Studio Work " Smoky Mountain"

Studio work
Oil on canvas.   60 cm x 80cm

This studio work took me three afternoons to finally call it an end. It is based on the plein air painting " Smoky Yiang-Ming Mountain" I did back in Taiwan. I like its contrast of layout. Half and half, shadow and light.

" I thought there's a storm coming!"

Plein air painting
Oil on board.   8.5 in x 9.6 in (27 x 22cm)

Ya, I thought there's a storm coming while I was working on this piece this morning. No lightening but non stop thunder made me feel a little anxious since I left my umbrella home. And then, time went by, I began to feel the fierce power of sun. I would have spent more time working on this painting but you won't believe how hot the sun was. It was burning! Maybe it could even cook an egg on my lap!( I sit on a bench next to the sea) I still remember when I was doing the plein air of " the Morning Sun" right at this place. I had the same sensation to this almighty Apollo God!

 

Mangroves on a raining day

Plein air painting
Oil on board.    8.5 in x 9.6 in (27 x 22cm)

Not long after I began to paint, the rain pured down with wind. I was working with one hand holding an umbrella, one hand with a brush. There was a moment I wanted to quit because canvas, pallete and half of my back were soaked with water. At that moment, I was thinking what did I gain if I returned home. Well, I wouldn't gained anything. I only lost a chance to produce another plein air work. I shouldn't care if it came out nice or not. It's all about the process that fascinates me and very often, the result is magic!

Riverside's Mangroves

Oil on board
8.5 in x 9.6 in (27cm x 22cm)
River side's mangroves are always my favorite subject to paint. This is the first plein air paining I did after returned from Taiwan. I didn't have much patience this morning. After one and half an hour I decided to finish my work. I should have spent another half an hour to fix the sky line and the trees line. I'll try to paint a serie of them. Maybe couples of them will come out nice! I really like them.

Studio work Silent Night on Mountain

Studio work
Oil on canvas
60 x 80cm
This studio work is based on the plein air (shown as the following picture) I did on the mountain in Taiwan. There's supposed to have a bridge in the middle of the painting but I choose to ignore it. Its not necessary for this work. It's all about the mood!

Plein air painting
Silent Night on Mountain
19 x 24cm Oil on canvas

Sketches of Jazz at Radisson Hotel

3.5 in x 5 in (8.9 x 12.7cm)
Pen on paper
This is one of my favorite sketches I did last night. There's Jazz festival in Belize every year. Musicians from different countries come to play wonderful jazz. Last night, I went to one of the concerts at the Fort George Radisson Hotel by the swimming pool. I especially love the group from Illinois. They made me think about my old friends back to Barcelona time! Oh! How I miss them!

Sketche at practice of Youth Orchestra of Belize

3.5 in x 5 in (8.9 x 12.7cm)
Pen on Paper
Come back home for almost a week. I do miss my dog, my cat, my bed but mostly I miss my studio. Lately, I've been preparing painting frames for my up coming 3 person show at the Mexican Institute in Belize City on this October. I've custom made those wooden frames. I just need to sand them well and paint each of them with right color to fit each painting. Its been four days and i still can't make up my mind for the frame color of the last two paintings. It's amazing how the color of painting frame changes the whole aspect of painting itself. Yes. It is delicate.
Well, I was able to do couples of sketches at my daughters' orchestra practice on Saturday afternoon. Felt great to see every single one of them trying to do his and her best. Like a rolling g stone, isn't this force that we're trying to do in our lives too? I'm grateful to come back to Belize. This is my home, my battle field now!