October and November Paintings

These months I have been working mostly on custom paintings and I also created a small series of abstract paintings for a furniture store in Ottawa called Corporate Furniture (http://www.corporatefurniture.com/).  I am also planning to create a few more pieces for them which will be for sale to the general public some time in January. 

"Eclipse"

"Golden Bamboo Grove"

"Blossoms"

"Calming Evening Blossoms"

"Turquise"

"Bamboo Embers"

"Koi and Bamboo"

"Sunset"

"Impressions"

"Campagne Checkers"

"Elephant Sunset"

"Secret Hidden Door"

"Gatineau Hills in Fall"

"Cattails"

"Huge Sunburst"

"Harmony"

September 2009 Paintings

Well another month went by and I have created many new paintings in September.  Here they are:

Vibrant Bamboo Sunset

Blossoms, Wheat and Bamboo

Commissioned Version of Blossoms, Wheat and Bamboo

Another Commissioned Gold Bamboo painting

Custom Koi Painting

Commissioned Blossoms

Commissioned Blooming tree over four canvases

Another commission, the symbols mean Wisdom, Love, Truth, Peace.

A tiny painting measuring 24" by 10" only :)

A custom piece, chocolate browns and calming yellow colors

Commissioned new version of my painting Love and Destiny

This is my first try with small trees, I love how this pianting turned out

White Koi - this painting is still for sale

Abstract Sunset painting

Well that's it for September, it was a very busy month!  For October I am working on creating some custom pieces for Corporate Furniture in Ottawa, many of the paintings will be abstract and in rich earty colors.

August 2009

Summer here has finally become a bit more hot, the rain gave way for the sun for a few days! I received a few custom painting requests this month. My cousin Claudia was also married and I painted her a custom elephant painting after getting her sister to spy out what kind of painting she wanted for her new home.

48" by 20" Elephant Painting for my cousin's wedding

64" by 20" Custom Cherry Blossom Painting
54" by 18" Custom Cherry Blossoms stormy background

24" by 36" each painting, commissioned pieces. One has the Chinese Character for Courage, and the other has Patience, these will look great under the right lighting.

54" by 18" another commissioned piece. This one has dark silver top/bottom bands, and a hint of gold in the silver for the center part. I love this color combination, so calming!

48" by 20" this is a custom adaptation of a painting I created about a year ago. This customer wanted it to measure 48" by 20" to go in her living room. You can see the inspiration piece here (the original dimensions are 45" by 30")

30" by 30" this piece I call 'Bubblegum Pop' and it is such a fun abstract with 'bubbles' of deep burgundy, vibrant red, lilacs and purples. What a fun piece! This painting and the next one were commissioned together to go into the same room.48" by 20" Cherry blossoms done with reds, purples and lilacs to go with Bubblegum Pop above :)

This custom piece was a wedding shower present commissioned by the sister-in-law to be of the bride to be. What a great gift idea :) It measures 15" by 30" and had a light bubble type background.

48" by 20" this painting I call "Greek Wave" I love the white and deep blue and it reminds me of the pure white houses in greece, and the beautiful deep blue ocean. This one is still for sale.

48" by 20" A burnt orange and burgundy commissioned piece, this painting and the one following were commissioned by someone from Ottawa. I wanted to create two versions for him to pick from so I reversed the colors. Personally I think I'd have a really tough time deciding between the two!!

48" by 20" Burgundy as main color with a Burt Orange Wave.

40" by 16" This piece is a fun exercise in using texture and fire colors with a retro flair. It has such a fun vibe! I call it "Summer Heat".

Well that's it for August's paintings so far :) I really like exploring more abstract paintings and have a lot of fun manipulating my paints in new ways!

June and July 2009

Well, the gallery exhibition in Toronto was quite an experience. I was able to meet a few really great people and it was nice to see so many other artist's work as well.

But the rest of the time in June/July was not that busy for me yet. The recession has really shown itself to me in the last couple of months because in spite of increased ads on my behalf, I've had the least amount of sold paintings since I've started painting. It seems like everyone is trying to save some money in these uncertain times. I did paint a few paintings, but not as much as usual. It is also nice to have my kids home for the summer and I spend more time with them as well in the summer :)

Well, here are the paintings from these last couple of months:

Upcoming Exhibition in Toronto!

I have some exciting news! Precious Eklektik Art gallery in Toronto has chosen to feature me later this month. So If you are in Toronto I would love to see you at the Exhibition!


Place: Precious Eklektik Gallery
201 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON
M5A 1S2
Phone: 416-850-5070
Time: 1 pm - 5pm, June 21st, 2009

Website: http://preciouseklektik.com/featured.htm

April and May Paintings 2009

Well, it's been a busy couple of months again. Here are the paintings I have been working on the past two months :)

36" by 24" Moonlight Blossoms, Wild Orchids and Wheat

30" by 30" Golden Bamboo at Midnight
60" by 15" Orchids

30" by 30" Textured Red Abstract

30" by 30" Cherry Blossoms in Green and Silver

36" by 24" Soft Pink Orchids

36" by 24" Golden Plum Blossoms

24" by 36" Wild Orchids

24" by 36" Bamboo at Sunrise

24" by 36" Looking Through the Window

36" by 24" Copper Plum Blossoms

24" by 36" Plum Blooms

24" by 48" Elegance 1

24" by 48" Elegance 2

20" by 20" Poppy Field

32" by 20" Bamboo Puzzle (over 8 canvases)

32" by 20" Aurora

48" by 20" Reaching Out

48" by 20" Harmony

60" by 30" Deepening Love 18" by 18" Bamboo

60" by 30" Meditation 48" by 20" Deep Admiration

30" by 30" Evening (baby wanted to see too!) 48" by 20" Dragonflies (commissioned painting)

48" by 20" Sunbursts (commissioned painting)

45" by 30" Family of Five (commissioned piece)

That's it for the last two months! Many of these have already sold, but I can always paint something similar again for you or change it up and customize the colors/sizes to go with your own home!