2 koi June 2
30×40 inches
oil on canvas
This second panel was just completed over the weekend. I was in a hurry to get it started and finished despite my still lingering cold/allergy energy drain.
Last week was spent in southern California where I was able to squeak in some museum visits sandwiched between a pretty hectic schedule – the Los Angeles County Museum of Art before it gets replaced by a brand new building in 2017, the amazing Norton Collection on loan to Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, and the Hammer Museum in Westwood near UCLA. When I’m not busy in my studio this provides my ever so precious art fix. 🙂
I hit the ground running once we landed in Logan Tuesday night. That landing was difficult for my head congestion. I get why children scream when their ears are clogged on a plane ride! It was pretty painful.
After visiting the doc the following morning to verify that I was battling something less chronic than pneumonia, I began popping those Clariton-Ds. Finally, coughing became a bit more contained. And I was able to sleep through the night – almost.
There’s one more panel to do in this series by the end of the month. (I’m on a roll). This week I’ll do the prep work for it (i.e.draw it out), but begin an entirely different genre painting image for fun and variety.
As a reminder I leave you with the previous image in the series hung moments ago on my living room wall.
Wonderful , vibrant , exciting !!!
Dale Holman
thank you Dale 🙂
colors and composition are great!
wow, i rated two comments!
Most exciting red koi. He can light up any room.
thank you Carl 🙂 it was exciting to paint the red koi and make him glow!
I love the iridescence and palette of this exquisite piece. I just love the koi series.
I love the reflective nature of the painting and the great use of green!
thank you pauline! I love the reflective part too, and, the greens provided a complimentary balance to all that red 🙂
After second viewing your present work is just exquisite. You really are the master!!! All the hard work over the years just shows through. Your palette is wonderful as is your composition. You really tweaked this one. I am very impressed with your oeuvre, I really love this piece. You did this work while being sick. I love the iridescence and luminosity of your work. Reminds me of stained glass of Chartres. Another great one for your body of work.
Gorgeous painting…
You present work is just exquisite. You really are the master!!! All the hard work over the years just shows through. Your palette is wonderful as is your composition. You really tweaked this one. I am very impressed with your oeuvre, I really love this piece. You did this work while being sick. I love the iridescence and luminosity of your work. It reminds me of the stained glass at Chartres cathedral. Another great one for your body of work.
Your beautiful words will forever inspire me to stay the course in my studio – thank you so much Robbie! 🙂
Do you have an online forum where you sell your work?
Hi Dana,
Yes, you can see some of my pieces on Fine Art America.
Best, Linda