Aquarelle water colour paint and acrylic ink on water colour paper. This piece is loosely based on a traditional Kimono design that featured peonies and butterflies. I used the colours as a jumping off point, though kept the palette simpler. Available in my Society6 Shop as a print, iphone cover, tote bag and more.
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I forgot to blog my Japanese painting. I finished it weeks ago and totally forgot to blog it. I did upload it to my Facebook page however, and then forgot about it. How silly, particularly as I really enjoyed painting this one.
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Comes in many forms and from many places. One of my artistic inspirations comes from a source that I have returned to many times and in fact has inspired me since I was a little girl, and that is the art and design of both Japan and China. I have been collecting Chinese and Japanese art, porcelain, and embroidered silks since I was a young girl. I visit the Chinese and Japanese permanent exhibitions at the V&A on a regular basis and have been doing so for years, and I own many, many books on the art of both cultures. So, it’s no surprise therefore that I would revisit those themes and motifs periodically.
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