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.
The eve of the dissolution of their relationship. $150
A moment of tenderness $150
He awoke to an empty city and wonders, why was he abandoned. $150
The aging artist deep in contemplation. $150
Uncertain if a future is even possible. $150
Hanging on for one more moonrise. $150
He reached the end of the world, finally understanding Alexander's sadness $300
With tears in his eyes, he watches the sun turn black. $300
The world shatters into segmented colors. $150
Three stages of greif $300
He seeks away out of the darkness. $300
Caught between emotions. $150
Even on the sunniest day - despair $150
On the sunniest days, surrounded by laughing happy people... all she sees is snow, as she feels even more detached $300
Navigating a path through conflict $150
The dance of passion. $150
A blue marlin leeps beyond the limitations of an aquatic life. $150
From the primordial pond, the building blocks of life glimpse a white passage way, spuring on their desire to evolution., $150
Life beyond the haze. $150
On the far side of the Forest of Color a rabbit mediates on the nature of Buda. $150
Delving into the bottomless hole of interior monolog. $150
