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A Return to my Kohaku Series.
The idea for the Kohaku begun in January 2013 while sitting with my friend, the poet Jack McCarthy while he was on his death bed. One of the things we talked about was eastern philosophy. I mentioned I was fascinated by the use of red and white in Japanese architecture. The combination of red and white has its own color combination name: Kohaku. When used independently of each other red or white have their own names). I find this combination meditative, which is the goal of Japanese architects.
The red compels one's eyes to travel inward and through the subject of the painting. This I hope, creates a quiet and meditative experience.
I see this as a fusion between east and west.
During 2014 and 2015 I painted 60 or 70 Kohaku. And another 30+ Scattered between 2016 and 2021. It has probably been my most popular series in terms of comments and sales. Of the 118 have painted so far, I believe I have sold 30+.
I'm glad you are embracing them.
I have and plan to continue my more emotional paintings. Face, hands, and body posture speak to the human condition.
Kohaku #108
$400 (sold)
Kohaku #153
$300 (sold)
They awake to the New Year, only to find that the world is continues to be divided by colors.
$400
Issolation within a nameless herd.
$400
Hands at play.
$400
Quiet tears of issolation.
$400
Alone in her greif
$400
Fading into the silence.
$400
The life of the party.
$400
Each so lost to inner turmoil, the hussle and bustle of the city no longer registered.
$400
Capivatived by the unkown.
$400
A moment of mirth.
$400
Enjoying a quiet moment
$400
Continuing to reach for beauty.
$400
One final look before she heads into the wild.
$400
I the once thriving forest, two Dancing Trees continue to sway.
$400
Kohaku #109
$400
Kohaku #110 © 2024 By Duane Kirby Jensen 12 x 18 Watercolor, pen and acrylic on watercolor paper.
$400
Kohaku #111
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Kohaku #112
$400
Kohaku #113 .
$400
Kohaku #114
$400
Kohaku #115
$400
Kohaku #116
$350
Kohaku #117
$400
Kohaku #118
$400
Kohaku #118
$400
Kohaku #119
$400
Kohaku #120
$400
Kohaku #121 © 2024 By Duane Kirby Jensen 12 x 18 Watercolor, pen and acrylic on watercolor paper
$400
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