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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.
A final gesture.
$250
From out of the darkness, an offering of help.
$250
Listening to something in the wind.
$300
Reaching for a helping hand.
$250
A growing rage
$250
Pointing at the white chalk outline
$250
Reaching for yesterday.
$250
As he lay dying.
$250
The drowning man.
$250
Offering a fist-bump of friendship.
$250
A subtle agreement.
$250
Reaching towards infinity.
$250
I welcome you.
$250
Touching sunbeams.
$250
Touching darkness.
$250
I'll take two.
$250
Touching the violet light.
$250
Darkness at noon.
$300
You havevthree choices...
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Reading my future with the crinkled lines in my hand. © 2024, By Duane Kirby Jensen 9 x 11.75 watercolor, acrylic, and pen on w
$300
Our bond is this thin.
$300
Touching the night wind.
$300
Contemplating lose
$300
Feeling the tingle of life
$300
The scent lingers on his figure tips.
$300
One more, please
$300
Just this much more.
$300
Contemplating multiple possibilities
$300
I close my hand, only to discover it's already gone.
$300
Can you count to three?
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