Chinese Shade Tree

Chinese Shade Tree

In keeping up with a rapid fire painting challenge (one per day)

I found myself back at one of my many favorite photographs 

from our recent trip on the Inside Passage.

This one however is still very much on land.  It was a visit to a wonderful Chinese Garden.

There is a photo below that inspired this painting.

There was another inspiration for this painting too.

It was experimentation.

A hardboard panel, some oil paint put on, some lifting with towels, adding more paint, and lifting with a rubber point. 

I decided that I like it :)

The lure of a water color looking background 

and the strong popping colors of oil.

Simple strokes and a couple of details,

enough said.

Chinese Shade Tree

5 x 7
$95

These certainly fun pieces to create and share 

but I am feeling the need to get back to some larger 

paintings again.  Perhaps I'll be sharing some previously completed 

pieces while working on new ones.

Thanks for stopping by!