Learning A New Style

I have been drawn to Eastern artwork for quite some time…

When my wife and I were first married she brought several pieces of artowrk into our home that belonged to her grandmother. Flo had traveled to the East many times and brought back with her wall hangings, chests, and hand painted silk pieces.

When I first began getting tattoos I looked at many different types of Japanesse imagery. There is something about the balance of their work that is extremely beatuiful an intreguing to me. I event went so far as to tattoo my entire left arm with such artwork. I now see Eastern influenced art every day.

This piece is one of a few pieces I have created lately that reflect my desires to express my impression of this eastern style of work. In “Waves and Wind” I unkowingly created a Yin-Yang type image. It has a great sense of balance between the light/ darkness, winds/ wave, and drawing/ paper.

In addition to this being a new attempt at a style change it is also an attempt to incorporate new mediums into my life. I am learning how to work with watercolor and it’s interaction with canvas/ paper etc… This has been a fun experiment. I hope you enjoy it’s beauty.