Forest Diptych with Lady and Sandy

The idea behind this forest scene was to take advantage of ink and washes by contrastign the dark trees in front with the lighter trees in back. I am also contrasting the relatively fine brushwork done on Lady and Sandy (You can decide which is Lady and which is Sandy) with the brisk loose brushwork of the trees. The Calligraphy couplet roughly translates, `I know my character makes it hard for me to conform. I like that I belong to no-one.' I used the li style of calligraphy.

This is a hard painting to get a good picture of. You really need to see it in person to take in its majesty. It is a 14' tall, 4' wide hanging scroll. I showed it at Tyson Space Gallery a while back. It was inspired by hikes in the Pacific Northwest and, of course, Chinese landscape paintings. In September I have a show in the North Gallery at PCC Sylvania. The show will explore Chinese calligraphy, philosophy, and various painting genres. I might hang this painting, if it fits. I will try to make it very real. More real than my fingers on this computer keyboard.