Riding Windy and Brown

Oil on linen on panel, 10 x 8 inches --

I participated in the Annual Fresh Air Artists Festival last week in Central Washington. This is basically a plein air festival and competition in painting and poetry. I painted this piece, "Riding Windy and Brown," from life in a couple of hours by the Roslyn Riders Club Arena. There were a bunch of horses and mules for the artists to paint in the morning. These two local riders posed for us throughout the morning session, although it was getting very hot toward noon.

One of the horses is named Windy because she was born on a windy day. The other one is Brown. These two cowgirls were riding Windy and Brown, and that how I titled this painting.

There was an artist reception and award ceremony for this plein air festival show. This painting won an award. See my Facebook page for more pictures.

This painting is framed and available at the Carpenter House Art Gallery in Cle Elum, WA. Contact me for purchase inquiry.

Study of Bride & Groom

Pen on paper, 5.5 x 8 in

This drawing is a study for a large oil painting commissioned by a Korean couple in the Eastern Washington to commemorate their recent wedding. I love creating pictures of happy moments of people, as well as animals. That's my art is all about.
  I realized how much I enjoy drawing, and I always did. I almost forgot that I used to spend hours and hours drawing with pens on sketch book at night, when I was young and had no access to personal computer or camera. I wasn't very good at expressing my self to the strangers, and drawing was the way to connect with them. Later that expanded to other forms of art, including dance and music. I belonged to the anime club and art at school all the way through high school, and drawing was my way of spending time at home. But now, I can work on drawing and painting, looking at perfect reference photos on my computer monitor, while listening to the Internet radio stations. Not much different, but way more convenient.