Abstracting Technology

Once and a while it is fun to do abstracted work that doesn't give the viewer a recognizable landscape. One painting series I have started is of computer-tech-type abstractions such as "The Virus and the Firewall" and also "Bricks or Clicks" which is the image on this blog.

I will be showing both these pieces in the matted work bin in a show called Anything Goes!:
Norton Gallery
688 Ramona Street
Palo Alto, CA
This show runs for the month of August.

The reception is Thursday, August 7, 2009 from 6-9pm.

Check out the SCVWS (Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society) website for more information.
www.scvws.org
Parking is very limited on the street but there is a public parking lot across the street.

Lotus_Flower of Thailand_Symbol of Buddhism

In May we were fortunate to spend time with extended family in Thailand. We were often near rivers or on river boats and saw the beautiful lotus plants that are so prevalent in Thailand.

Lotus in Thai is called "dok bua" and is recognized as not only the country's most common flower but also is the traditional flower of Buddhism. In Buddhist art, the Buddha is sometimes portrayed from birth to enlightenment as walking, sitting, standing and attaining enlightenment on a lotus.

There are four stages of the lotus that correspond to the growth of a human being. When one is uneducated and lacking in wisdom, we are like the seed in the mud. Then we progress to the bud, emerging wisdom and soon to the flower and the completely open bloom as it breaks the surface of the water, it signifies Nirvana.

Coming in the fall there will be a show, "Linear Visions" with the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society, and I hope to have a painting in that show. At present the SCVWS is showing work at the Los Altos Library and in August a show will be at the Norton Gallery in Palo Alto. Look on the SCVWS website for details. www.scvws.org