New Hope Creek #21

Acrylic, 12"x16", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

Late Autumn #2

Acrylic, 12"x16", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

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This painting depicts the same scene of Morgan Creek as previous posting. I used the same approach as in the last posting. In this painting I simply wanted to play with the composition a little bit more.

Late Autumn #1

Acrylic, 12"x16", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.
This is a scene of Morgan Creek which flows through my neighborhood. I departed a little bit from my usual thick acrylic and used a mixture of acrylic ink and heavy body paint. This painting is about the contrast between the shadings and the reflected sky in the water as well as the warm and cool colors.

Golden Fall

Acrylic, 12"x12", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

SOLDHigh texture and value contrast characterize this painting. The location depicted is on SAS campus, across Matrix Drive walking past the lawn and going towards the Gym.

Peony #2

Mixed Media, 12"x12", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

Watercolor, acrylic, gesso, salt, alcohol were used to create this painting.

NC Merchant's Millpond

Acrylic, 12"x12", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.A new painting in my Small Paintings series depicting the NC Merchant's Millpond in eastern North Carolina. The magnificient bald cypress in the swamp attracts many visitors every year, especially in fall season.

New Hope Creek #2A

Acrylic, 12"x12", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

Winter Reflection #2

Acrylic, 12"x12", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.
The first of my new Small Painting series.

Winter Reflection

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. archival paper.
Another color study piece: monochrome.

Above the Cloud

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. archival paper.

Only two colors, Ultramarine Blue and Thalo Green, were used to create this painting. The clouds were created with dry brushing and lifting.

Duke and Swayze

Acrylic, 20"x24", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

This is a commissioned work based on two photographs. I did a few study sketches before I settled on this composition and it seems to work well as planned.

New Hope Creek #19

Acrylic, 36" x 48", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

Foraging

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. paper.

In the Hideout

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. paper.

Having painted a series of thick-acrylic paintings, I had a weird feeling in the process of creating this watercolor painting. Needless to say, the techniques are very different. For thick impasto painting, I gain texture and a pseudo three-dimension look that could add to the vitality of the painting. However, I also give up certain degree of subtlety and randomness that watercolor painting like this one can provide. How to achieve the balance between the two? I have no idea at least for now. I think I will do what every artist does -- constantly exploring new technique, new idea, new way of painting and have a lot of fun in the process!

African Elephant

Mixed media, 20"x24", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.
Acrylic, gesso, collage were used for this heavily textured painting.

Roar

Mixed media, 20"x24", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.

Acrylic, gesso, collage were used to create this heavily textured painting. I think I captured the raw spirit of this beautiful big cat.

Solomon's Seal

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. paper.

Microscopic World - Abstract

 Mixed Media, 12"x12", on 1-3/4" deep cradled wood board.
 This abstract work was created using successive layers of thin gesso on a black background. I used only subdued colors so that the texture created by gesso won't be over-ridden. I am quite excited about the result.

Koi #2

Mixed media, 20"x24", on cradled wood board.
Watercolor, collage, acrylic and gesso were used to create this painting.

New Hope Creek #15

Watercolor, 11"x14", on Strathmore paper.

New Hope Creek #10

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. paper.

New Hope Creek #8

Watercolor, 11" x 14", on 140-lb. paper.

New Hope Creek #7

Watercolor, 11"x14", on 140-lb. paper.