The Yeoksam Global Village Center hosted their "9th Yeoksam Winter's Tale" in the form of a charity art exhibition. All art pieces were made by foreigners and some would be sold to generate money for charity for the House of Sharing which is a home dedicated to the care and well-being of the aging "comfort women" and a children's hospital. So I joined the event, and 13 of my small paintings that I had done during the November painting challenge got displayed. Great timing actually as my November painting challenge had just come to a close and I still had the paintings on hand.
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| The 15 pieces closest to this end are my works on display. |
Though this was only an amateur display of art -- and a very fun display of art at that -- I was proud to be a part. Am not sure how much money was generated by the event, but the participation process was very satisfying.
The pictures with descriptions that I contributed:
The pictures with descriptions that I contributed:
1. [Panda in Bamboo] Pandas are associated with bringing abundance and prosperity, and as a feng shui symbol they represent masculine energies. Therefore, a panda or bear figure is placed in the home (main entrance best) to protect the house and its inhabitants.
Watercolor and Chinese ink on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
2. [Fish in Hokusai Waves] An alternative viewpoint of the famous painting “Great Wave off Kanagawa” by the famous 18th century Japanese artist Hokusai.
Finetec metallics and Chinese ink on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
3. [Birdsong] Haiga is the Japanese art of painting nature and writing a haiku-like poem on the painting to express sentiment the scene evokes.
Watercolor and Xeno brushpen on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
4. [May All Your Weeds…] Haiga is the Japanese art of painting nature and writing a haiku-like poem on the painting to express the sentiment the scene evokes.
Watercolor and Xeno brushpen on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
5. [Golden Koi] Fish that swim in pairs, like birds and cranes pictured together, are feng shui symbols for marital bliss.
Watercolors and Finetec metallics on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
6. [A Pair of Mandarins] A pair of ducks, cranes, fish are feng shui symbols for marital bliss.
Watercolors and Chinese ink on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
7. [Cranes Frog-fishing] A pair of ducks, cranes, fish are feng shui symbols for marital bliss.
Watercolors, Chinese ink and Finetec metallics on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
8. [Eagle in Sepia] In Asian art the eagle is propitious, and according to feng shui symbolizes wisdom, knowledge, freedom and power.
Sepia calligraphy ink and Chinese ink on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
9. [Thinking Eagle Thoughts] In Asian art the eagle is propitious, and according to feng shui symbolizes wisdom, knowledge, freedom and power.
Marie’s watercolor and Chinese ink on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
10. [Autumn Song] Marital happiness is symbolized by a pair of birds.
Marie’s watercolor and Chinese ink on doobangji (shikishi board) 18cm x 21cm
11. [Yin and Yang of the Sea] A taegukki of the masculine and feminine, brightness and shadows, positive and negative, waxing and waning.
M Graham watercolors on 300g/m 140lb watercolor paper. 27cm x 36cm
12. [Under the Cherry Blossoms] The sentiments of spring and love, sprinkled with pink
M Graham watercolors on 300g/m 140lb watercolor paper. 14cm x 21.6cm
13. [Daisies and Butterflies] Nature. Spring. Flowers, Butterflies.
M Graham watercolors on 300g/m 140lb watercolor paper. 14cm x 21.6cm
