painting,landscape,paper,mixed media

Earth Moving

I finished the last in a series of landscape paintings on paper that I've been working on. I used sumi ink, acrylic, gouache and pastels. To see them in my painting gallery click HERE
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"Earth Moving" 100 x 64 cm. ( 39x24 inches) Sumi ink, Acrylic, Gouache and Pastels on Japanese Paper.
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Climax

Finished another painting on Japanese handmade paper. Because the paper is so beautiful I think of it as another medium instead of just a base to paint on and want it to show through in the painting. There are actually many layers of paint on the paper which is hard to see in a photo. I've also used metallic paints so depending on the light and where you stand the painting will change. Click here to see in my painting gallery HERE.

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"Climax" 62 x 100 cm. (24 x 39 inches) Sumi ink, Gouache, Acrylic and Pastels on Japanese Paper.
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Explosion

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"Explosion (Fuji)" 100 x 62 cm. (39 x 24 inches) Sumi ink, Gouache, Acrylic and Pastels on Japanese Paper.
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Fireworks

I finally started painting again. I'm doing a series of paintings on handmade Japanese papers. The paper is delicate so I'm painting simple compositions using a variety of media. On this painting I used acrylic, gouache, pastels and sumi ink. I'm starting with landscapes. This is a sight I'm very familiar with here... fireworks over mountains and water.
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"Fireworks" 100 x 62 cm. (39 x 24 inches) Sumi ink, Gouache, Acrylic and Pastels on Japanese Paper.
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