Bonsai
Mixed media
20" X 24"
Portrait of the artist's brother, David MacBean
Selected for 'Artists'' Choice' show at Federation Gallery, February 2 - 14, 2016
Voted Favourite Painting at the Burnaby Artists' Guild's Fall Show, October 2016
Mixed media
20" X 24"
Portrait of the artist's brother, David MacBean
Selected for 'Artists'' Choice' show at Federation Gallery, February 2 - 14, 2016
Voted Favourite Painting at the Burnaby Artists' Guild's Fall Show, October 2016
The artist's brother David is an avid practitioner of the art of bonsai and here, he is trimming a baby bonsai, a maple sapling. The Japanese symbols in the background spell out these words: bonsai, tree, sapling, art or skill, mind or spirit, as well as others relevant to the art. I have chosen warm golden colours to evoke a peaceful, contemplative atmosphere, conducive to meditation and tranquillity.