Yesterday I finished a new painting which was done on an indigo colored Japanese paper. Indigo is an important color in cotton fabric dyeing in Japan and traditional folk arts which is where I got the idea for this painting. It is a rather stylized composition of a landscape. I was thinking of moonlight reflected on water and also the rock gardens I saw in Kyoto. I like to think it has a Zennnnn feeling. Titled Enlightenment.

"Enlightenment" 92 x 63 cm. (36 x 25 inches) Sumi ink, Gouache, Acrylic and Pastels on Indigo Washi.

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