Jun 15, 2007
Paintings of the week
It has been a long time since I did this. I will make every effort to post a Painting of the Week every week from now on. Here are my favourites by the Japanese, New York resident artist Kenichi Hoshine.
“Untitled” - Graphite, Charcoal, Acrylic Emulsion, Tea and Gesso on Paper (28″x23″)
What do you think?
Thanks to Designer Daily for the link.
5 Comments, Comment or Trackback
David Airey :: Creative Design ::
Great idea to post your favourite paintings of the week.
Personally, I’m not so keen on these, although the clarity of the ear on the first one is interesting. Without it, I’d have no idea what it was.
Jun 15th, 2007
LaurenMarie - Creative Curio
Tea?? Do those paintings really contain tea? Is that common? I like the style of this artist, but I think I’m not too keen on many of his choices of subject. The texture is fascinating and the colors blend together very nicely in his other works.
Jun 16th, 2007
johno
David
Yes, that’s interesting that by defining a single element, the whole is perceived. Me too, I’d find it abstract if it weren’t for that ear.
Lauren
I’ve used both tea and coffee, and know of other artists who do. Not sure how widespread it is, but it’s not uncommon. Tea is good in water colour paintings too, as a wash. I sometimes used coffee with water colour paints in my Architectural Illustrations - good for rendering sandstone, etc.
Just remember not to drink it after
Jun 16th, 2007
justin
I like the second one. It’s like a shallow depth of field in a photo. Are you joking about the tea and coffee??
Jun 16th, 2007
inspirationbit
hmm.. .I never used coffee nor tea for my paintings, I did use an olive oil though.
I actually quite enjoyed the washed effect of those paintings. Look forward to your weekly collections.
Jun 20th, 2007
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