a good aerobic workout in the snow, I was calm enough to visit this quiet place in my mind. Yes, such a place does exist....stop laughing.

I worked transparently for much of the picture, reserving opaque paints for the fish, lily-pads and surface of the water. There were objects reflected on the water, but I edited them out, going for simplicity and quiet.

These dark, transparent paintings are difficult to photograph and the new camera mocks me or I'd have posted sooner. It's still not even close, but all I can do for now.

1 comments:

Papouni said...

Hi Carol !
I like your a Zen Piece & I like fish either !