Making this koi painting was utter joy.
Instead of listening to music or NPR (with the exception ofTerri Gross’s Fresh Air interviews.)
I’ve begun listening to books on CD while painting.
For some reason listening to them never seems to interfere with the process.
And, I can catch up on my every burgeoning “to read” list 🙂
Eighteen 8×8 inch oil on canvas paintings, Small Abstraction Series, 2022
New purchase for a client in the Wellesley area.
She has a large home with huge walls and oodles of light.
An artist’s dream.
I love it when multiples of my work end up together.
The hanging possibilities are endless and adaptable to the whimsy
of the day.
Beth Urdang and I have been doing large installations of small
paintings ever since my “Little Series” of koi paintings in 1999.
It packs a powerful punch.
I’m still getting inquiries about the eight 12×12 inch koi
paintings on the Delta Premier Lounge wall at Logan Airport, Boston.
Stay tuned for more about that.
It’s happening.
Another return to Hawaii – my third – where I first saw the
koi swimming among lagoons in the lobby of a hotel in Maui in 1986.
I knew then that’s what I wanted to paint when I returned to the studio
after 10 years in business.
And I did exactly that.
Began painting koi in 1988.
Hard to believe that I’m still intrigued by them so many years later.
This trip we’ll venture to Lanai, a quieter island
for some much needed R&R in warmer weather.
Two glorious weeks April 5 to the 19th 🙂
These 3 paintings just sold to a lovely new client in Newton, Massachusetts through the Beth Urdang Gallery in Wellesley. I have to pinch myself often to remember that my first show of koi paintings was in 1995 at the Beth Urdang on Newbury Street. She continued to show my work there until moving to SOWA in the up-and-coming area in Boston a few years ago. Since then, she now has two galleries in Wellesley.
I loved working on this series, and the elongated profile, another favorite of mine. Since then I’ve scaled back a bit from the 30×80 inch and longer ones. As usual, photographs never fully capture the lusciousness of oil paint – especially the dark green lagoons in the top two images.
As soon as the client sends along an installation shot, I’ll include that image in this post. It’s always fun to see where and how my work lands. 🙂
