Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Autumn in Landa Park

Trees turned yellow and orange in the autumn in Texas. I encountered this autumn scene during the Wurstfest Festival in early November. The sky was blue, river reflected with beautiful colors, and ducks were swimming. Landa Park is one of the most beautiful parks in south Texas, located in downtown of New Braunfels.
Oil on canvas board, 16x20
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Horse Whispering

Two horses standing in the blue bonnet field - you know this is Texas. These 2 paintings are displaying in the "Texas" show in New Braunfels Art Gallery in July 2009.
Oil on 2 canvases. 12x12
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Spanish Door

A Spanish door found in Mexico. Can you tell I painted this one totally with 2 palette knifes? It was a lot of fun in doing it without picking up a brush - I was tempting though.
Oil on canvas board, 10x8
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Lilies in Red

We took a trip to Taroko National Park in Taiwan in early April, 2009. These red lilies are blooming in the garden of the 5-star Mei-Lun Hotel where we stayed in the city of HuaLian. This hotel is surrounded by beautiful landscape consisting of a golf course, waterfalls, and a huge meadow. Lilies in red, white, and pink were blooming nicely in the garden. We had a wonderful time exploring the beauty of the national park and the coastal line of east Taiwan. Here I used abstract as the background to support the rich red flowers.
Oil on canvas board, 8x10
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Brush up - Bonagna, Italy

It was after the rain at an alley in Bonagna Italy when we arrived in late May 2008. I brushed up the mood in this painting to show the evening sunset and lights reflecting on the building. This painting is currently exhibiting in the "People and Places" show in New Braunfels Art Gallery.
Oil on canvas board, 18x12
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